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Tehran Reasserts Control Over Strategic Strait, Rejects New Alternative Shipping Corridors

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  Read more TEHRAN  — Iran has issued a stark warning to international maritime authorities, demanding that all commercial shipping vessels strictly adhere to Tehran-approved transit lanes inside the Strait of Hormuz. The directive comes amid escalating friction over newly proposed alternative shipping routes designed to bypass Iranian-controlled waters. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) labeled recent attempts to alter established shipping channels as "illegal and unacceptable." Tehran's warnings materialized into direct enforcement actions when IRGC Navy forces intercepted three foreign oil tankers attempting to navigate an unauthorized southern maritime corridor, forcing them to turn back. The Dispute Over New Transit Lanes The current friction stems from a coordinated effort by Oman and the United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO) to establish a temporary, alternative transit route. Designed to ru...

JUST IN: Number Of MPs Who Tested Positive For Coronavirus Made Public -CHECK OUT

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  February 1, 2 021 Nsiah Obed Facebook WhatsApp Twitter Share Report reaching us indicates that not less than eight Members of Parliament have tested positive for the deadly Covid-19. This came to light after some of them showed signs of the disease and the Speaker, Alban Bagbin made it compulsory for all MPs to take Covid-19 test, especially in view of the recent Covid-19 deaths. According to the report, the eight confirmed cases are split equally among both majority and minority sides but their names were not mentioned for fear of stigmatisation. The outcome of the test among the few members who have gone through the exercise prompted the Speaker to issue a ‘fatwa’ against those who are unwilling to take the Covid-19 test. Reports say less than a third of the membership of the House have so far taken the test. Speaker Bagbin, on Friday extended the three-day exercise to Tuesday, Febrary 2, 2021 after confirming that some of the MPs have been infected, warning them and the staff ...

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