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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Threat To Middle East Oil Shipping Reaches New High
Caption: Threat To Middle East Oil Shipping Reaches New High. The threat to oil tankers operating in the Middle East is now at its highest level since the start of the Iran war, according to shipping analysts. The warning follows a series of attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, a route many ships had been using after Iran blocked the Strait of Hormuz. Experts say traffic through the strategic waterway has fallen dramatically, with only a handful of ships making the crossing each day compared with more than 100 before the conflict began. Analysts also report that some vessels are switching off their tracking systems to avoid being detected while travelling through the region. The disruption has renewed concerns over global energy supplies, with around one-fifth of the world's oil and gas normally passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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