Amid tension in Gulf, carriers find new routes

India on Saturday asked its airlines to avoid flying in the over-water area of Tehran^[1] (Iran^[2]) airspace with the Strait of Hormuz^[3] that connects Persian Gulf^[4] and Gulf of Oman^[5] at its heart. Iran’s territorial boundary extends up to 12 nautical miles (22.2 km) from its coastline to over-water and the shooting of a US military drone near the Strait of Hormuz has dramatically escalated tensions here.

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1. ^{^} Tehran (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
2. ^{^} Iran (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
3. ^{^} Strait of Hormuz (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
4. ^{^} Persian Gulf (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
5. ^{^} Oman (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)

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