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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Maira Butt

Dubai to build new port to bypass Strait of Hormuz as Iran continues attacks on ships

Dubai is planning to build a new port and terminal to circumvent Iran’s control over the Strait of Hormuz.

Passage through the vital shipping route – through which one-fifth of the world’s oil passes – has been disrupted since US-Israeli strikes on Iran on 28 February.

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