US sets time slots for tankers sailing through Hormuz

⁠The U.S. has asked ​tankers travelling ​through the Strait of Hormuz to sail only at specific times to guarantee military ⁠protection after Iran stepped ⁠up attacks on ships travelling at night, the Financial ‌Times reported on Saturday.
Washington ​has ⁠been offering air-based ​defence since May ‌to ships wanting to sail ​via a route hugging the Omani coast on the strait's southern side.
That period ‌during which ships would ​be protected was ​cut down ‌to two ⁠specific time slots daily around the ​start of September, the ⁠FT reported, ​citing emails sent by the U.S. naval co-ordination centre to maritime ​advisers.