Iran Expands Maritime Restricted Zone Into Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea

⚓ ARABIAN SEA — Iran just extended its no-go zone past Hormuz, into open ocean. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Chabahar to the Arabian Sea triples the kill zone — this isn't a strait closure, it's blue-water interdiction. Tankers rounding Oman now enter declared Iranian space. Rerouted Indian and Chinese buyers lose their workaround. Washington must contest the zone kinetically or accept a de facto quarantine of the entire Gulf energy corridor.