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The Middle East remains a volatile area for merchant shipping into the new year, according to the analysis of attacks on ships in the region.
Iran’s armed seizure of a South Korean tanker, the Hankuk Chemi, on Jan. 4 adds to the list of incidents where civilian ships have been targeted in the Middle East. Iranian forces boarded the vessel in the Strait of Hormuz as it was leaving the Persian Gulf, which comes less than a week after another tanker, Pola, was...