Comment on Why did/does Oman not raise a stink about Iran also closing their half of the strait?

• FiniteBanjo@feddit.online ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Oh yeh

  Why are we even talking about Oman when they’re not next to the straight, then?

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  • CameronDev@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    They are next to the straight. Red is Iran, Blue is Oman, Green is UAE.

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    Zooming out further the straight opens up into the “Gulf of Oman”.

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    • AmidFuror@fedia.io ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      The other commenter is undoubtedly thinking about the position of the vast majority of Oman, which is disconnected from the portion shown in red and is further south on the Gulf of Oman.

      It's an oddity of geography that Oman has that bit.

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      • CameronDev@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Yeah, its definitely an interesting area. Seems to be mostly unused as well, apart from a tiny airport town. The runway is almost as long as the town itself.

        There is also another oddity a bit further south:

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        UAE, wrapped in Oman, wrapped in UAE.

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