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G-20 Energy Ministers Highlight Security After Tanker Attacks

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An Iranian navy boat tries to containe the fire on the Front Altair tanker in the Gulf of Oman on June 13.
An Iranian navy boat tries to containe the fire on the Front Altair tanker in the Gulf of Oman on June 13.Photographer: -/AFP
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G-20 energy ministers who met in Japan over the weekend highlighted the importance of energy security in a communique issued at the end of the conference, just days after two tankers were attacked near the Strait of Hormuz.

“In light of recent developments highlighting concerns about energy security, the G20 Energy Ministers acknowledge energy security as one of the guiding principles for the transformation of energy systems,” the communique said. U.S. President Donald Trump has blamed Iran for the vessel attacks near the Strait, a narrow sea conduit through which the Middle East’s crude flows.