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Global Oil Prices Surge Amid Middle East Conflict

Escalating tensions in the Middle East threaten global oil markets through the vital Strait of Hormuz. Potential disruptions could have severe implications...

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How will Iran populate the Strait of Hormuz islands the UAE also claims?

Iran wants to cement its hold over the islands in the strategic waterway where tankers and warships cross.

Al Jazeera

Shippers warned to stay away from Iranian waters over seizure threat as US-Iran tensions high

Western-backed maritime forces in the Middle East have warned shippers traveling through the strategic Strait of Hormuz to stay as far away from Iranian territorial waters as possible to avoid being seized

The Independent UK

US to send F-16 fighter jets to Strait of Hormuz after Iran fires on oil tanker

The U.S. is beefing up its use of fighter jets around the strategic Strait of Hormuz to protect ships from Iranian seizures, a senior defense official said Friday, adding that the U.S. is increasingly concerned about the growing ties between Iran, Russia and Syria across the Middle East.

France 24

US sending F-16 fighter jets to protect ships from Iranian seizures in Gulf region

A senior defense official says the U.S. is beefing up its use of fighter jets around the strategic Strait of Hormuz to protect ships from Iranian seizures

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US, UK navies say responded to call from ship in Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard rejects US Navy claim that a merchant ship was being ‘harassed’ by its boats.

Al Jazeera

US, UK navies say they respond to distress call as Iran's Revolutionary Guard 'harassed' ship

The U.S. Navy says its sailors and the United Kingdom Royal Navy came to the aid of a ship in the crucial Strait of Hormuz after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard “harassed” it

The Independent UK

Satellite images show tankers Iran seized off Bandar Abbas

Satellite images analyzed by The Associated Press show two oil tankers recently seized by Iran off the coast of one of its key port cities on the strategic Strait of Hormuz

The Independent UK

US Navy sails first drone through Mideast's Strait of Hormuz

The U.S. Navy has sailed its first drone boat through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway for global energy supplies where American sailors often faces tense encounters with Iranian forces

The Independent UK

Iran’s Raisi to Visit Beijing to Revive ‘Partnership’ with China

China’s Foreign Ministry announced Sunday that Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi will begin a three-day visit to China on Tuesday, at the invitation of President Xi Jinping. Raisi’s trip to China comes after diplomatic tensions arising due to a Gulf-Chinese statement made last December. The joint statement called on Iran to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran holds military drill near strategic Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s state TV says the country's military has kicked off its annual drill in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman and near the strategic Strait of Hormuz

The Independent UK

Iran Holds Joint Military Drills in the Gulf

Iran held joint naval, air, and ground exercises in the Gulf on Friday near the strategic Strait of Hormuz waterway, state media reported. The drills involve submarines and drones "practicing information-gathering operations against attacking forces, as well as reconnaissance operations,” Admiral Habibollah Sayyari told the official IRNA news agency. The…

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Iran holds joint military drills in the Gulf- state media

Iran held joint naval, air, and ground exercises in the Gulf on Friday near the strategic Strait of Hormuz waterway, state media reported.

AFP

Iran to hold military exercises near Strait of Hormuz

Tehran (AFP) - Iran's army begins Thursday military exercises in strategic southern regions east of the Strait of Hormuz, state news agency IRNA reported.

Reuters

U.S. says Iranian military boat came within 150 yards of U.S. warships

The U.S. military said on Tuesday that an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy boat came within 150 yards of American warships in the Strait of Hormuz, but the situation was de-escalated with the help of audible warnings and non-lethal use of lasers.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US to Reward Tips on Illicit Cargos in the Middle East

The US Navy will for the first time reward individuals for providing information that leads to the seizure of illicit cargos such as illegal weapons or narcotics in waters across the Middle East, it said on Tuesday. The US Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), which is headquartered in Bahrain and…

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The Independent UK

US warship fires warning shot at Iranian speedboat in Strait of Hormuz

The stand-off came amid rising tensions over stalled negotiations on Iran’s nuclear programme

AFP

US Navy fires warning flare as Iranian speedboat approaches

Manama (AFP) - A US Navy vessel fired a warning flare towards an Iranian military speedboat that approached it in the Strait of Hormuz, the US Fifth Fleet said.

The Independent UK

US, Iran in tense sea incident; Tehran preps new centrifuges

A U.S. Navy warship has fired a warning flare to wave off an Iranian Revolutionary Guard speedboat coming straight at it during a tense encounter in the strategic Strait of Hormuz

Asharq Al-Awsat

US, Iran in Tense Sea Incident; Tehran Preps New Centrifuges

A US Navy warship fired a warning flare to wave off an Iranian Revolutionary Guard speedboat coming straight at it during a tense encounter in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, officials said Tuesday. The incident on Monday involving the Guard and the Navy comes as tensions remain high over stalled…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Earthquakes Strike Off Iranian Coast; No Damage Reported

Three earthquakes struck off Iran’s southern Kish Island on Wednesday, rattling Dubai and other areas across the Gulf. The US Geological Survey said two magnitude 4.7 temblors struck, followed by a 5.3 off the island near the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Iranian state television reported that authorities deployed rescue teams…

Bangkok Post

How to break Russia’s blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports

(Bloomberg Opinion) - When I was operations officer on an Aegis guided-missile destroyer in the late 1980s, we were given a mission in the Arabian Gulf. The Iranians, amid the so-called Tanker War with Iraq, were trying to close off the vital Strait of Hormuz.

The Independent UK

Ship expands Iran Revolutionary Guard's reach to new waters

Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard is building a massive new support ship near the strategic Strait of Hormuz

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