Strait of Hormuz
Iranian patrol boat tried to temporarily blind US Navy ships in Strait of Hormuz, US says
Middle East
December 7, 2022
Iranian patrol boat tried to temporarily blind US Navy ships in Strait of Hormuz, US says
CNN – An Iranian patrol boat tried to temporarily blind US Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz by shining…
Iran opens oil terminal in Gulf of Oman to bypass Strait of Hormuz
Middle East
July 22, 2021
Iran opens oil terminal in Gulf of Oman to bypass Strait of Hormuz
DUBAI, July 22 (Reuters) – Iran has opened its first oil terminal in the Gulf of Oman, President Hassan Rouhani…
Iran frees South Korean ship it held amid dispute over funds
Middle East
April 9, 2021
Iran frees South Korean ship it held amid dispute over funds
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A South Korean oil tanker held for months by Iran amid a dispute over…
State TV: Iran inaugurates new underground missile facility
Middle East
March 16, 2021
State TV: Iran inaugurates new underground missile facility
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard on Monday inaugurated a new underground facility designated for missile storage, the…
2 US Navy warships in Mideast affected by coronavirus
Middle East
February 26, 2021
2 US Navy warships in Mideast affected by coronavirus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two US Navy warships operating in the Mideast have been affected by the coronavirus,…
Iran tells S Korea its seized vessel a matter for the courts
Middle East
January 12, 2021
Iran tells S Korea its seized vessel a matter for the courts
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister told a visiting South Korean delegation Monday that the release of its vessel…
South Korean tanker was boarded by armed Iran Guard forces
Middle East
January 6, 2021
South Korean tanker was boarded by armed Iran Guard forces
SEOUL (AP) — Armed Iranian Revolutionary Guard troops stormed a South Korean tanker and forced the ship to change course…
South Korea to dispatch diplomat for Tehran talks after Iran seizes tanker
Middle East
January 5, 2021
South Korea to dispatch diplomat for Tehran talks after Iran seizes tanker
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea is dispatching a delegation to Iran as early as today to seek the release of…
Iran starts 20% uranium enrichment, seizes tanker in strait
Middle East
January 4, 2021
Iran starts 20% uranium enrichment, seizes tanker in strait
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran on Monday began enriching uranium up to 20 percent at an underground facility…
US says Iran briefly seizes oil tanker near Strait of Hormuz
Middle East
August 13, 2020
US says Iran briefly seizes oil tanker near Strait of Hormuz
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Iranian navy boarded and briefly seized a Liberian-flagged oil tanker near the strategic…