Tehran [Iran], November 3 (ANI): Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force has claimed that it shot down three US drones near the Strait of Hormuz, including the 55th MQ-9 military drone, amid heightened military tensions between Washington and Tehran. The IRGC said two US MQM-170 reconnaissance drones were brought down south of Qeshm … Read more
Iran appears to be targeting vessels conducting ship-to-ship oil transfers around the Strait of Hormuz, according to a military institute. Meanwhile, the Saudi-led coalition launched new airstrikes on Tuesday on Yemen’s Houthi-held capital, Sanaa, according to Houthi-run broadcaster Al Masirah and residents. Iran increases threat to Strait of Hormuz shipping, and other Middle East developments … Read more
Iran has said the United States accepted some of its seven conditions for reopening the strategic Strait of Hormuz but left other demands unresolved, prompting Tehran to describe Washington’s latest response as “insufficient” and warn that progress towards ending the war remains uncertain. Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, October … Read more
CAIRO — An Iranian cargo vessel was struck early Sunday off Qeshm Island in the Strait of HormuzIranian state media said, and a plan by Tehran to brief neighboring countries on its contested efforts to manage shipping in the strait was postponed. Strike on Iranian cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz kills 1, Iranian … Read more
Oil prices jumped more than 3.5% on Monday as fresh military strikes between the US and Iran raised fears that the conflict could disrupt global oil supplies. The conflict has now entered its sixth month. Brent crude prices rose $3.15, or 3.58%, to $91.25 a barrel at 0903 GMT on Monday. US West Texas Intermediate … Read more
As a peace deal between the US and Iran remains in the balance, reports about a US Air Force aircraft purportedly going missing over the Strait of Hormuz have triggered concern. A US Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration squadron flies over Washington, DC, on July 3. (Representational) (AFP) Early Friday, a report from the flight-tracking platform … Read more
Iran rejected Trump’s claim of US “total control” over the Strait of Hormuz Iran has pushed back against US President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that Washington has “total control” over the Strait of Hormuz, with Tehran insisting that the strategically vital waterway remains under Iranian control and will not be fully reopened to international shipping … Read more
* Iran will escalate if interim peace deal is not implemented, says official Iran threatens to go on offensive in Strait of Hormuz if diplomacy with US fails * Interim agreement struck in June quickly unravelled * President Trump says he will bomb Oman if it ‘gets in the way’ By Parisa Hafezi and Katharine … Read more
Amid repeated attacks on shipping and growing risks to alternative energy routes, Gulf states may be forced to accept a deal they do not fully support Persian Gulf energy producers are reportedly becoming increasingly resigned to Iran retaining significant control over the Strait of Hormuz, as efforts to reopen the vital waterway face a standoff … Read more
Iran says Hormuz will reopen only after US accepts its demands, while Washington seeks unrestricted commercial shipping. (Donald Trump, Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian) Iran has made clear that a deal with Oman on a new shipping arrangement for the Strait of Hormuz will not, by itself, reopen the strategic waterway. Tehran says the strait will … Read more