US-Iran conflict: ‘Piracy is back’: Iran accuses US of ‘armed robbery on the high seas’ after seizing oil tanker World News
representative image Iranian official Ismail Baqaei accused the United States on Tuesday of effectively legalizing piracy after seizing two ships in the Indian Ocean purportedly carrying Iranian oil.Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Baqaei called the…
US says it will intercept, divert or seize ships leaving Iran
The United States fleshed out plans to block Iranian ports and issued a notice saying it could seize ships that violate the measures. Iran has said it would target all ports in and around the Persian Gulf if its own shipping centers were threatened.…
U.S. to “severely prosecute” anyone buying or selling sanctioned Iranian oil
As President Donald Trump announced a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a senior U.S. Justice Department official said the U.S. threatened to “severely prosecute” anyone who buys or sells sanctioned Iranian oil. U.S. to “severely…
Trump announced the Strait of Hormuz issue after the US-Iran peace talks and denounced Iran’s “world blackmail”
president Donald Trump Announced that the United States would launch a comprehensive blockade of the Strait Hormuzpledging to fight back against what he called “world blackmail” and guaranteeing that anyone paying Iran a toll would not be…