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Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi in New Delhi on May 13, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI Iran has provided “free of charge services” to international shipping in the Strait of Hormuz for decades but is now working on a “protocol” to include a financial component covering costs it incurs to make navigation safe in…
Oil tanker HELGA is moored at one of Iraq’s southern offshore oil terminals near Basra as it prepares to load crude oil, becoming the second vessel to arrive since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz on April 24, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran is offering to end its chokehold on the Strait of…
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A cargo ship sails in the Persian Gulf toward the Strait of Hormuz, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Iran vowed it would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz as long as the United States continues to blockade its ports, in a tense standoff on Thursday (April 23, 2026) that has dominated the…
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The crucial Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until the United States lifts its naval blockade on Iranian ports, Tehran said Saturday, as a top official warned that a final peace deal remained “far” off. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, speaker of the Iranian parliament, said in a televised address that there has been “progress” in talks…
A vessel in the Strait of Hormuz | Photo Credit: Reuters The story so far: Since late February, the Strait of Hormuz has emerged as the centre of a deepening energy and security crisis. The escalation followed U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, after which Tehran tightened restrictions on the narrow waterway. The situation intensified…
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Iran issues indirect threat at West Asian electrical, water stations, including a UAE nuclear plant After Iran threatened power plants across West Asia, news outlets published a list of such facilities, including the United Arab Emirates’ nuclear power plant. The report by the semiofficial Fars news agency, close to its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, appeared to…
Iraqi pro-Iran group extends pause in U.S. Embassy attacks An Iran-backed armed group announced on Monday (March 23, 2026) that it would continue its five-day pause on attacking the U.S. embassy in Baghdad. Since the start of the war in the Middle East, pro-Iran armed groups have claimed responsibility for near-daily attacks on U.S. interests…
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Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defence said Sunday (March 22) three ballistic missiles were detected around the capital, as the kingdom and its Gulf neighbours face Iranian strikes in retaliation for U.S.-Israeli attacks. “One missile was intercepted, while the other two fell in an uninhabited area,” a spokesperson for the Ministry posted on social media. Early…