Tag: Strait of Hormuz issue

Iran-Israel war LIVE: Rubio meets Qatari PM as U.S. awaits Iran’s response

May 10, 2026 admin

Top U.S. diplomat Marco Rubio met Saturday with the leader of Mideast ally Qatar, the State Department said, highlighting the Gulf state’s role as a key intermediary for Washington as it awaited Tehran’s response on a peace proposal. “The Secretary expressed appreciation for Qatar’s partnership on a range of issues,” State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott…

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Tehran could withstand blockade for four months, CIA report shows, as fighting flares

May 9, 2026 admin

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, May 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Efforts to end the war between the U.S. and Iran appeared to stall as the two sides traded fire in ‌the Gulf on Friday (May 8, 2026), while a U.S. intelligence analysis concluded Tehran could withstand a naval blockade for…

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Why U.S. Project Freedom couldn’t secure free navigation in Strait of Hormuz

May 9, 2026 admin

The crude oil tanker Odessa, carrying UAE crude after passing through the Strait of Hormuz with its Automatic Identification System transponder turned off, navigates the waters at Daesan port, where it is expected to discharge crude oil, in Seosan, South Korea, May 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. announced Project Freedom on May…

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Iran-Israel war LIVE: Trump says expecting Iran response to latest proposal soon

May 9, 2026 admin

U.S. imposes sanctions on 10 individuals, companies for aiding Iran’s weapons sector The U.S. Treasury on Friday announced sanctions against ‌10 individuals and companies, including several in China and ⁠Hong Kong, for aiding efforts by Iran’s military to secure weapons and raw ‌materials used to build Tehran’s Shahed drones. The Treasury move, ‌first reported by…

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Iran-Israel war LIVE: U.S. and Iran trade fire, threatening fragile ceasefire

May 8, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump said the ceasefire with Iran was still in place Thursday, despite exchanges of fire with Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz. “They trifled with us today. We blew them away,” he told reporters in Washington, insisting that talks were “going very well.” -AFP Source link

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U.S. military says it seizes another oil tanker associated with Iran

April 23, 2026 admin

Oil tanker Majestic X. Photo credit: X/@DeptofWar The U.S. military on Thursday (April 23, 2026) seized another tanker associated with the smuggling of Iranian oil, ratcheting up a standoff with Iran a day after its paramilitary Revolutionary Guards took control of two vessels in the crucial Strait of Hormuz. The Defence Department released video footage…

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Iran fires on container ship in Strait of Hormuz

April 22, 2026 admin

A map showing the Strait of Hormuz is seen in this illustration. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard opened fire Wednesday (April 22, 2026) on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz, damaging the ship and further raising the stakes as planned ceasefire talks in Pakistan failed to materialise. The morning…

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