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Togo-flagged tanker stuck in Strait of Hormuz: Iran Guards

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Togo-flagged tanker stuck in Strait of Hormuz: Iran Guards

File photo for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: AP ​Iran’s Revolutionary ‌Guards Navy said it struck ​a ⁠Togo-flagged oil tanker ‌which was ⁠attempting ⁠to make an “illegal passage” ​through ‌the Strait of Hormuz, ‌Iranian ​state media ⁠said early on ‌Friday (September 18, 2026). The tanker which was attacked on Thursday (September 17, 2026) came…

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Tanker hit by projectile near Strait of Hormuz was operating in ‘dark mode’

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Tanker hit by projectile near Strait of Hormuz was operating in ‘dark mode’

Photos of the ship from September 13 indicate that the engine room was attacked and damaged by the projectile. The two were reportedly on watch in the engine room at the time of the incident. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement MT El Gaia, the tanker which was hit by a projectile over the weekend in…

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Iranian commercial ship struck near Strait of Hormuz with 1 dead, Iranian media say

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Iranian commercial ship struck near Strait of Hormuz with 1 dead, Iranian media say

Image used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: AP An Iranian commercial vessel was struck early Sunday (September 13, 2026) off Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, with one person killed and four wounded, Iranian state media said, a day before Tehran seeks to brief regional countries on its contested efforts to manage…

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Iran president says West Asia has no need for U.S. ‘policeman’

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Iran president says West Asia has no need for U.S. ‘policeman’

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (R) hold bilateral talks on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit 2026, in New Delhi on September 12, 2026 | Photo Credit: ANI Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday (September 12, 2026) that West Asia does not need the United States to…

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Stock markets decline in early trade amid rising oil prices, West Asia crisis

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Stock markets decline in early trade amid rising oil prices, West Asia crisis

Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Tuesday (September 8, 2026) as rising crude oil prices and the U.S.-Iran hostilities kept risk appetite subdued. The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 382.25 points to 75,750.56 in early trading. The 50-share NSE…

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Trump floats renaming Strait of Hormuz as ‘Trump Strait’

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Trump floats renaming Strait of Hormuz as ‘Trump Strait’

It is the latest geographical name change floated by U.S. President Trump and comes a week after he ordered Lake Ontario to be renamed as “Lake America” amid a trade war with Canada. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday (September 2, 2026) suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz as “Trump…

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Iran would ‘immediately’ reciprocate if U.S. returns to June deal: President Pezeshkian

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Iran would ‘immediately’ reciprocate if U.S. returns to June deal: President Pezeshkian

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attends a session of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on September 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Tuesday (September 1, 2026) that Tehran would “immediately” reciprocate if the United States returned to a June deal aimed at ending their war. “I…

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Donald Trump vows to hit Iran ‘hard’ after first exchange of fire in weeks

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Donald Trump vows to hit Iran ‘hard’ after first exchange of fire in weeks

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Monday (August 31, 2026) to hit Iran “hard” after the two foes traded fire for the first time in weeks, as his Treasury secretary vowed to keep up a pressure campaign aimed at hobbling Tehran’s economy. After six months of war, the foes remain at an impasse, with Iran…

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Iran, Qatar hold Hormuz talks as U.S. blockade chokes Iran oil imports

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Iran, Qatar hold Hormuz talks as U.S. blockade chokes Iran oil imports

Iran’s top diplomat met his Qatari counterpart on Thursday (August 27, 2026) in Tehran for talks on the strategic Strait of Hormuz, as a U.S. naval blockade squeezes oil supplies to Iran amid a domestic shortfall. The visit by Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani follows a week of intense diplomacy in…

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