Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards publish purported exchange with British warship during British tanker seizure
Middle East
July 29, 2019
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards publish purported exchange with British warship during British tanker seizure
GENEVA (Reuters) – Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards published footage on Monday purportedly showing the Guards warning off a British warship…
Iran to meet nuclear deal members
Middle East
July 28, 2019
Iran to meet nuclear deal members
The remaining signatories to the Iran nuclear deal will meet in Vienna on Sunday to try again to find a…
Oman’s top diplomat in Iran talks amid mounting Gulf tensions
Middle East
July 27, 2019
Oman’s top diplomat in Iran talks amid mounting Gulf tensions
DUBAI (Reuters) – Oman’s minister responsible for foreign affairs held talks with Iran’s foreign minister on Saturday, Iranian state media…
The Latest: Iran hints at quid pro quo for seized ship
Middle East
July 24, 2019
The Latest: Iran hints at quid pro quo for seized ship
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Latest on tensions in the Persian Gulf (all times local): 2:50 p.m. President…
British vessel transits strait where Iran seized tanker
Middle East
July 24, 2019
British vessel transits strait where Iran seized tanker
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A large British-flagged vessel has transited the Strait of Hormuz in the first such…
Iran warns new British PM it will ‘protect’ Gulf waters
Middle East
July 24, 2019
Iran warns new British PM it will ‘protect’ Gulf waters
Iran warned Britain’s next prime minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday that it will “protect” waters of the oil-rich Gulf, amid…
British PM to hold emergency meeting on seized tanker
Middle East
July 22, 2019
British PM to hold emergency meeting on seized tanker
Prime Minister Theresa May will hold a meeting of Britain’s emergencies committee on Monday to discuss Iran’s seizure of a…
Britain urges Iran to free seized tanker
Middle East
July 21, 2019
Britain urges Iran to free seized tanker
Britain on Saturday urged Iran to de-escalate tensions in the Gulf by releasing a UK-flagged ship it said had been…
Britain says Iran seizes two oil tankers in Gulf, Iran says captured one
Middle East
July 20, 2019
Britain says Iran seizes two oil tankers in Gulf, Iran says captured one
LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) – Britain said Iran seized two oil tankers in the Gulf on Friday and told Tehran to return…
Iran Guards seize British-flagged tanker in Strait of Hormuz
Middle East
July 20, 2019
Iran Guards seize British-flagged tanker in Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Friday they had seized a British-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz for breaking “international maritime…