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Iran opens first oil terminal in Gulf of Oman, avoiding Strait of Hormuz

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Iran opened its first oil terminal in the Gulf of Oman, avoiding the Strait of Hormuz—a flashpoint for tensions with the United States, Israel and other countries—Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announced in a speech...
An Iranian “Shahed 129” unmanned aerial vehicle at the Eqtedar 40 defense exhibition in Tehran, Jan. 30, 2019. Credit: Fars News via Wikimedia Commons.

Iran positions ‘suicide drones’ in Yemen, within range of Israel

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As tensions escalate in the Red Sea region, Iran has sent several Shahed-136 loitering munitions, known as “suicide drones,” to its proxies in Yemen, Newsweek reported on Thursday. According to the report, satellite footage from Dec. 25...
Alireza Tangsiri, naval commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Credit: Iran Press.

Iranian Navy seeking to establish base in Gulf of Oman, entry to Indian Ocean

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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is attempting to establish a new permanent base in the Gulf of Oman and the entry to the Indian Ocean, said its top admiral on Monday. Alireza Tangsiri told the...
U.S. President Donald Trump. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Trump: Attacks on tankers in Gulf of Oman ‘very minor’

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U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to downplay last week’s alleged attack by Iran against two tankers—one carrying oil and the other transferring a freight of methanol—in the Gulf of Oman near the strategic Strait of Hormuz,...