Tag: Strait of Hormuz
Iran opens first oil terminal in Gulf of Oman, avoiding Strait of Hormuz
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...
Report: Israel behind ‘highly accurate’ cyber attack on Iranian port
Israel carried out a recent cyberattack against Iran that shut down one of the country’s major ports for days, causing chaos, apparently in retaliation for an Iranian attack last month on Israel’s water infrastructure, The...
UK warns of ‘serious consequences’ following tanker seizure by Iran
The U.K. government has announced that it will be taking diplomatic and economic measures against Iran in the wake of the seizure of the British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz earlier on...
Trump confirms US shot down Iranian drone in Gulf
U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Thursday that the USS Boxer, a U.S. Navy ship, shot down an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz earlier in the day.
“The Boxer took defensive action against an Iranian...
Trump prepares to impose new sanctions on Iran after uptick in tensions
Following the downing of a U.S. spy plane last week and attacks on six oil tankers in or near the Strait of Hormuz since May, U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United...
US confirms Iran shot down American spy drone over the Strait of Hormuz
A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed on Thursday that an American drone had been shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile.
According to the anonymous official, who spoke to the Reuters news...