Hormuz
US offers $20b. reinsurance plan to spur Gulf oil flow amid Operation Epic Fury, Iranian attacks
The Trump administration is deploying a $20 billion maritime reinsurance program through the DFC to restore Hormuz shipping. Move targets soaring energy prices as Iran war halts Gulf commerce.
IRGC claims to have struck oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz, UKMTO issues warning in area
Iran temporarily closes Strait of Hormuz due to 'security precautions,' shipping safety
Iran's IRGC Navy launches maritime drill in Strait of Hormuz, one day before US nuclear talks
Iran made preparations to mine the Strait of Hormuz, US officials say
The loading of the mines - which have not been deployed in the strait - suggests that Tehran may have been serious about closing one of the world's busiest shipping lanes.
Iran says it has technology to build supersonic cruise missile
Supersonic missiles travel faster than sound and are incredibly difficult to defend against, now Iran claims to have acquired them
How a tanker and its crew that 'disappeared' for 10 days ended up in Iran
After disappearing from the UAE anchorage, there it was, off Hormuz Island near Iran, several hundred kilometers from its last known location on July 5, where it had been for months.
Iran’s IRGC: The Persian Gulf belongs to us
“We have the right to question any vessels entering the Straits of Hormuz and Iranian territorial waters,” naval commander Admiral Alireza Tangsiri said.
Rouhani says Iran resists sanctions, drives U.S. 'desperate'
Rouhani said the situation had become "instense" in the region and blamed it on Washington.
Iranian media: Attacks on Saudi Arabia means world needs Iran's oil
Since May, the one-year anniversary of the US leaving the 'Iran Deal,' Tehran has been seeking ways to pressure the world to stop America’s sanctions.
Radical solutions to the Hormuz bottleneck
Iran’s dominance of the Strait of Hormuz has never satisfied its arch-enemy Saudi Arabia.
UK to join US-led maritime security mission in Gulf
A British security source said the focus of the new mission would be protecting the security of shipping and Britain would not be joining U.S. sanctions against Iran.
Iran seizes a foreign oil tanker in Gulf smuggling fuel to Arab states
"It carried 700,000 liters of fuel. Seven sailors onboard of the tanker, who are from different nationalities, were detained," TV quoted IRGC commander Ramezan Zirahi as saying.
Radical solutions to the Hormuz bottleneck
Always aware of its potential power, Iran has from time to time chosen to demonstrate its muscle.