Tanker
US allows Russian oil tanker to reach Cuba, reversing course on blockade
The US cut off Venezuelan oil exports to Cuba after toppling Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on January 3.
IRGC Navy chief warns ships must seek permission to transit Hormuz strait to avoid being hit
US handing over seized tanker to Venezuela, officials say
Trump cancels second wave of attacks on Venezuela following cooperation
UK tanker held in Iran leaves Bandar Abbas port
A spokesman for the ship's owner, Stena Bulk of Sweden, said on Friday that the vessel was preparing to leave.
Iranian maritime official says UK tanker Stena Impero to be released soon
The Stena Impero was detained by Iran's Revolutionary Guards in the Strait of Hormuz waterway for alleged marine violations, two weeks after Britain seized an Iranian tanker off Gibraltar.
Iranian tanker photographed off Syrian port Tartus: U.S. satellite firm
The blacklisted tanker, which is loaded with Iranian crude oil, sent the last signal giving its position between Cyprus and Syria sailing north at 15:53 GMT on Monday, Refinitiv data showed.
US offers Iranian tanker captain cash reward to allow vessel to be seized
"With this money you can have any life you wish and be well-off in old age,” wrote US special envoy Brian Hook. “If you choose not to take this easy path, life will be much harder for you.”
Iran has released 7 crew members of seized tanker Stena Impero - Sweden FM
" I now look forward to the release of the entire ship and the rest of the crew. This is, of course, very gratifying for the crew and their relatives," said Sweden's FM Margot Wallstrom.
Radical solutions to the Hormuz bottleneck
Iran’s dominance of the Strait of Hormuz has never satisfied its arch-enemy Saudi Arabia.
Iranian tanker headed to Lebanon, not Turkey
The Adrian Darya, formerly called Grace 1, was now headed for the southeastern Turkish port of Iskenderun, tracking site Marine Traffic showed.
UK sends HMS Defender warship to tense Middle East
It will join the HMS Montrose and HMS Kent. The Monstrose has already been involved in warning Iranian IRGC fast boats from approaching UK-flagged ships.
Iranian tanker switches destination, heads to Turkey
The Adrian Darya, formerly called Grace 1, was released from detention off Gibraltar after a five-week standoff.
New Iranian tanker headed to Syria in violation of US sanctions - Report
“The vessel is now headed to Dubai, where it will refuel before beginning a months-long journey around the horn of Africa, through the Mediterranean and to the shores of Syria.”