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Iran monitors US warship in Strait of HormuzIran's elite Revolutionary Guard Corps on Monday dispatched five military vessels to monitor a US warship hosting one of America's top generals on a day trip through the Strait of Hormuz, coming as close as 500 yards (metres). More… |
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Strait of Hormuz pollution spurs call to change lawIncreased risk of pollution connected to a sharp rise in the number of ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz has prompted Bahrain-based experts to seek a change in international maritime law, reported the Gulf Daily News, our siste More… |
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Iran flexes muscles in Strait of HormuzIran is using its sea power in the Gulf to show it will not be cowed by Washington's newly assertive Arab allies, prompting critics to accuse Tehran of destabilising the region. Iranian ships fired shots at a Singapore-flagged More… |
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Iran stages war games, boats hit mock-up US shipIran's elite Revolutionary Guards staged war games in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, including a gunboat attack on a model US warship, in Tehran's latest display of military muscle in a Gulf shipping channel vital to world oil export More… |
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Iran military plans more drills in Strait of HormuzIran plans to hold military drills in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil and gas shipping route, by next March, Iranian media quoted a commander from the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as saying on Monday. IRGC Navy Comm More… |
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UAE to export most oil from FujairahThe United Arab Emirates' (UAE) key Fujairah pipeline bypassing the Strait of Hormuz will be fully operational by the end of the year and will carry most of Abu Dhabi's oil exports, the oil minister More… |
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US beefs up Gulf naval force amid Iran tensionsA US navy ship that had been slated for decommissioning has been sent instead to the Gulf to help mine-clearing operations, the US Fifth Fleet based in Bahrain said, the latest move in a gradual US build-up as tensions with Iran smoulder. More… |
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Iran plans oil export terminal outside GulfIran plans to build an oil terminal outside the Strait of Hormuz to ensure exports in the event of Gulf shipping problems and to ship Caspian oil, the oil ministry news website said on Monday. Shana reported the head of the Iranian Oil Ter More… |
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Iran 'prepares suicide bomb boats in Gulf'Iran has built up its naval forces in the Gulf and prepared boats that could be used in suicide attacks, but the US Navy can prevent it from blocking the Strait of Hormuz, the commander of US naval forces in the region said. Iran has made More… |
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GCC 'has plans against Hormuz closure'Coastguards and naval forces of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have contingency plans for a possible attempt by Iran to shut the Strait of Hormuz, a Kuwaiti maritime official said on Monday. Five of the six GCC members - Saudi Arabia, More… |
