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India says 20 crew kidnapped from tanker off West Africa
India’s foreign ministry said on Monday that 20 of its nationals had been kidnapped from an oil tanker in West African waters. “Our ... World News -
Sweden FM: Iran released seven crew members of seized tanker Stena Impero
Iran has released seven of the 23 crew members of the British-flagged tanker Stena Impero that was seized earlier this summer, Sweden’s foreign ... Middle East -
Iran’s oil tanker removes Turkish destination, no port specified
The Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya 1, which is at the center of a dispute between Washington and Tehran is no longer heading towards Turkey’s ... Middle East -
US sanctions Iranian oil tanker, its captain for ‘selling illicit oil to Syria’
The United States on Friday sanctioned Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya 1 and its captain for enabling Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps to &ldquo ... Middle East -
Iranian oil tanker pursued by US says it is going to Turkey
Iranian-flagged oil tanker Adrian Darya 1, pursued by the US amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington, now lists its destination as a ... Middle East -
Iranian oil tanker HELM moving south of Red Sea after repairs
The Iranian oil tanker HELM started moving south of the Red Sea after repairs following a breakdown, according to a report by an Al Arabiya ... Middle East -
Iran says waiting for court order to release British tanker
Iran has warned the United States against any new attempt to seize an Iranian oil tanker in open seas after it left Gibraltar, the Iranian Foreign ... Middle East -
Iranian ambassador says oil tanker expected to leave Gibraltar tonight
Iran’s ambassador to Britain said the Iranian tanker Adrian Darya 1, formerly known as Grace 1, caught in a stand-off between Tehran and the ... Middle East -
China-owned oil tanker changes name in apparent effort to evade US sanctions
While in the Indian Ocean heading toward the Strait of Malacca, the very large crude carrier (VLCC) Pacific Bravo went dark on June 5, shutting off ... Energy -
Iran can seize any ship, any time in the Gulf: Iranian navy commander
Iranian authorities can seize any ship, any time, even if accompanied by American or British forces, claimed a senior Iranian naval commander on ... Middle East -
Mechanical issue delays departure of Iran ship stranded in Brazil
One of two Iranian ships stranded off the coast of Brazil for weeks was forced to delay its departure Sunday due to a mechanical problem, according to ... World News -
British operator of Stena Impero says all crew ‘okay,’ cooperating with Iranians
Stena Bulk, the Swedish-based operator of a British-flagged tanker seized last week by Iran, has been in contact by telephone with the 23 crew members ... World News -
Germany, France urge Iran to release UK-flagged tanker
Germany and France on Saturday called on Iran to immediately release a British oil tanker it seized in the Strait of Hormuz. The capture of the ... World News -
UK operator of tanker seized by Iran says vessel in compliance with regulations
The British operator of an oil tanker seized by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards in the Gulf said the vessel, the Stena Impero, was in full ... World News -
Iran says British tanker seized because it collided with Iranian fishing boat
The British-flagged tanker Stena Impero was in an accident with a fishing boat before being detained on Friday, Iran’s Fars news agency reported ... Middle East -
Iranian TV releases footage it says shows seized foreign tanker ‘Riah’
Iranian state TV aired footage of a vessel called “Riah” that it said was seized by Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards for smuggling ... Middle East -
Iran Revolutionary Guards seize foreign tanker for ‘fuel smuggling’: State TV
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) seized an oil tanker carrying “smuggled fuel” last Sunday, along with 12 crew members, in the ... Middle East -
Gibraltar police release all crew members of detained Iranian tanker
Gibraltar police said on Friday that all four crew members of the Iranian Grace 1 tanker have been released on bail without charge after it was ... Middle East -
Iranian official: Iran will punish Britain for detaining tanker
Iran “will certainly punish the English,” an Iranian parliamentary official warned on Saturday, adding that Britain was ... Middle East -
Iranian cleric: Britain should ‘fear’ Tehran’s reaction to tanker seizure
An Iranian cleric and member of Iran’s Assembly of Experts, Mohammad Ali Mousavi Jazayeri, warned Britain on Saturday of Iran’s ... Middle East -
Iran dismisses reports about seizure of a British oil tanker in Gulf
Iran has dismissed as “fabricated” reports of the seizure of a British oil tanker in the Gulf, Iran’s IRIB news agency quoted ... Middle East -
Gibraltar obtains order extending detention of Iranian tanker by 14 days
Gibraltar said on Friday it had obtained an order extending the detention of the Iranian Grace I supertanker by 14 days because there were grounds to ... Middle East -
Pope urges restraint in Gulf after tanker attacks
Pope Francis called for restraint and a lowering of tensions in the Middle East on Sunday following attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman ... Gulf -
Albanian PM says tanker attacks ‘engineered provocation by Iran’
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said the attacks on the oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman seem “to be a typical engineered provocation by Iran to ... Gulf -
UAE, Saudi Arabia, Norway to present findings of tanker attacks’ probe to UN
The United Arab Emirates, along with Saudi Arabia and Norway, will on Thursday present to the UN Security Council the findings of their probe of the ... Gulf -
Oman condemns tanker attacks off UAE, urges efforts towards stability
Oman condemned on Wednesday “irresponsible” attacks on commercial vessels, including oil tankers, off the United Arab Emirates coast this ... Gulf -
Houthi militias detain 200 oil tankers in Yemen’s Bayda
The pro-Iranian Houthi militias continue to hold more than 200 oil tankers in the province of Yemen’s al-Bayda, more than a week after coming ... Gulf -
Clashes halt oil loadings at Libya’s Es Sider, Ras Lanuf ports
Libya’s Es Sider oil port shut on Thursday due to armed clashes in the area and at least one storage tank in the neighbouring Ras Lanuf terminal ... Energy -
First Iraq-flagged oil tanker in three decades leaves port
An Iraq-flagged tanker carrying two million barrels of crude oil has set sail for the US, the first such trip in nearly three decades, the oil ... Energy -
Saudi Energy Minister: No impact on oil supply from Houthi attack on tanker
Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Wednesday an attack by Yemen's Houthi militia on a Saudi oil tanker would have no impact on oil supplies ... Energy