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Iran deploys submarine, cruise missile during military exercises in Strait of Hormuz
The Iranian navy on Friday deployed homegrown military equipment including a submarine and a cruise missile on the second day of exercises near the ... Middle East -
Iran’s army begins three-day drill near Strait of Hormuz: State TV
Iran’s army began an annual three-day naval exercise near the strategic Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, state TV reported.The report said units from the ... Middle East -
Oman sees biggest Gulf clash risk in Strait of Hormuz
The risk of a military confrontation is higher in the Strait of Hormuz than anywhere else in the Gulf region, Oman's foreign minister said, due in ... Gulf -
Seoul to send vessel to Strait of Hormuz after US pressure
South Korea will send a naval destroyer and 300 troops to the Strait of Hormuz, its defense ministry said Tuesday, after pressure from its ally the US ... World News -
Eight countries support a European-led naval mission in Hormuz: France
A European-led naval mission in the Straits of Hormuz - a vital shipping route for world transport that has been impacted by military tensions in the ... World News -
Iran has retaliation options beyond Hormuz in hitting Gulf oil supplies
Iran is likely to intensify its attacks on Arab neighbors in the wake of the assassination of Qassem Soleimani, but a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz ... Middle East -
Brazil’s Petrobras suspends shipping through Strait of Hormuz
Brazil’s state-owned oil company Petrobras announced on Wednesday it will temporarily stop sending its tankers through the Strait of Hormuz ... Energy -
Britain’s navy to accompany UK-flagged ships through Strait of Hormuz
Britain’s navy will accompany UK-flagged ships through the Strait of Hormuz to provide protection after the killing of Iranian military ... World News -
US aircraft carrier strike group sails through Strait of Hormuz
The US aircraft carrier strike group Abraham Lincoln sailed through the vital Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, US officials told Reuters, amid simmering ... Middle East -
US-led naval coalition opens command center in Bahrain to protect oil tankers
The US-led naval coalition in the Gulf, established in response to a series of attacks on oil tankers, opened a command center in Bahrain on Thursday, ... Gulf -
Japan to dispatch its own self-defense troops to Strait of Hormuz
Japan has decided to dispatch its own self-defense troops to the Strait of Hormuz area instead of joining the US-coalition to protect merchant vessels ... Middle East -
Denmark may join European naval force in Strait of Hormuz
Denmark’s prime minister said on Friday that the Nordic NATO member is in talks with a number of European allies about an international naval ... Middle East -
UK calls for broad support to tackle Gulf shipping threats
British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab will call for more international support to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz when he meets his French ... Gulf -
Norway’s FM: Oslo deliberating response to US’ Gulf maritime security mission
Norway’s foreign minister said on Thursday it was deliberating how to respond to a US proposal on forming an international mission to safeguard ... Middle East -
US envoy slams Germany after reluctance on Hormuz mission
The US ambassador to Germany launched a scathing attack on Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government on Thursday for its reluctance to join a naval ... World News -
Shell not taking British-flagged tankers through Hormuz
Royal Dutch Shell is not taking any British-flagged tankers through the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions with Iran in the vital chokepoint ... Energy -
UK warship commander says Iran trying ‘to test’ Britain in Gulf
The commander of a British warship accompanying UK-flagged ships through the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions with Iran said Wednesday that ... Middle East -
Germany ‘reluctant’ on US plan for naval mission off Iran
Germany is “reluctant” to join a proposed US-led maritime surveillance mission in the Strait of Hormuz but would consider taking part in a ... World News -
NATO: No mission requested in Strait of Hormuz
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday there had been no formal request for the military alliance to launch a mission in the Strait ... Gulf -
BP has no plans to take tankers through Strait of Hormuz at the moment
BP has not taken any of its oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz since a July 10 attempt by Iran to seize one of its vessels, the British ... Energy -
US formally asks Germany to ‘help secure’ Strait of Hormuz
The United States has formally asked Germany to join France and Britain in a mission to ensure safe shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, off the ... Gulf -
Iran, UAE hold routine coast guard meeting regarding fishing zones
Iran and the UAE held a joint coast guard meeting in Tehran on Tuesday to discuss maritime matters such as fishing. An Emirati official described the ... Gulf -
UK warship arrives in Gulf to escort tankers
A British warship dispatched to the Gulf to escort UK-flagged ships amid heightened tensions with Iran has arrived in the region, the defense ministry ... World News -
UK foreign secretary: EU-led maritime security initiative has US support
An important EU-led initiative on maritime security in the Arabian Gulf has the support of the US, the UK Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs ... World News -
Iran’s IRGC releases footage of purported radio exchange with British warship
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards published footage on Monday purportedly showing the Guards warning off a British warship during their July 19 ... Middle East -
Omani FM: Contact with all parties needed to avoid incidents in Strait of Hormuz
Oman and Iran are coordinating navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, Oman’s foreign minister says, according to state TV. “There is a ... Middle East -
Saudi Arabia aims to expand pipeline to reduce oil exports via Gulf
Saudi Arabia aims to raise the capacity of its east-west pipeline by 40 percent in two years so more of its oil exports can avoid passing through the ... Energy -
British navy to accompany UK-flagged vessels through the Strait of Hormuz
Britain’s navy will accompany UK-flagged vessels through the Strait of Hormuz in order to defend freedom of navigation after Iran seized a ... World News -
French Foreign Ministry: Iran has to take necessary steps to deescalate tensions
The French Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that Iran has to take the necessary steps to deescalate tensions, adding that talks with the Iranian ... Middle East -
Navy chief: Iran observes all US ships in Gulf region and their daily movements
Iran observes all US ships in the Gulf region and has an archive of images of their daily movements, the head of Iran’s navy, Rear Admiral ... Middle East
