Jul 21 Audio shows UK navy trying to thwart Iran from seizing ship By Aya Batrawy, Gregory Katz, Associated Press In an audio recording released Sunday, a British naval officer insists that a British-flagged oil tanker must be allowed to sail through the Strait of Hormuz as Iranian paramilitary forces demand that the vessel change course before commandeering it. Continue reading
Jul 18 Trump says U.S. warship destroyed Iranian drone By Associated Press President Donald Trump says the USS Boxer took defensive action after the drone closed to within 1,000 yards of the warship and ignored multiple calls to stand down. Continue reading
Jul 18 Iran state TV: Revolutionary Guard seizes oil tanker and 12 crew members By Nasser Karimi, Aya Batrawy, Associated Press The seizure is the latest in a series of dramatic developments as tensions mount between the United States and Iran. Continue reading
Jul 11 UK says Iranian vessels tried to block its tanker By Aya Batrawy, Amir Vahdat, Associated Press Iran's Revolutionary Guard denied the allegations, saying if it had received orders to seize any ships it would have done so immediately. Continue reading
Jun 24 Trump suggests other countries should pay the U.S. for protecting tankers By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The U.S. has blamed Iran for attacks on two oil tankers this month near the Strait of Hormuz. Continue reading
Jun 20 Iran accuses U.S. of 'dangerous' act in drone spying By Associated Press Iran's U.N. Ambassador Majid Takht Ravanchi says a U.S. drone despite repeated radio warnings entered into Iranian airspace "and engaged in a clear spying operation."… Continue reading
Jun 14 U.S. says video shows Iran removed mine from tanker By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The U.S. released a video it says suggests the Islamic Republic sought to remove evidence of its role in the explosion of oil tankers. Iran denies involvement. Continue reading
Jun 13 Tankers struck near Strait of Hormuz amid Iran-U.S. tensions By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Two oil tankers near the strategic Strait of Hormuz came under a suspected attack Thursday, setting one of them ablaze in the latest mysterious assault targeting vessels in a region crucial to global energy supplies amid heightened tension between Iran… Continue reading
Apr 28 After firing warning shots, Iran seizes cargo ship By Associated Press Iranian forces fired warning shots across the bridge of a Marshall Islands-flagged cargo vessel as it was traversing the Strait of Hormuz, boarded the ship and directed it toward the Iranian mainland, a Pentagon official said Tuesday. Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch Hunting for Mines in Persian Gulf as Tensions Between Israel and Iran Build Hunting for Mines in the Persian Gulf, as Tensions Between Israel and Iran Build… Continue watching