Oil Tanker

• Iran rejects G7’s accusations blaming Tehran for fatal oil tanker attack

  The report quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh as saying Iran "strongly condemns" Friday's statement by foreign ministers of the Group of Seven.

  Politics

  Aug 7, 2021
  
• Iran briefly seizes oil tanker near Strait of Hormuz, U.S. says

  The Iranian navy held the vessel for some five hours before releasing it Wednesday, said a U.S. military official who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to discuss details not yet made public.

  World

  Aug 13, 2020
  
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• Iran says oil tanker struck by 2 missiles off Saudi Arabia coast

  Oil prices spiked by 2 per cent on the news.

  World

  Oct 11, 2019
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• Iranian oil tanker pursued by U.S. turns off tracker near coast of Syria

  The disappearance of the Adrian Darya 1, formerly known as the Grace 1, follows a pattern of Iranian oil tankers turning off their Automatic Identification System to try and mask where they deliver their cargo amid U.S. sanctions targeting Iran's energy industry.

  World

  Sep 3, 2019
• U.S. says Iranian oil tanker is heading towards Syria

  When the ship was released off Gibraltar in mid-August after a five-week standoff, Iran assured Britain that the cargo was not headed to Syria.

  Aug 30, 2019
• Iraq’s oil ministry says it has no connection to oil tanker seized by Iran

  Iraq's oil ministry said on Sunday it has no connection with an oil tanker seized by Iran in the Gulf for smuggling fuel, Iraqi News Agency reported.

  World

  Aug 4, 2019
• New video shows Iran warning U.K. warship to ‘not interfere’

  Both sides have called the interception of one another's ships "hostile acts" and "piracy."

  World

  Jul 29, 2019
• Iran’s seizure of British tanker an ‘act of state piracy,’ U.K. says

  The meeting sought how to secure shipping in the sensitive region, which is vital to the world's oil supply.

  World

  Jul 22, 2019
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• Panama to withdraw flag from oil tanker towed to Iran after disappearance

  Panama began the flag withdrawal process on Friday after an investigation determined the tanker had "deliberately violated international regulations" by not reporting any unusual situation.

  World

  Jul 20, 2019
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• Iran seizes foreign oil tanker and crew in the Gulf, state media says

  The report said the oil tanker was intercepted in south of Iran's Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz.

  World

  Jul 18, 2019