Strait Of Hormuz

• Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seizes Israeli container ship amid tensions

  The Middle East had braced for potential Iranian retaliation over a suspected Israeli strike earlier this month on an Iranian consular building in Syria that killed 12 people.

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  Apr 13
  
• U.S. considers putting military on commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz amid seizures

  It comes as thousands of Marines and sailors on both the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan and the USS Carter Hall, a landing ship, are on their way to the Persian Gulf.

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  Aug 3, 2023
  
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• U.S. sending F-16s to Strait of Hormuz to protect ships from Iranian seizure

  An official said the U.S. will send F-16 fighter jets to the Gulf region this weekend to augment the A-10 attack aircraft that have been patrolling there for more than a week.

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  Jul 14, 2023
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• 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
• Oil prices continue to rise as tensions mount between Iran, U.S.

  The global benchmark for crude oil rose above US$70 a barrel on Monday for the first time in over three months, with jitters rising over the escalating military tensions between Iran and the United States.

  World

  Jan 6, 2020
• Here’s how the Strait of Hormuz could factor into Iran’s retaliation

  What is the Strait of Hormuz and could Iran block it in retaliation for the killing of Qassem Soleimani? Here's what experts have to say.

  News

  Jan 4, 2020
• 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
• Iran warns foreign forces to stay out of Persian Gulf as U.S. deploys troops

  Speaking during a military parade, President Hassan Rouhani said that the presence of foreign forces in the Gulf could cause problems for the world’s “energy security.”

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  Sep 22, 2019
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• Captain of Iranian supertanker no longer wants the job, says his lawyer

  In early July, Tehran seized the British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero in apparent retaliation for the detention of the Grace 1.

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  Aug 16, 2019
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• 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