Gulf of Oman

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U.S. Navy seizes 70 tons of Iranian missile fuel from a sailboat to Yemen

10:42am November 15, 2022

by The Associated Press

The load — enough for a dozen medium-range ballistic missiles — was hidden among bags of fertilizer on a wooden ship called a dhow. It likely was bound for Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels.

The Iranian navy's replenishment vessel IS Kharg passes through the Suez canal at Ismailia, Egypt, in 2011.

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Iran's Largest Navy Ship Sinks In The Gulf Of Oman After Catching Fire

8:52am June 02, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

The Kharg was one of the Iranian navy's few ships capable of refueling other vessels at sea.

This June 2019 image released by U.S. Central Command, shows damage and a suspected mine on the MV Kokuka Courageous in the Gulf of Oman near the coast of Iran. The U.S. said Iranian forces were responsible.

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Explosion Damages Israeli-Owned Ship In Gulf Of Oman

3:04pm February 26, 2021

by Scott Neuman

The ship's owner said holes were left in the vessel's hull but that no crew members were injured.

Pictures from Iran's semiofficial Tasnim news agency show the Stena Impero being held in the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas last month.

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Australia Joins U.S.-Led Maritime Force Protecting Persian Gulf Shipping

9:13am August 22, 2019

by Scott Neuman

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Canberra would commit a frigate, patrol plane and specialist defense force personnel to the security flotilla escorting commercial shipping from Iranian attacks.

President Trump did not offer specifics on those sanctions but suggested sanctions could be lifted in the future.

Trump: 'We're Moving Forward With Additional Sanctions On Iran'

8:11pm June 22, 2019

by Daniella Cheslow

Without offering specifics, the president says he is increasing sanctions as Washington accuses Tehran of downing a U.S. drone and attacking foreign-owned oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman.

A picture obtained from Iranian News Agency ISNA on Thursday shows fire and smoke billowing from Norwegian-owned Front Altair tanker said to have been attacked in the waters of the Gulf of Oman.

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Iran Denies U.S. Claim That It Attacked Tankers In Gulf Of Oman

11:01am June 14, 2019

Pointing to a U.S. military video, Trump maintained: "Iran did do it." Meanwhile, the president of the Japanese company operating one of the tankers says he doesn't believe a mine or torpedo was used.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters on Thursday that "these unprovoked attacks present a clear threat to international peace and security."

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Military Says Iranian Vessels Were Observed Near 2 Tankers Attacked In Gulf of Oman

10:18pm June 13, 2019

by Scott Neuman

Earlier, Secretary of State Pompeo said Iran is using "terror, bloodshed and extortion" in an attempt to pressure the U.S. to ease what he described as a "maximum pressure" campaign against Iran.