Strait of Hormuz

This image made from a video provided to The Associated Press by a Mideast defense official shows a helicopter raid targeting a vessel near the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday.

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Iranian commandos seize an Israeli-linked container ship near Strait of Hormuz

11:00am April 13, 2024

by The Associated Press

Commandos from Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard rappelled down from a helicopter onto a container ship near the Strait of Hormuz and seized the vessel as tensions in the region heightened.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have both agreed to join a U.S.-led maritime contingent to protect shipping in and near the S

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UAE Agrees To Join U.S.-Led Maritime Coalition To Protect Gulf Shipping

5:04pm September 19, 2019

by Scott Neuman

The contingent was organized by Washington following attacks in June on oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz that it blames on Iran. Britain, Australia, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain have also joined.

In a photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani speaks at a conference in Tehran, on Monday.

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Rouhani Backs Off Meeting With Trump, Saying U.S. Must First Lift Sanctions

5:12am August 27, 2019

by Scott Neuman

The Iranian president's remarks on Tuesday were in contrast to an initially favorable reception to the idea of a face-to-face meeting with President Trump.

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.

Iranian officials are defending the seizure of British-flagged tanker Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz near Iran's coast on Friday.

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U.K. Fears Iran Is Taking A 'Dangerous Path' After Seizure Of Tanker

12:46pm July 20, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

Iran took over the British-flagged vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday and says it and its crew will remain in an Iranian port during a probe of an accident that Iran says led to the seizure.

Ship-tracking data show the Mesdar oil tanker made an abrupt turn toward Iran on its planned route to Saudi Arabia on Friday.

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Iran Seizes British-Flagged Oil Tanker In Strait Of Hormuz

11:32pm July 19, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Ship-tracking data show the U.K. tanker Stena Impero was traveling to Saudi Arabia when it veered toward Iran's coast. British media report the government warns shipping to stay out of the area.

The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), seen here in a 2016 U.S. Navy photo, took down an Iranian drone over the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, President Trump said.

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U.S. Navy Ship Destroys Iranian Drone Over Strait Of Hormuz

10:32pm July 18, 2019

by Bill Chappell

President Trump says that after the drone closed to within approximately 1,000 yards of the U.S. warship and ignored calls to stand down, it was "immediately destroyed."

The British naval vessel HMS Montrose, pictured in 2014, was forced to intercede on behalf of a British tanker blocked by Iranian ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, according to the U.K. Ministry of Defense.

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U.K. Says Iran Tried To Intercept Tanker In Strait Of Hormuz; Tehran Denies It

3:08pm July 11, 2019

by Amy Held

Three Iranian vessels tried to block a commercial oil tanker on Wednesday before a British warship forced them back, according to the U.K. Defense Ministry.

Mariners from the MT Front Altair arrive at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Saturday.

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Crew Of Norwegian-Owned Oil Tanker Arrives In Dubai After 'Hostile Attack'

9:32pm June 15, 2019

by Daniella Cheslow

The 10-member crew of Front Altair reached Dubai two days after explosions rocked two oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. Backed by video evidence, the U.S. is blaming Iran.

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.