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NEW DELHI: The government on Monday said that 10 foreign-flagged ships carrying energy products and bound for India are presently stranded in the Persian Gulf. This is in addition to 18 Indian vessels that are currently in that region.Responding to a question, Rajesh Sinha, special secretary of the shipping ministry, said three of the foreign-flagged…
RANCHI: Stuck at the Persian Gulf for 20 days after Iran shut down the Strait of Hormuz, Rakesh Ranjan Singh, an Indian merchant navy captain tasked with steering an oil tanker out of the strait, died on March 18, after suffering a heart attack in the vessel, his family said on Friday.Singh, 47, was on…
Representative image (Picture credit: AP) NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Thirty-eight Indian flagged ships, mostly carrying crude and LNG with nearly 1,100 seafarers, were stuck in the Persian Gulf on Tuesday amid the conflict in West Asia. Shipping authorities here also confirmed the death of three Indian sailors and injury to one on board foreign-flagged vessels in “attacks”…
Former Nato commander Admiral James Stavridis described the recent US military buildup near Iran as “Dante’s Inferno.” The heavy American presence comes amid President Donald Trump’s fury toward Tehran’s Khamenei regime and escalating tensions between the two nations. Speaking to CNN, Stavridis said, “It’s like 1990 Persian Gulf War I. This is a huge amount…
(Image credits: X @StateDept) The US State Department issued an unusual warning to Iran’s leadership as unrest spread across the country, posting a sharply worded message in Persian that underscored President Donald Trump’s willingness to act amid the growing crisis.“President Trump is a man of action. If you didn’t know before, now you do. Don’t…
