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Iran’s use of swarms of small, fast boats to seize two container ships near the Strait of Hormuz is raising fresh concerns over maritime security. It also challenges claims that US forces have neutralised Tehran’s naval threat and highlights the difficulties in reopening a vital global oil route.Speedboat operations are now part of a broader…
Screengrab from video shared by Iran media The Iranian government has released a footage purportedly documenting the seizure of a commercial container ship in the Strait of Hormuz.The video, shared by state-affiliated media Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, shows armed members of the Iranian military, wearing masks, scaling the hull of the cargo vessel to…
President Donald Trump changed his aggressive stance on Iran and extended the ceasefire indefinitely, even as Iran’s Revolutionary Guard on Wednesday fired on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz, seized two of them and was bringing them to Iran, according to Iranian media.One of these, the container ship Epaminondas, indicated Mundra port in Gujarat…
Middle East on edge again: Two ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz Two vessels came under attack in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, further complicating fragile diplomatic efforts to bring the United States and Iran to the negotiating table.Earlier in the day, Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard opened fire on a container ship, damaging it…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday India-South Korea ties as New Delhi and Seoul signed several MoUs aimed at deepening bilateral cooperation.During a joint press statement, PM Modi said Korean President Lee Jae Myung visit is a crucial step towards a more advanced bilateral framework. “I am delighted to welcome President Lee on…
Videos show Russia’s Tuapse refinery burning after Ukraine intensified strikes. In a series of fresh strikes in the war that began four years ago, Ukraine intensified pressure along the Black Sea front by targeting Russian military and energy infrastructure. Russia’s defence ministry claimed its air defence systems intercepted and destroyed 112 Ukrainian drones overnight.GUR, Kyiv’s…
US president Trump, Iran’s president Pezeshkian (File photos) The TOI correspondent from Washington: The US-Iran standoff in the Hormuz Strait remains unresolved 72-hours before the end of a two-week ceasefire after Tehran, angered by US president Donald Trump’s social media grandstanding portraying it as having caved in completely to his demands including surrendering its uranium…
NEW DELHI: India has lodged a strong protest after two India-flagged ships came under fire in the Strait of Hormuz. The ministry of external affairs, on Saturday, summoned Iranian envoy Mohammad Fathali over the incident. It urged the Iranian envoy to resume the process of facilitating India-bound ships at earliest.During the meeting, the foreign secretary,…
NEW DELHI: Mixed signals from the Iranian regime on Saturday forced Indian crude tankers to abruptly turn back, as uncertainty deepened around the vital energy chokepoint amid inconclusive US–Iran negotiations, Bloomberg reported.Confusion emanating from Tehran has left shipowners wary about the safety and status of passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Alongside Indian vessels, several…
As tensions rise in Middle East and vessel safety in the Strait of Hormuz comes under renewed focus, the flag a ship flies has emerged as a key factor in maritime security, regulation and state protection.Flagging a vessel means it is registered with a country and must comply with that nation’s maritime laws and regulations….
