U.S. military forces intercepted and incapacitated an Iranian-flagged unladen oil tanker Wednesday that was sailing toward an Iranian port in violation of the U.S. Navy blockade, the service announced. U.S. Central Command military forces observed the M/T Hasna transiting in the direction of the Gulf of Oman and issued multiple warnings before taking action, according…
As Iran stares down the economic consequences of a prolonged blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, attention is shifting north. With Gulf shipping lanes disrupted and oil exports constrained, Tehran may seek to depend less on the Gulf and more on a patchwork of railways, Caspian ports and sanctions-era trade networks linking it to Russia….
As the U.S. and Iran face off over the Strait of Hormuz, Catholic maritime ministry leaders are calling for prayer and support for the thousands of souls trapped at sea amid the war. “We have organized prayers of intercession, and many of our chaplains are trying to reach out to see how we can advocate,” said Sr. Joanna…
The US and Iran’s rival blockades of the Strait of Hormuz have become a “test of wills”, says BBC’s Chief International correspondent Lyse Doucet. Earlier this month, US forces announced they would intercept or turn back vessels travelling to or from Iran’s coast. Iran calls the blockade “piracy”, and its top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf,…
More than a dozen American warships are patrolling the waters around the Strait of Hormuz to enforce a blockade of Iranian ports, aided by American fighter jets and surveillance aircraft. The goal is to force Iran to cave in to American demands by depriving the government in Tehran of its biggest single source of revenue…
President Trump’s decision to blockade all Iranian shipments out of or into the Strait of Hormuz starting Monday morning sets up the next great test in the Iran war: Which side can endure more economic pain, Tehran’s new leadership or Mr. Trump himself? Almost everything about how this new turn in the war plays out…
Will mine-clearing activities place American naval vessels at greater risk of Iranian attacks? How would the US determine who paid Iran a toll? Will the US use force on foreign-flagged ships that ignore the blockade? How will nations that depend on Iranian oil, like China, respond? Will the move, intended to choke off Iran’s primary…
Shorouk Express Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email President Donald Trump has called for a “total and complete blockade” of sanctioned oil tankers from Venezuela in an escalation of tensions with…
Shorouk Express Before October 2023, acute flaccid paralysis was “something strange and very rare,” with one or two cases turning up each year, al-Farra said. But in the last three months, according to al-Farra, doctors have seen nearly 100 cases. Lab samples sent to Jordan and Israel were positive for enterovirus, a group of bugs…
