Hormuz blockade
- Middle East
1,500 ships in Hormuz pose marine bioinvasion risk: Research
The economic ramifications of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz are much discussed. But so far, the risk of ecological damage following a long blockade of ships has been overlooked. Our…
- Middle East
Hormuz blockade drives Gulf states to fast-track oil pipelines
Tehran: Before the war in Iran, roughly 15 million barrels of Persian Gulf oil were shipped each day through the Strait of Hormuz. Within a few years, much of that oil could…
- Hyderabad
Telangana BJP chief defends Modi recent remarks, cites former PMs
Hyderabad: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State President N Ramchander Rao alleged that during the 1962 Indo-Sino War of 1962, the then prime minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru had sought the help of the…
- Middle East
US disables two Iranian oil tankers trying to break Hormuz blockade
The United States said it disabled two Iranian-flagged oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman on Friday, May 8, intensifying maritime tensions in the region even as Washington and Tehran continue indirect…
