Strait of Hormuz
- Middle East
US widens airstrike campaign against Iran, hits more bridges
Dubai: The United States expanded its airstrike campaign against Iran early Friday by increasingly hitting bridges, part of President Donald Trump’s threats to start striking infrastructure to pressure Tehran to ease its…
- Middle East
United States strikes northern Iran, halts blockade ship
Dubai: The United States intensified its strikes targeting Iran early Thursday, July 16, hitting targets further north as American forces also fired into a ship it accused of trying to break its…
- Middle East
US launches fresh Iran strikes as Hormuz tensions deepen
The United States launched a fresh wave of strikes against Iran on Wednesday, July 15, saying the operation targeted military capabilities Tehran has used to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of…
- Middle East
Body of Indian marine engineer recovered after Oman ship attack
The body of 30-year-old Indian marine engineer Heramb Karmarkar, who went missing after a merchant vessel was attacked off the coast of Oman, has been recovered, AFP reported on Wednesday, July 15,…
- Middle East
Dubai plans to build new port to bypass Strait of Hormuz
Dubai: In a move to strengthen the UAE’s trade resilience, Dubai is planning to build a new port that would bypass the Strait of Hormuz, according to a report by the Financial…
- Middle East
Iran says US strikes kill over 30 civilians, blockade returns
Iran said on Wednesday, July 15, that more than 30 civilians had been killed in US strikes targeting the country’s south over recent days, as the United States reimposed a naval blockade…
- India
Govt to account for every Indian seafarer in Gulf region
New Delhi: As the West Asia situation escalates, the government has said that every Indian seafarer in the affected Gulf region will be individually accounted for, irrespective of the vessel’s flag. The…
- India
Hormuz attack on Indian vessel: Death of engineer confirmed
Heramb Karmarkar, a marine engineer from Pune who had gone missing following an attack on the merchant vessel ‘GFX Galaxy’ near the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz, has died,…
- Middle East
Trump says Hormuz open to all except Iran, takes back 20 pc toll
US President Donald Trump took a day to reverse his plans to charge a 20 per cent toll on cargo going through the Strait of Hormuz, saying that Middle Eastern countries will…
- India
India summons Iranian diplomats after sailor’s death near Hormuz
New Delhi: India on Tuesday, July 14, summoned the Iranian diplomats, including Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) Mohammad Javad Hosseini, following the latest attack on United Arab Emirates (UAE) merchant vessels in…
- Middle East
Indian national killed as UAE tankers hit in Hormuz
The conflict between the United States and Iran escalated on Tuesday, July 14, after the UAE accused Iran of attacking two of its national oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, killing…
- Middle East
Iran says Strait of Hormuz remains closed after US actions
The Strait of Hormuz remains closed, Iranian media reported on Monday, July 13, claiming the United States violated a memorandum of understanding and saying the closure is intended to assert Iran’s sovereignty…
- Middle East
US, Iran both claim control of Strait of Hormuz
Tehran: The United States and Iran each asserted Monday, July 13, they controlled the Strait of Hormuz after a weekend of attacks stretching across the wider Middle East, further threatening any diplomacy…
- Middle East
Kuwait, Bahrain under Iran fire as US strikes Islamic Republic
Kuwait said Monday morning, July 13, its air defences were firing as Iran retaliated over US airstrikes targeting it. Monday marked the 26th day since Washington and Tehran signed their memorandum of…
- Middle East
One Indian missing after Oman ship attack in Strait of Hormuz
New Delhi: India has confirmed that one of its nationals remains missing after a commercial ship was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman, while 10 other Indian…
