Strait of Hormuz
Iran summons Russian envoy over statement on disputed Gulf islands
Iran has summoned Russia's envoy to protest a recent statement by Moscow and Arab countries calling for talks over three islands controlled by Tehran but claimed by the United Arab Emirates.
Shippers warned to stay away from Iranian waters
Western-backed maritime forces in the Middle East have warned shippers traveling through the strategic Strait of Hormuz to stay as far away from Iranian territorial waters as possible to avoid being seized, a stark advisory amid heightened tensions between Iran and the U.S.
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Iran says it had court order to seize Greek-owned tanker
Iran said on Thursday it had a court order to seize a tanker in Gulf waters a day earlier after it collided with an Iranian vessel, one of two tankers the US Navy said it prevented Iran from commandeering.
US Navy says Iran Revolutionary Guard ‘harassed’ Greek-managed ship
The US Navy said Monday its sailors and the United Kingdom Royal Navy came to the aid of a ship in the crucial Strait of Hormuz after Iran's Revolutionary Guard "harassed" it.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seizes second Greek-managed tanker
Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized a Panamanian-flagged oil tanker in the strategic Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, the second such capture by Tehran in under a week amid heightened tensions over its nuclear program.
Iran-Greece oil tanker crisis – Greek Court overrules decision of seizure of Iranian oil in Karystos
The oil must be returned to Iran the new ruling says
Persian Gulf: Geo-location of the two hijacked Greek tankers
The positions of the two Greek tankers that have been seized by the Iranian authorities were announced by the website TankerTrackers.com.
The Greek tanker Prudent Warrior is anchored in the port of Bandar Abbas in Iran, while the Delta Poseidon is located north of the island of Larak, according to a post by TankerTrackers.com on Twitter.
'Potential hijack' of ship off UAE coast has ended: British navy group
An incident where a ship may have been hijacked off the coast of the United Arab Emirates has ended and the vessel is safe, a UK maritime security agency said on Aug. 4.
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US ship fires warning shots in encounter with Iranian boats
A group of 13 armed speedboats of Iran's Revolutionary Guard made "unsafe and unprofessional" high-speed maneuvers toward U.S. Navy vessels in the Strait of Hormuz on May 10, and a U.S. Coast Guard cutter fired warning shots when two of the Iranian boats came dangerously close, U.S. officials said.
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