Washington, July 16 (IANS) US forces have announced that they fired missiles at an unladen oil tanker attempting to sail toward an Iranian port in the Arabian Gulf and disabled it, the US Central Command said.The commercial vessel, identified as Curacao-flagged M/T Belma, “ignored multiple warnings as it attempted to violate the US blockade,” the command said in a post on social media on Wednesday (local time).A US aircraft disabled the vessel sailing toward Kharg Island after firing hellfire mi…
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Washington, July 16 (IANS) The US military conducted a new round of strikes against Iran, US Central Command said early on Thursday (Indian time). “At 3 p.m. ET (1900 GMT), U.S. forces launched operations for a second wave of strikes today against Iran,” the command wrote in a post on X. “The strikes are targeting Iranian military capabilities used to threaten vessels freely transiting through the Strait of Hormuz.”Earlier on Wednesday (local time), the command said that it had begun launching a…
Tehran, July 15 (IANS) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Wednesday that it conducted retaliatory strikes against the US military facilities in Bahrain and Jordan, attacking their military infrastructure, aircraft shelters, key command centres and strategic drones, local media reported. In a statement, the IRGC said its Aerospace Force targetted the US military base at al-Azraq in Jordan in response to renewed US aggression against Iran. The attack destroyed shelters which …
Washington, July 14 (IANS) President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he had dropped his proposal to recover the cost of securing the Strait of Hormuz through a 20 per cent shipping fee after Gulf allies instead offered to make billions of dollars in additional investments in the United States. Trump said the decision followed discussions with leaders from several Gulf nations, who argued that increasing investment in the United States would be a better way to support the long-standing American secu…
Rome, July 14 (IANS) Italy’s government opposes any charges on shipping in straits where there are no man-made structures, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump announced a 20 per cent levy on all cargo vessels to ensure their safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz.”We are in favour of freedom of navigation; we oppose any kind of toll in straits where there are no man-made structures,” Tajani told reporters at the foreign ministry.Tajani’s com…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Energy security was an important part of conversations during External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar’s recent visit to Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Oman, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Tuesday. Addressing a weekly media briefing in New Delhi on Tuesday, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that EAM Jaishankar discussed issues of interest, including trade, energy, and investment, with counterparts from Oman, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain.When asked whet…
Tehran, July 14 (IANS) The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) on Tuesday struck several facilities of the US military, including a Patriot radar system and the headquarters of the Fifth Fleet in Bahrain and American targets in Jordan, local media reported.According to the latest statements by the IRGC on Tuesday, its Navy struck several weapons support depots, a satellite communications centre, accommodation used by US troops, and several military radar systems in Bahrain, Press TV report…
Washington, July 14 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said wealthy Gulf nations should reimburse the United States for protecting one of the world’s most strategically important regions, arguing that Washington is bearing the cost of defending allies despite no longer depending on Middle Eastern oil.Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said countries benefiting from US military operations should help finance those efforts.”I want to be reimbursed because we’re protecting a very ric…
Washington, July 14 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said the United States will intensify military operations against Iran, seek control of the Strait of Hormuz and keep striking Iranian military targets while leaving the door open for negotiations if Tehran agrees to a deal.Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office after signing executive orders on Utah national monuments and later in an interview with radio host Hugh Hewitt, Trump said Iran had backed away from an agreement reached only da…
Abu Dhabi, July 14 (IANS) Two United Arab Emirates (UAE) tankers were hit by two Iranian cruise missiles in the Strait of Hormuz in Omani territorial waters, leaving one Indian crew member dead and eight others injured, the Emirates News Agency reported on Tuesday, citing the Ministry of Defense.According to the report, the tankers, Mombasa and Al Bahiyah, were struck while transiting the southern passage of the Strait of Hormuz.The attack killed an Indian crew member aboard the Mombasa and inju…