Washington, July 2 (IANS) President Donald Trump said that shipping through the Strait of Hormuz had reached record levels and predicted further declines in oil prices, offering an upbeat assessment of the situation with Iran during a speech in North Dakota. “Those boats are coming out of the Hormuz Strait. They’re coming out by numbers that nobody ever saw. We’re setting records actually,” Trump said while dedicating the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora on Wednesday (local time…
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London, June 26 (IANS) Nearly 2,500 seafarers aboard 115 vessels have been evacuated from the Strait of Hormuz since the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) launched an evacuation operation for stranded seafarers earlier this week, IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez said on Friday.Speaking at an online press conference, Dominguez said the preliminary figures covered the first three-and-a-half days of the evacuation operation.The IMO on Tuesday announced the evacuation framework, recom…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday took potshots at Rahul Gandhi and the Congress, calling out their propaganda over India’s diplomacy in the conflict-ridden West Asia and said that they stand exposed after their own MP Shashi Tharoor’s admission of the Indian govt’s clear and unambiguous stance against American ‘misadventurisms’ in the Strait of Hormuz. A BJP spokesperson said that instead of giving gifts to Rahul on his birthday, they chose to ‘punctur…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Nearly 80 million barrels of crude oil are ready to transit the Strait of Hormuz if a tentative US‑Iran deal leads to a sustained reopening of the vital shipping corridor.About 40 very large crude carriers (VLCCs), loaded with non‑sanctioned Gulf crude, are currently stationed inside the Persian Gulf. Apart from them, Iranian oil and smaller tankers are also positioned in this area, making the true volume of supply waiting much higher, multiple reports said, citing …
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Congress on Sunday criticised United States’ coarse response and also disapproved of India’s ‘feeble’ response to American Navy strike on an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, which claimed the lives of three Indian seafarers. They also called out External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar for not being “firm enough” in presenting India’s situation during his conversation with US counterpart Marco Rubio.Speaking to IANS, Congress MP Manish Tewari called the incident “extremely…
Muscat, June 14 (IANS) All 14 Indian crew members aboard an Indian flagged mechanised sailing vessel ‘Virat 1’ that suffered an engine failure off the coast of Oman have been rescued, the Indian Embassy in Oman said on Sunday. The Embassy also said that the crew members are currently onboard Jabal Ali 9 and were heading to Mumbai.In a statement shared on social media platform X, the Indian Embassy in Oman said, “Rescue operation involving Indian Flagged MSV Virat 1 has been successfully complete…
Muscat, June 14 (IANS) As many as 11 Indian crew members have been evacuated from Indian flagged mechanised sailing vessel Virat 1 after an engine failure off the coast of Oman while efforts are being made to rescue three other crew members, the Indian Embassy in Oman said on Sunday. According to the Embassy, 11 of the 14 crew members MSC Virat 1 have been rescued and taken onboard by MV Jabal Ali 9.In a statement shared on social media platform X, the Indian Embassy in Oman said, “In a closely …
Muscat, June 14 (IANS) The Indian Embassy in Oman said on Sunday that it is making efforts for the early repatriation of an Indian national who died due to medical conditions on board ‘MT Celestial’ at Duqm Port. The deceased Indian national has been identified as Nishanth Uirthanathan. The Embassy stated that it is in touch with the family members of Uirthanathan, crew members of the vessel and concerned authorities.In a statement on X, the Indian Embassy in Oman stated, “The Embassy remains in…
Muscat, June 14 (IANS) The Indian Embassy in Oman said on Sunday that it has learnt of an incident involving the Indian Flagged Mechanised Sailing Vessel ‘Virat 1’ off the coast of Oman. The vessel is reported to have 14 Indian crew on board. The Embassy stated that search and rescue efforts are being coordinated with the Omani authorities and vessels in the vicinity of the incident.In a statement on X, the Indian Embassy in Oman stated, “The Mission has learnt of an incident involving an Indian…
London, June 14 (IANS) The navy of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned ships operating near the Strait of Hormuz against transiting the strategic waterway, according to an audio recording of a public maritime radio channel.The recording, provided to Xinhua by a crew member aboard a commercial vessel near the strait, showed that the IRGC navy addressed all vessels operating in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, saying the Strait of Hormuz had been “completely closed” and th…