Washington, April 30 (IANS) The US military has announced that its forces have intercepted 42 vessels as part of its blockade to prevent maritime commerce from entering or exiting Iranian ports. “Today, US forces achieved a significant milestone after successfully redirecting the 42nd commercial vessel attempting to violate the blockade,” US Central Commander Brad Cooper said in a statement posted on social media X on Wednesday (local time).He highlighted that the 41 tankers currently stranded a…
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Phnom Penh, April 18 (IANS) Retail fuel prices in Cambodia have dropped further after Iran declared the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, the Ministry of Commerce said. In an announcement late on Friday (local time), the ministry said a litre of regular gasoline is now priced at 4,950 riels (1.24 US dollars) from this Saturday until the next notice, down 2.9 per cent from 5,100 riels (1.28 dollars) in the last three days.Diesel now costs 5,700 riels (1.42 dollars) per litre, down 10.9 per cent, t…
Washington, April 7 (IANS) The United States warned Iran it can “exact much, much greater pain” if it fails to change course, with Vice President J D Vance saying, “the ball is in the Iranians’ court.” Speaking at a joint press conference with the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Budapest, Vance signalled that the confrontation had reached a decisive stage, with the next move now dependent on Tehran’s response.“We feel confident that we can get a response… whether it’s…
Washington, Jan 31 (IANS) US Central Command urged Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to avoid escalatory behavior at sea after Tehran announced a two-day live-fire naval exercise in the Strait of Hormuz scheduled to begin Sunday.In a statement, CENTCOM said the Strait of Hormuz is an international sea passage and a critical trade corridor, noting that roughly 100 merchant vessels transit the narrow waterway on a typical day. The command urged the IRGC to conduct the exercise “in a man…