Washington, June 29 (IANS) The United States and Iran have agreed to pause mutual attacks “for now” and hold talks on Tuesday in Doha, the capital of Qatar, to work out their dispute over the Strait of Hormuz, US media outlet Axios reported.The two sides will stand down “for now” and “vessels can move freely” as technical talks are set to continue, a US official was quoted as saying.The Tuesday talks were originally set to be held in Switzerland and focused on Iran’s nuclear program. However, re…
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Washington, June 28 (IANS) The United States carried out additional military strikes against multiple Iranian targets on Saturday after Tehran allegedly launched another drone attack on a commercial oil tanker near the Strait of Hormuz, according to US Central Command (CENTCOM).The latest action came a day after US forces conducted retaliatory strikes following what Washington described as an Iranian attack on the commercial vessel M/V Ever Lovely. US officials said Iran was given an opportunity…
London, June 26 (IANS) A tanker was struck by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, causing damage to its bridge but resulting in no casualties, a warning issued by the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) detailed.“UKMTO has received a report of an incident within the Strait of Hormuz. The Master of Tanker has reported being struck by an unidentified projectile. The vessel sustained damage to their bridge; all crew are reported safe. No environmental damage re…
Washington, June 27 (IANS) The United States launched airstrikes on Iranian military targets after Tehran attacked a Singapore-flagged commercial cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, marking Washington’s first direct military response since the two countries agreed to a ceasefire earlier this week.US Central Command (CENTCOM) said the strikes targeted Iranian missile and drone storage sites as well as coastal radar installations after Iran hit the M/V Ever Lovely with a one-way attack drone on Ju…