New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) The first liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipment, since the West Asia conflict began on February 28, appeared to have traversed the Strait of Hormuz, signalling a potential breakthrough at a key global energy chokepoint, reports said on Tuesday, citing ship-tracking data.The LNG tanker Mubaraz — which loaded cargo from Abu Dhabi National Oil Co’s Das Island facility in early March — was passing the southern tip of India, according to the ship-tracking data.The vessel…
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Tehran, April 27 (IANS) A senior Iranian lawmaker said on Monday the general staff of Iran’s armed forces should be the authority responsible for taking action in the Strait of Hormuz in the draft of a parliamentary plan to ensure security in the waterway.Ebrahim Azizi, chairman of the Iranian parliament’s national security and foreign policy committee, made the remarks in an interview with state-run IRIB TV while elaborating on the articles of the finalised draft of the “Strategic Action Plan t…
United Nations, April 27 (IANS) Warning the humanitarian toll is mounting because of the blockade of the Strait of the Hormuz, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for ending the use of merchant shipping as a tool of political pressure. At meeting of the Security Council on maritime security, he also made a plea on behalf of the sailors trapped in Hormuz region, asking for the implementation of an emergency plan to evacuate More than 20,000 seafarers remain stranded at sea in t…
Washington, April 27 (IANS) The White House said on Monday that US President Donald Trump and his national security team are reviewing an Iranian proposal linked to reopening the Strait of Hormuz, while maintaining that Washington’s red lines on Tehran’s nuclear programme remain unchanged.White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that the proposal was discussed during a meeting earlier in the day but declined to provide details or pre-empt the President’s position.“The Presi…
New Delhi, April 227 (IANS) The Iranian coast guard fired shots towards a Togo-flagged chemical tanker, MT Siron, which was boarded by individuals, including Indian sailors, at the Shinas Outer Port limits in Oman on April 25, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways revealed on Monday. The vessel was near other ships when the Iranian Coast Guard intervened and fired warning shots, Mandeep Singh Randhawa, Director at the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, stated during an inter-mini…
Islamabad, April 27 (IANS) Islamabad police have arrested a man for reportedly sharing a post on social media, comparing the capital’s Tarnol Railway Crossing to the still-besieged Strait of Hormuz and charged him with not following an official order, trying “wrongful restraint” and “attempting a crime punishable with life imprisonment or less”, local media reported. Perhaps frustrated over the traffic hold-up due to a passing train, the man reportedly posted: “Tarnol Railway Crossing is no less…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Analysts at Goldman Sachs have raised their forecast for Brent crude — the international oil benchmark — to $90 per barrel for the fourth quarter, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude pegged at $83 per barrel, as the prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz continues to tighten global supply, according to multiple reports.The brokerage said the disruption has triggered ‘extreme’ inventory drawdowns, with an estimated 14.5 million barrels per day of crude pro…
Moscow, April 27 (IANS) Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Russia’s St Petersburg on Monday to hold talks with President Vladimir Putin, local media reported on Monday. Upon arrival in St Petersburg, Araghchi was received by Russian officials and Iran’s Ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali. According to Jalali, Araghchi and President Putin are set to hold talks in St Petersburg on Monday, Iran’s Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported.Speaking to IRNA, Jalali said discussions b…
Washington, April 29 (IANS) Iran has presented the United States with a new proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the war, while postponing nuclear negotiations to a later stage, according to a report, which cited a US official and two sources familiar with the matter. According to US media outlet Axios, the proposal aims to break the current stalemate in the negotiations and bypass the internal disagreements within the Iranian leadership over the scope of nuclear concessions it is wil…
Islamabad, April 26 (IANS) For Islamabad, it would be wiser to “redirect its diplomatic initiatives toward internal stabilisation rather than focusing on mediating distant conflicts”, an opinion piece in the local media said.The neighbouring country has attempted to mediate between the US and Iran amid the West Asia conflict.In the middle of the war in the Middle East, Pakistan and China had announced a Five-Point Initiative for restoring peace and stability in the Gulf and the wider Middle East…