Mumbai, May 6 (IANS) Indian equity markets traded higher on Wednesday in early deals, with benchmarks jumping almost 1 per cent each on global cues, amid hopes of de-escalation in the West Asia conflict.Sensex rose 0.85 per cent or 657 points to hit an intraday high of 77,675 in morning trade, while Nifty was trading at 24,250, up 0.90 per cent or 217 points from the previous close.Among sectoral indices, Nifty PSU Bank, Nifty Private Bank, Nifty Auto, Nifty Metal, and Nifty IT advanced up to ne…
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Seoul/Washington, May 5 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has claimed that Iran has taken shots at a South Korean cargo ship and other targets, noting that it is time for Seoul to participate in a mission to reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz. Trump made the remarks in a social media post as the United States launched an operation, called Project Freedom, on Monday (local time), to guide commercial vessels stranded by the US-Israeli war against Iran, out of the waterway, a key shipping route for…
Washington, May 5 (IANS) Two US Navy destroyers have passed through the Strait of Hormuz and entered the Gulf after navigating an Iranian barrage, US media outlet CBS News reported. The USS Truxtun and USS Mason, supported by Apache helicopters and other aircraft, faced a series of coordinated threats during the passage, said the report, citing Pentagon officials, who spoke under condition of anonymity, on Monday night (local time).No US warship was struck, though Iran launched small boats, miss…
New York, May 5 (IANS) The conflict between Iran and the US was on the brink of reigniting as Washington’s ‘Project Freedom’ to free ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz set off attacks by both sides, with Tehran also striking neighbours. US Central Command (CENTCOM) Chief, Admiral Brad Cooper, said on Monday that Iran sent a barrage of cruise missiles and drones at ships in the Strait and the US Navy retaliated shooting them down.He added that six Iranian speedboats that threatened ships were…
Abu Dhabi, May 4 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday condemned an Iranian “terrorist attack ” on commercial vessels linked to the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) as it was transiting the Strait of Hormuz.In a statement, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) described the incident as a “flagrant violation” of UN Security Council resolution 2817, which affirmed the importance of freedom of navigation and rejected the targetting of commercial vessels or the obstruction o…
Tehran, May 4 (IANS) The Navy of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) on Monday claimed that it hit a US Navy frigate with two missiles that sought to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.The US frigate, which had set sail near Iran’s southern port city of Jask to cross the Strait of Hormuz “in violation of the traffic and shipping security,” was hit after ignoring the Iranian naval forces’ warning, Fars cited local sources as saying.It added tha…
Riyadh, May 2 (IANS) The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier has left the Middle East after taking part in operations against Iran, local media reported, citing a US official. The move leaves two US aircraft carriers in the region — the USS Abraham Lincoln and USS George H.W. Bush.The Ford had been at sea for more than 10 months, breaking the post-Vietnam War record for a US aircraft carrier deployment.On March 12, two sailors aboard the carrier were injured when a fire broke out in the main la…
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The US Navy’s blockade of Iran has built economic pressure on Tehran that continues even though the ceasefire has led to a temporary pause in fighting, according to a new report.The blockade has also hit China’s purchases of Iran’s oil, at discounted prices, deals for which were being carried out through a covert financial system and a fleet of ghost tankers.According to an article in Sky News Australia, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has sustained …
Washington, April 30 (IANS) The White House is asking other countries to join a US-led international coalition aimed at enabling ships to navigate the Strait of Hormuz, American media has reported. The so-called “Maritime Freedom Construct” (MFC) was spelt out in an internal State Department cable sent to US embassies on Tuesday, urging US diplomats to press foreign governments into signing up, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report on Wednesday (local time).The MFC would be a joint e…
Manila, April 27 (IANS) As many as 11 ships from the Philippines, Japan, Australia, Canada, and the USA sailed together in the South China Sea during Exercise Balikatan on Monday.Ships from the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, US Coast Guard and US Navy are participating in the multilateral maritime event during the exercise..”Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and …