Iran asks West to leave Persian Gulf amid heightened tensions
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says US and Western "presence has always been a calamity for this region and the farther ...
Tag: Persian Gulf
Saudi Arabia joins US-led maritime coalition after attack on its oil industry
Riyadh says it is joining coalition in order to ensure "global energy security and the continued flow of energy supplies ...
Gulf tensions continue to climb as Iran seizes another vessel
Iran's Revolutionary Guards stop vessel en route to United Arab Emirates, alleging it carried 66,000 gallons of illicit diesel fuel.
Iran seizes ship with Filipino crew for alleged fuel smuggling in Gulf
Iranian coast guard detains tugboat in Persian Gulf it says was carrying nearly 75,000 gallons of diesel. Iran, which has ...
Iran to release 7 crew members of detained British tanker
Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi says crew will be allowed to leave the tanker on humanitarian grounds and could leave Iran soon. ...
UK considers deploying drones to Persian Gulf amid Iran tensions
Sky News reports Reaper drones based in nearby Kuwait and flying over Iraq and Syria could be deployed to help ...
Report: US cyberattack hurt Iranian capability to target oil tankers in Persian Gulf
It was the first attack by the Cyber Command since it was raised to full combatant command in May, according ...
Regional tensions and Israeli elections
Israel's political system is clearly influenced by the security situation in the region. Every transitional government to attempt to make ...
Israeli, US militaries simulate ship hijacking amid Gulf tensions
Israeli officials say the two militaries "exercised regaining control of a hijacked ship and extracting forces from enemy territory." Exercise ...
Iran tanker heads to Greece, US warns against helping vessel
US secretary of State calls tanker's release "unfortunate," says Revolutionary Guards will have "more resources to continue their terror campaign" ...