US forces support transit of 3,000 ships through Hormuz
More than 3,000 commercial vessels have successfully passed through the Strait of Hormuz with support from U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces over the past six months, CENTCOM reported.
More than 3,000 commercial vessels have successfully passed through the Strait of Hormuz with support from U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces over the past six months, CENTCOM reported.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that “nothing will be the same” in the region after the recent war with the U.S. and Israel, including the management of the Strait of Hormuz.
Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey have called for an urgent and full resumption of shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, they said in a joint statement of the foreign ministers after a meeting in Istanbul.
The United States must honor its commitments enshrined in the agreement previously reached with Iran. This would enable Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping and help continue bilateral negotiations, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.
Undersea data transmission cables running through the Strait of Hormuz could become Iran’s next targets, a representative of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned.
A tanker has struck a mine in the southern part of the Strait of Hormuz, causing an explosion and a fire in the engine room, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said.
The vessel reportedly hit a naval mine, causing a large fire
Twenty-two vessels were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz in the first 13 days of October.
The Strait of Hormuz will be open to shipping once U.S. forces withdraw from the Persian Gulf region, Iranian army spokesman Brigadier General Mohammad Akrami-Nia said.
Iran and the United States should agree on an effective mechanism to ensure fertilizer shipments through the Strait of Hormuz in the coming weeks, or parts of Asia and Africa could face a food crisis, executive director of the United Nations Office for Project Services Jorge Moreira da Silva told Reuters.
A container ship attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz along a route not agreed upon with the Iranian authorities has sunk after striking a mine, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said.
A tanker was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) under the UK Navy.
A fire broke out on the tanker
Iran has struck a supertanker in the Strait of Hormuz, the third such incident over the past two days, the naval forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said.
Iran considers Washington's response to its seven conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz "insufficient," a senior Iranian official said, according to Tasnim.
The agreements between Iran and Oman regarding safe shipping routes in the Strait of Hormuz constitute a legal act, but do not entail the immediate opening of the strait, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said.
A supertanker carrying oil has struck a mine in the Strait of Hormuz, the ISNA news agency reported, citing Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
A tanker was hit by an unknown projectile off the UAE coast and the fire occurred on board, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Center reported.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard warned that vessels “violating” its designated routes would be pursued and "punished" anywhere in the region, as maritime agencies reported two further strikes on commercial ships in the Persian Gulf.
Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz will return to normal only after all of Iran’s problems have been resolved, Adviser to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic Mohammad Mokhber said.