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Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Ports

Iranian Tanker Caught Discharging Gasoil In Syria

by Maher Chmaytelli (Reuters) TankerTrackers.com has visual confirmation that an Iranian tanker is discharging gasoil in Syria’s Baniyas port which is

September 14, 2021
Total Views: 4924

Saturday, August 7, 2021
Navy

Iran Says It Seeks Gulf Security

Kirsten Donovan (Reuters) Iran on Saturday rejected as psychological warfare accusations that it was behind a deadly attack on a tanker off Oman’s

August 7, 2021
Total Views: 2059

Friday, August 6, 2021
Maritime Security Incidents

Israel Prepared To Attack Iran To Protect Shipping

By Alisa Odenheimer (Bloomberg) Israel is prepared to attack Iran, Defense Minister Benny Gantz said, as his country lobbied for a response to a fatal drone

August 6, 2021
Total Views: 3230

Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Maritime Security

U.S. Believes Iran was Behind ‘Hijacking’ Incident in Gulf of Oman, But Can’t Yet Confirm

The United States believes Iran was behind Tuesday’s maritime security incident on board the Asphalt Princess in the Gulf of Oman, but it wasn’t

August 4, 2021
Total Views: 1840

Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Shipping

Israel Probes Suspected Attack on Containership in Indian Ocean

JERUSALEM/DUBAI (Reuters) – Israeli defense officials were checking whether Iranian forces were behind a possible attack on a cargo ship under partial

July 6, 2021
Total Views: 2471

Saturday, June 12, 2021
Navy

Are Iranian Warships Smuggling Weapons To Venezuela?

By David Wainer (Bloomberg) The U.S. is closely tracking an Iranian navy transport ship headed for the Caribbean — possibly Venezuela — and is

June 12, 2021
Total Views: 6424

Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Shipping

Iran to Start Oil Exports From New Port that Bypasses Strait of Hormuz

By Arsalan Shahla (Bloomberg) — Iran said it will soon export oil from a new port that allows it to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, as nuclear talks

May 19, 2021
Total Views: 1927

Monday, May 10, 2021
U.S. Coast Guard Ship Fires Warning Shots in Latest Encounter with Iranian vessels
Defense

U.S. Coast Guard Ship Fires Warning Shots in Latest Encounter with Iranian vessels

By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, May 10 (Reuters) – A U.S. Coast Guard ship fired about 30 warning shots after 13 vessels from

May 10, 2021
Total Views: 5191

Friday, April 9, 2021
Maritime Security Incidents

Iran Frees South Korean Tanker and Its Captain

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL, April 9 (Reuters) – Iran released on Friday a South Korean ship and its captain detained since January after South Korea promised

April 9, 2021
Total Views: 2038

Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Iran Saviz
Maritime Security Incidents

Iran Says Its Ship Saviz was Attacked in Red Sea

DUBAI, April 7 (Reuters) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday an Iranian ship, the Saviz, had been attacked in the Red Sea, a day after

April 7, 2021
Total Views: 2435

Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Accidents

Iranian Ship Targeted by Mine in Red Sea -Reports

CAIRO, April 6 (Reuters) – An Iranian cargo ship has come under attack in the Red Sea, Al Arabiya TV reported on Tuesday, quoting unnamed sources, and

April 6, 2021
Total Views: 3361

Friday, March 12, 2021
Shipping

Fujairah-Owned Company Claims Stake in Oil Cargo Seized by U.S.

By Lucia Kassai (Bloomberg) — A company owned by the Emirate of Fujairah claimed a stake in an oil cargo that the U.S. alleges was from Iran, in

March 12, 2021
Total Views: 2545

Shipping

Iranian Ship Damaged in Attack in Mediterranean, IRISL Says

DUBAI, March 12 (Reuters) – An Iranian container ship was damaged in an attack in the Mediterranean, the state-run shipping company said on

March 12, 2021
Total Views: 5017

Monday, March 1, 2021
Maritime Security Incidents

Israel’s Netanyahu Blames Iran For Explosion on Israeli Ro-Ro Helios Ray

By Dan Williams JERUSALEM, March 1 (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed Iran on Monday for an explosion aboard

March 1, 2021
Total Views: 2537

Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Shipping

‘Perfect Trips’: Venezuela and Iran Swap Jet Fuel for Gasoline

By Deisy Buitrago and Marianna Parraga CARACAS/MEXICO CITY, Feb 23 (Reuters) – Venezuela is shipping jet fuel to Iran in return for vital

February 23, 2021
Total Views: 6213

Monday, February 22, 2021
Navy

Iran And Russia Start Joint Naval Drill

by Angus MacSwan (Reuters) – Iran and Russia on Tuesday embarked on joint naval exercises in the Indian Ocean which will include thwarting a mock

February 22, 2021
Total Views: 1897

Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Shipping

U.S. Looks to Courts to Seize 2 Million Barrels of Alleged Iranian Oil

By Verity Ratcliffe (Bloomberg) — The U.S. has gone to court to seize 2 million barrels of oil that it claims came from Iran, as Joe Biden’s

February 3, 2021
Total Views: 1639

Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Shipping

Iran Says Crew of Detained South Korean Tanker Can Leave

DUBAI, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Iran has agreed to allow the crew members of a South Korean ship it seized for alleged environmental pollution to leave the

February 2, 2021
Total Views: 1027

Friday, January 29, 2021
Shipping

Iran MP Says Unfreezing $7 Billion May Help Release of South Korean Tanker

DUBAI, Jan 29 (Reuters) – A move by South Korea towards releasing $7 billion in frozen Iranian funds may help spur Iran’s judiciary to resolve the

January 29, 2021
Total Views: 2908

Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Indonesia Escorts Seized Tankers to Dock for Investigation
Shipping

Indonesia Escorts Seized Tankers to Dock for Investigation

By Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA, Jan 26 (Reuters) – The Iranian and Panamanian-flagged vessels seized by Indonesian authorities for suspected illegal

January 26, 2021
Total Views: 1820
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