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Monday, November 12, 2018
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Maritime News

Iran’s Military is Ready to Protect Oil Tankers Against Threats, Deputy Commander

DUBAI, Nov 12 (Reuters) – Iran’s armed forces will protect Iranian oil tankers against any threats, an Iranian military official said on Monday

November 12, 2018
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Friday, November 2, 2018
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Maritime News

U.S. Allowing Waivers for Eight Importers from Iran Oil Sanctions

By Arshad Mohammed, Lesley Wroughton and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (Reuters) – The United States said on Friday it will temporarily allow eight

November 2, 2018
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Monday, October 8, 2018
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Maritime News

Rocked by Trump’s Sanctions, Iranian Oil Exports Drop Further

By Alex Lawler LONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Iran’s crude exports fell further in the first week of October, according to tanker data and an industry

October 8, 2018
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Tuesday, September 11, 2018
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Maritime News

Iran Returns to Floating Storage for Its Oil as Buyers Retreat

By Anthony DiPaola, Julian Lee and Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — Iran is starting to store oil on its fleet of supertankers again as impending U.S.

September 11, 2018
Total Views: 10

U.S. Navy Conducts Military Exercises in Gulf Amid Iran Tension
Maritime News

U.S. Navy Conducts Military Exercises in Gulf Amid Iran Tension

By Zainab Fattah (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Navy is conducting exercises this month to ensure its readiness to guarantee freedom of movement through Persian

September 11, 2018
Total Views: 5

Monday, August 27, 2018
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News

Iran Says It Has Full Control Of Gulf, U.S. Navy Does Not Belong There

by Babak Dehghanpisheh (Reuters) Tehran has suggested it could take military action in the Gulf to block other countries’ oil exports in retaliation for

August 27, 2018
Total Views: 10

Friday, August 24, 2018
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Maritime News

Iran’s Tanker Fleet Gives it Oil-Export Lifeline as Sanctions Loom

By Serene Cheong (Bloomberg) — Iran’s own fleet of tankers may provide a lifeline for its crude and condensate exports that’ll be slashed

August 24, 2018
Total Views: 5

Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Iran Forced to Rely on Own Tanker Fleet Even as Oil Exports Fall
Maritime News

Iran Forced to Rely on Own Tanker Fleet Even as Oil Exports Fall

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — It is still nearly three months until U.S. sanctions on Iran’s oil exports snap back into force, but they are

August 8, 2018
Total Views: 2

Wednesday, August 1, 2018
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Maritime News

Israel Warns Iran of Military Response if Key Red Sea Shipping Lane is Closed

JERUSALEM, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Israel would deploy its military if Iran were to try to block the Bab al-Mandeb strait that links the Red Sea to the Gulf

August 1, 2018
Total Views: 24

Monday, July 23, 2018
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Maritime News

Trump’s War of Words With Iran Shines Spotlight on Vital Oil Route

By Anthony DiPaola (Bloomberg) — The war of words between U.S. President Donald Trump and his counterpart in Iran over oil exports and sanctions is

July 23, 2018
Total Views: 5

Wednesday, July 11, 2018
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Blog

How Could Iran Disrupt Oil Flows in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz?

ANKARA/LONDON, July 11 (Reuters) – The commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said last week that Tehran would block all exports through the

July 11, 2018
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Thursday, July 5, 2018
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Maritime News

U.S. Navy Ready to Protect Freedom of Navigation in Strait of Hormuz Amid Iran Threat

By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy stands ready to ensure free navigation and the flow of commerce, the U.S.

July 5, 2018
Total Views: 37

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News

Strait of Hormuz: The World’s Most Important Oil Artery

LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) – With a third of the world’s sea-borne oil passing through it every day, the Strait of Hormuz is a strategic artery

July 5, 2018
Total Views: 22

Monday, June 11, 2018
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Maritime News

Hapag-Lloyd Scaling Back Iran Business

FRANKFURT, June 11 (Reuters) – German shipping line Hapag-Lloyd has stopped one of two feeder services to Iran and will decide on the remaining one

June 11, 2018
Total Views: 5

Wednesday, May 23, 2018
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News

American Oil Boom Seen Tempting Ships to Steer Clear of Iran

By Serene Cheong (Bloomberg) — The latest standoff between the U.S. and Iran may be leaving oil-tanker owners in more of a bind than in previous years.

May 23, 2018
Total Views: 4

Monday, May 7, 2018
Iran Says New Sanctions Would Not Stifle its Oil Industry
Maritime News

Iran Says New Sanctions Would Not Stifle its Oil Industry

By Parisa Hafezi ANKARA, May 7 (Reuters) – The Iranian oil industry will continue to develop even if the United States pulls out of the 2015 nuclear

May 7, 2018
Total Views: 12

Friday, March 23, 2018
What’s at Stake for Oil as Trump Appoints Another Iran Hawk?
Maritime News

What’s at Stake for Oil as Trump Appoints Another Iran Hawk?

By Grant Smith and Anthony DiPaola (Bloomberg) — When former United Nations ambassador John Bolton becomes U.S. national security adviser next month, he

March 23, 2018
Total Views: 1

Saturday, October 21, 2017
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Maritime Security

Yemeni PM Claims Fishermen Have Seized Iranian Ship

DUBAI (Reuters) – An Iranian vessel with 19 sailors on board has been seized near a Yemeni island by local fishermen, Yemen’s prime minister said on

October 21, 2017
Total Views: 95

Monday, September 11, 2017
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Maritime News

U.S. Denies Iran Report of Confrontation with U.S. Navy Ship

BEIRUT, Sept 10 (Reuters) – An Iranian military vessel confronted an American warship in the Gulf and warned it to stay away from a damaged Iranian

September 11, 2017
Total Views: 3

Sunday, July 30, 2017
Iran Says New Tensions Between Revolutionary Guards and U.S. Navy
Maritime News

Iran Says New Tensions Between Revolutionary Guards and U.S. Navy

BEIRUT, July 29 (Reuters) – The Iranian Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday that U.S. Navy ships came close to their vessels in the Gulf and shot

July 30, 2017
Total Views: 14
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