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Tuesday, May 19, 2015
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U.S. Monitors Iranian Naval Convoy

Two Iranian warships have linked up with a cargo vessel that Iran says is delivering humanitarian aid to Yemen, the U.S. military

May 19, 2015
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Monday, May 18, 2015
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Iran uses maritime confrontations to project power in Gulf

BY PARISA HAFEZI (Reuters) – Iran is using its sea power in the Gulf to show it will not be cowed by Washington’s newly assertive Arab allies,

May 18, 2015
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Sunday, May 17, 2015
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New York Journalist Is Aboard Iranian Ship

(Reuters) An Iranian cargo ship carrying aid and activists crossed into the Gulf of Aden on Sunday and will reach Yemen’s Hodaida port on May 21, Iranian

May 17, 2015
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Iran’s Yemen Aid Ship Enters Gulf of Aden

An Iranian aid ship bound for Yemen has entered the Gulf of Aden, defying a naval blockade on Yemeni ports by Saudi Arabia, which is leading a coalition

May 17, 2015
Total Views: 66

Friday, May 15, 2015
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Tanker Attacked by Iranian Craft Previously Struck Iranian Oil Platform

A Singapore-flagged oil products tanker fired at by Iranian craft on Thursday had previously collided with an Iranian oil drilling platform in March and

May 15, 2015
Total Views: 100

Thursday, May 14, 2015
Tensions Rise in Persian Gulf After ‘Alpine Eternity’ Incident
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Tensions Rise in Persian Gulf After ‘Alpine Eternity’ Incident

Iranian naval vessels fired shots at a Singapore-flagged tanker in the Gulf on Thursday in what appeared to be the country's latest attempt to settle a legal

May 14, 2015
Total Views: 538

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Iranian Patrol Boats Fire On Singapore-Flagged Tanker in Persian Gulf – Reports

Iranian patrol boats have fired shots across the bow of a Singapore-flagged oil products tanker underway in the Persian Gulf in an apparent attempt to stop the

May 14, 2015
Total Views: 40

Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Stage Set for Standoff Over Iranian Cargo Ship Headed for Yemen
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Stage Set for Standoff Over Iranian Cargo Ship Headed for Yemen

Iran complained to the United Nations Security Council of the Saudi Arabia-led coalition's forces hindering its attempts to send aid to Yemen as a standoff

May 13, 2015
Total Views: 20

Yemen Risk Could Strangle Vital Shipping Lanes
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Yemen Risk Could Strangle Vital Shipping Lanes

With Middle East giants Saudi Arabia and Iran squaring up on opposing sides in the Yemen war, the dangers to vital oil tanker and goods voyages are growing

May 13, 2015
Total Views: 34

Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Iranian Warships to Escort Yemen-Bound Cargo Ship -IRNA
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Iranian Warships to Escort Yemen-Bound Cargo Ship -IRNA

Iranian warships will accompany a cargo ship bound for the Yemeni port of Hodaida, which is held by Iran-allied Houthi fighters, a naval commander was quoted

May 12, 2015
Total Views: 43

Monday, May 4, 2015
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Strait of Hormuz – U.S. Navy Ships To Guard British Merchants

U.S. Navy warships have begun accompanying British-flagged commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz as a result of Iran's detention of a Marshall

May 4, 2015
Total Views: 25

Maersk Meets In  Iran – No Progress In Vessel Arrest
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Maersk Meets In Iran – No Progress In Vessel Arrest

Maersk Line said on Monday it had met again with the Ports & Maritime Organization (PMO) in Iran regarding the seizure of the vessel Maersk Tigris but has

May 4, 2015
Total Views: 41

Thursday, April 30, 2015
Rickmers to Iran – Your Beef is Not With Us
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Rickmers to Iran – Your Beef is Not With Us

Rickmers Group, the company that has been operating the Maersk Tigris since 2005, released a statement this afternoon urging for the immediate release of

April 30, 2015
Total Views: 42

Maersk Insists On Release of Ship and Crew Seized by Iran
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Maersk Insists On Release of Ship and Crew Seized by Iran

Denmark's Maersk shipping said on Thursday it insisted on the release of a vessel and crew seized by Iran, adding it assumed the incident was related to a 2005

April 30, 2015
Total Views: 44

Wednesday, April 29, 2015
AIS Replay Shows Moment Maersk Tigris Was Picked from Busy Shipping Lane
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AIS Replay Shows Moment Maersk Tigris Was Picked from Busy Shipping Lane

This AIS replay shows the moment that Iranian forces intercepted the Marshall Islands-flagged Maersk Tigris as it made its way through through a busy

April 29, 2015
Total Views: 68

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Iran is Committed to Freedom of Navigation in Persian Gulf

Iran's foreign minister on Wednesday offered assurances that Tehran is committed to maintaining freedom of navigation in the Gulf in the aftermath of the

April 29, 2015
Total Views: 4923

Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Maersk Ship Seized by Iranian Forces in Strait of Hormuz
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Maersk Ship Seized by Iranian Forces in Strait of Hormuz

Updates: Maersk Tigris Seizure A Maersk containership was seized Tuesday by Iranian forces as it travelled through the Strait of Hormuz in Iranian territorial

April 28, 2015
Total Views: 72

Tuesday, December 16, 2014
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Iran to Sell Light Crude to Asia to Deepest Discount in 14 Years

Iran is said to be offering its main crude grade to customers in Asia at the deepest discount in 14 years, taking a cue from Saudi Arabia in trimming price

December 16, 2014
Total Views: 32

Monday, September 1, 2014
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Kurdish Oil Tanker Reappears Off Texas Still Full of Oil

A tanker carrying disputed Iraqi Kurdish crude oil reappeared on satellite tracking on Monday near Texas, days after having gone silent with a $100 million

September 1, 2014
Total Views: 68

Wednesday, August 27, 2014
U.S. Coast Guard Fires at Iranian Dhow
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U.S. Coast Guard Fires at Iranian Dhow

The U.S. Department of Defense reports today the crew of a U.S. Coast Guard rigid hulled inflatable boat (RHIB) fired at an Iranian dhow yesterday while

August 27, 2014
Total Views: 36