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Friday, January 30, 2026
USS Abraham Lincoln carrier group
Defense

Trump’s Options for Iran Strike Grow Even With Goals Unclear

The arrival of a US aircraft-carrier strike group in the Middle East has given President Donald Trump new, more forceful options to carry out his threats to

January 30, 2026
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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump walks upon arrival on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington
News

Trump Tells Iran to Make Nuclear Deal or Next Attack Will Be ‘Far Worse’

U.S. President Donald Trump urged Iran on Wednesday to come to the table and make a deal on nuclear weapons or the next U.S. attack would be far worse, but

January 28, 2026
Total Views: 901

Saturday, January 24, 2026
USS Abraham Lincoln carrier group
Defense

Trump’s Move To Send US Ships To Mideast Renews Iran Threat

By Courtney McBride, Roxana Tiron and Hadriana Lowenkron Jan 23, 2026 (Bloomberg) –President Donald Trump has dispatched naval assets to the Middle

January 24, 2026
Total Views: 1624

Friday, January 23, 2026
FILE PHOTO: People attend the funeral of the security forces who were killed in the protests that erupted over the collapse of the currency's value in Tehran, Iran
News

U.S. Sanctions Iran’s Shadow Fleet Over Brutal Crackdown on Protesters

The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Thursday escalated economic pressure on Iran, sanctioning nine vessels and eight management companies tied to Tehran’s

January 23, 2026
Total Views: 600

Friday, January 16, 2026
BRICS Plus countries arrives for joint maritime drills in South African waters
Defense

U.S. Says South Africa is Cozying Up to Iran With Naval Drills

The US criticized South Africa for allowing Iran to participate in naval drills off the coast of Cape Town, after conflicting reports about the Islamic

January 16, 2026
Total Views: 910

Wednesday, January 14, 2026
tanker at sea
News

Ships Drop Anchor Beyond Iran’s Ports in Precautionary Move

Dozens of commercial ships have dropped anchor at a distance outside Iran's port limits in recent days, according to data and shipping sources, as tensions

January 14, 2026
Total Views: 1379

Monday, January 12, 2026
tanker at sea
News

Iran Releases Greek-Owned Tanker St. Nikolas After Two-Year Detention

Iran has quietly released the Marshall Islands-flagged, Greek-owned oil tanker St. Nikolas after holding the vessel for approximately two years, according to

January 12, 2026
Total Views: 1815

Thursday, December 18, 2025
Stock photo shows an oil tanker at a terminal
News

Trump Administration Hits Iran’s Shadow Fleet With New Sanctions on 29 Ships

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sweeping new sanctions targeting Iran’s shadow fleet

December 18, 2025
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Thursday, December 11, 2025
Indonesia seizes Iranian flagged tanker suspected of illegal oil transshipment in Indonesia's North Natuna Sea. Picture released July 11, 2023. Indonesia's Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) / Handout via REUTERS
Energy

Supertankers Racing Empty to Lift Oil Highlight Vessel Shortage

A shortage of oil tankers is becoming so acute that newly built vessels, which usually carry refined fuels on their maiden voyages, are instead racing empty

December 11, 2025
Total Views: 15192

Friday, December 5, 2025
Iran Holds Drills in Gulf, Firing Ballistic, Cruise Missiles at Simulated Targets
News

Iran Holds Drills in Gulf, Firing Ballistic, Cruise Missiles at Simulated Targets

Iran's Revolutionary Guards Navy fired ballistic and cruise missiles at simulated targets in the Gulf on Friday during a two-day military exercise aimed at

December 5, 2025
Total Views: 341

Saturday, November 29, 2025
Sahand Destroyer. Photo: Iranian Army
Navy

Repaired Sahand Destroyer, Floating Base Join Iranian Navy

Nov 29 (Reuters) – The Sahand destroyer, which capsized during repairs last year, has been recommissioned into the Iranian Navy along with the

November 29, 2025
Total Views: 1481

Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Indonesia seizes Iranian flagged tanker suspected of illegal oil transshipment in Indonesia's North Natuna Sea. Picture released July 11, 2023. Indonesia's Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) / Handout via REUTERS
Energy

Iranian Oil Held at Sea Hits Most Since ‘23 as China Demand Lags

The amount of Iranian crude held on tankers at sea has swelled to the highest in two-and-a-half years, reflecting slower demand from top buyer China even as

November 25, 2025
Total Views: 1417

Monday, November 24, 2025
Indonesia to Auction US-Sanctioned Supertanker It Seized in 2023
Featured

Indonesia to Auction US-Sanctioned Supertanker It Seized in 2023

The Indonesian government is auctioning off a US-sanctioned supertanker and its cargo of crude oil for at least $70 million, according to government

November 24, 2025
Total Views: 15792

Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz
Incidents

Oil Tanker Seized by Iran Is Released With Cargo Missing

An oil tanker that was seized by Iranian forces last week has been freed but without its cargo, the vessel’s manager said. The crew of the Talara, which was

November 19, 2025
Total Views: 1921

Monday, November 17, 2025
Strait of Hormuz tankers and a military helicopter
News

Tanker Crew Safe After Iran Seizure, Vessel Manager Says

The crew of an oil products tanker are safe and the vessel is anchored off Iran's Bandar Abbas port, its manager said on Monday, after Tehran said it seized

November 17, 2025
Total Views: 2119

Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz
Shipping

Iran Confirms Seizure Of Tanker in Gulf, Citing ‘Unauthorized Cargo’

Iran confirmed on Saturday that its Revolutionary Guards had seized a tanker in Gulf waters carrying a cargo of petrochemicals bound for Singapore over alleged

November 17, 2025
Total Views: 6157

Friday, November 14, 2025
Members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards participate in a military parade to commemorate the anniversary of the start of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, in Tehran September 21, 2008
News

Iran Seizes Oil Tanker Off UAE Coast Amid Escalating Gulf Tensions

Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps naval forces have seized the Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker TALARA approximately 20 nautical miles east of Khawr Fakkan

November 14, 2025
Total Views: 2082

Tuesday, October 28, 2025
An aerial view shows the oil tanker named Boracay (also called Pushpa)
Shipping

Iran, Russia and The New Zealand Insurer That Kept Their Sanctioned Oil Flowing

Last Christmas, the tanker Yug cruised out of the Chinese port of Qingdao after offloading 2 million barrels of sanctioned Iranian oil. Near the Arctic, a

October 28, 2025
Total Views: 3027

Tuesday, October 21, 2025
An anchored tanker ship at night
Shipping

Iranian Tankers Go Dark Again After Three Days of Unusual AIS Transparency

Iran’s National Iranian Tanker Company fleet has returned to conducting dark operations after an unprecedented three-day period of AIS transparency that

October 21, 2025
Total Views: 1125

Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Iran’s Tanker Fleet Mysteriously Resumes Transparent AIS Transmissions After Seven-Year Blackout
Shipping

Iran’s Tanker Fleet Mysteriously Resumes Transparent AIS Transmissions After Seven-Year Blackout

Most Iranian-flagged tankers have begun transmitting properly over the Automatic Identification System (AIS) without spoofing for the first time in seven and a

October 15, 2025
Total Views: 1554