US weighs global seizures of Iran linked oil tankers as Strait of Hormuz tensions rise, expands naval blockade, sanctions and enforcement to tighten economic pressure on Tehran....
Iran on Sunday forced two oil tankers to turn back while they were attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, saying the move was in response to the ongoing US blockade of Iranian ports ... 28 ... .
TEHRAN — Iran on Sunday forced two oil tankers to turn back while attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, saying the move was in response to the ongoing US blockade ...
TEHRAN, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Iranian armed forces intercepted two oil tankers attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, the semi-official Tasnim NewsAgency reported, as tensions persist over maritime access to the strategic waterway.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran, following previous agreements in negotiations, has agreed in good faith to the managed passage of a limited number of oil tankers and commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz,” the statement said.
Three Iranian oil tankers carrying a total of five million barrels of crude have become the first such loaded vessels to leave the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz since a US blockade came into force, the tracking firm Kpler ... .
About 20 ships bound for the Strait of Hormuz were turned back to Oman after Iran claimed the waterway was closed, gunfire also targeted an oil tanker and a commercial ship ....
Another Indian crude oil tanker crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, even as tensions around the waterway remained high ... Meanwhile, an AFP reports said at least eight oil and gas tankers crossed ...
The US is reportedly planning to board and seize Tehran-linked oil tankers across the globe in the coming days – dramatically escalating its pressure ...