Iranian forces have claimed the seizure of a small tanker accused of illicitly carrying oil through the Persian Gulf, the latest incident in a series of tense developments that demonstrate a The crisis really began to escalate in May when four oil tankers were were hit by blasts in the Gulf of Oman. Iran denied US accusations its forces had planted mines on the vessels. What we know Iran vowed on Tuesday, as the world wondered where the tanker had gone, that the seizure of one of its own crude oil tankers by British military forces earlier in July would not go "without a "Until the Iranian oil tanker arrives at its destination the British must help end the crisis," Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh, a member of parliament's national security and foreign affairs committee Iran crisis: How and why a British oil tanker was seized by Iran's Revolutionary Guards. Follow the author of this article. Follow the topics within this article. “Allahu akbar”, or God is great, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard marine was heard shouting off camera as the group took control of the British-flagged Stena Impero. DUBAI — Iran’s capture of a British oil tanker risked spiraling into a major international crisis on Saturday, with neither side backing down from a standoff that exposes the world’s
18 Jul 2019 Iranian forces have claimed the seizure of a small tanker accused of illicitly carrying oil through the Persian Gulf, the latest incident in a series of
22 Jul 2019 Iran's Revolutionary Guard has brutally taunted the UK by hoisting the nation's flag over a seized British oil tanker and calling its beloved Royal 18 Jul 2019 Iranian forces have claimed the seizure of a small tanker accused of illicitly carrying oil through the Persian Gulf, the latest incident in a series of 20 Jul 2019 Iran oil tanker crisis: MPs pledge 'robust response' as UK ships told to avoid Gulf. Jeremy hunt warned there would be 'serious consequences' 23 Jul 2019 But this is a two-way process: unless Iran's tanker, held by the UK in enable free oil trade by Iran, instead of joining the American oil embargo, 26 Aug 2019 Recent attacks on oil tankers in the Persian Gulf sparked political tensions between the US and Iran. Jakob Larsen, head of maritime security at 20 Jul 2019 The French foreign ministry has called on Iran to quickly release a British-flagged oil tanker it detained on Friday afternoon. The Stena Impero 19 Jul 2019 Iran has seized a UK flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz in a sharp escalation of the crisis between the Islamic republic and the west.
11 Oct 2019 Gulf crisis. Picture aboard Iranian oil tanker Sabiti An Iranian-owned oil tanker has been attacked in the Red Sea off the coast of Saudi Arabia
In July 1952, the Royal Navy intercepted the Italian tanker Rose Mary and forced it into the British protectorate of Aden on the grounds that the ship's petroleum was stolen property. News that the Royal Navy was intercepting tankers carrying Iranian oil scared off other tankers and effectively shut down oil exports from Iran. Iranian forces have claimed the seizure of a small tanker accused of illicitly carrying oil through the Persian Gulf, the latest incident in a series of tense developments that demonstrate a The crisis really began to escalate in May when four oil tankers were were hit by blasts in the Gulf of Oman. Iran denied US accusations its forces had planted mines on the vessels. What we know Iran vowed on Tuesday, as the world wondered where the tanker had gone, that the seizure of one of its own crude oil tankers by British military forces earlier in July would not go "without a "Until the Iranian oil tanker arrives at its destination the British must help end the crisis," Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh, a member of parliament's national security and foreign affairs committee Iran crisis: How and why a British oil tanker was seized by Iran's Revolutionary Guards. Follow the author of this article. Follow the topics within this article. “Allahu akbar”, or God is great, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard marine was heard shouting off camera as the group took control of the British-flagged Stena Impero.
Iran announced Friday afternoon it had seized a U.K.-flagged, Swedish-owned oil tanker it accused of illegal activities. The seizure came just hours after the Islamic Republic presented evidence purporting to prove the United States did not down an Iranian drone in the same strategic region the day before.
16 Jul 2019 Oil tankers have previously been targeted as the Persian Gulf region took center stage in a crisis over Iran's unraveling nuclear deal with world 19 Jun 2019 are prominent Trump critics who agree Iran is behind the oil tanker may compel the US to negotiate with Iran over how to end the crisis,
22 Jul 2019 A speedboat of Iran's Revolutionary Guard moves around a British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero, which was seized on Friday, in the Iranian
14 Jun 2019 Recent attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman have heightened days of the Iran-Iraq War,” Ali Vaez, the director of the International Crisis