Hormuz
US seeks new int'l coalition to get ships moving again in Hormuz, internal cable says
US embassies should deliver the demarche orally to partner nations by May 1, but not to Russia, China, Belarus, Cuba, and "other US adversaries," said the cable.
CENTCOM prepares 'short and powerful' wave of strikes on Iran, Trump to be briefed on plan - Axios
Iran uses improvised oil storage to avoid damage to oil facilities amid blockade - report
Russian superyacht crosses Strait of Hormuz as shipping traffic remains muted
How a tanker and its crew that 'disappeared' for 10 days ended up in Iran
After disappearing from the UAE anchorage, there it was, off Hormuz Island near Iran, several hundred kilometers from its last known location on July 5, where it had been for months.
Iran’s IRGC: The Persian Gulf belongs to us
“We have the right to question any vessels entering the Straits of Hormuz and Iranian territorial waters,” naval commander Admiral Alireza Tangsiri said.
Rouhani says Iran resists sanctions, drives U.S. 'desperate'
Rouhani said the situation had become "instense" in the region and blamed it on Washington.
Iranian media: Attacks on Saudi Arabia means world needs Iran's oil
Since May, the one-year anniversary of the US leaving the 'Iran Deal,' Tehran has been seeking ways to pressure the world to stop America’s sanctions.
Radical solutions to the Hormuz bottleneck
Iran’s dominance of the Strait of Hormuz has never satisfied its arch-enemy Saudi Arabia.
UK to join US-led maritime security mission in Gulf
A British security source said the focus of the new mission would be protecting the security of shipping and Britain would not be joining U.S. sanctions against Iran.
Iran seizes a foreign oil tanker in Gulf smuggling fuel to Arab states
"It carried 700,000 liters of fuel. Seven sailors onboard of the tanker, who are from different nationalities, were detained," TV quoted IRGC commander Ramezan Zirahi as saying.
Radical solutions to the Hormuz bottleneck
Always aware of its potential power, Iran has from time to time chosen to demonstrate its muscle.
Iran condemns UK during meeting with Oman's foreign minister
Iran has already seized a UK tanker in response and London has said it will attempt to protect its ships from more Iranian harassment.
Hunt warns UK ships to avoid Hormuz, amid diplomatic efforts with Iran
The UK will also form a European-led maritime mission to support safe passage of ships in the region. Hunt stressed that this would not be part of the “US maximum pressure policy on Iran.”
