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Photos and video show flames, ash, and charring on oil tanker allegedly hit by torpedo in Gulf of Oman
Around half of its starboard side can be seen with fire damage. Its bridge, usually white, was blac…
Sinéad Baker,Sinéad Baker,Sin…
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Saudi minister says two of its oil tankers were attacked in UAE waters
"Since early May, there is an increased possibility that Iran and/or its regional proxies could tak…
Rosie Perper,Rosie Perper
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British military agency warns of 'potential hijack' in the Gulf of Oman as multiple oil tankers report they have lost control
The events unfolding in the Gulf of Oman come on the heels of an apparent suicide attack on an oil …
Ryan Pickrell
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Amid heightened tensions in the Gulf between the US and Iran, Indian Navy launches Op Sankalp to safeguard Indian vessels
The Indian Navy on Thursday launched Operation Sankalp to safeguard its vessels transiting thro…
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Oil is surging after a suspected torpedo attack on 2 tankers in the Gulf of Oman
West Texas Intermediate crude jumped 3% to $52.70 a barrel, while Brent crude jumped 3.8% to $62.04…
Theron Mohamed
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Declassified CIA Paper Reveals How The US Helped Stop An Iranian Sneak Attack On Saudi Oil Rigs In 1987
The US focused its attention on the Persian Gulf in the context of Operation Earnest Will, the worl…
Pierre Bienaimé,Armin Rosen
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The oil tanker attacks could make a US-Iran military showdown inevitable, experts warn
"The Iranian strategy is twofold: to make it difficult for their Gulf neighbors to export oil as lo…
John Haltiwanger
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Photo shows oil tanker on fire off the coast of Iran after apparent attacks
A US Navy fleet told Reuters that it is helping the tankers after it got distress calls, while a pa…
Sinéad Baker,Sinéad Baker,Sin…
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The US hit Iran with a secret cyberattack to disrupt oil tanker attacks the same day Trump almost authorized military strikes
An Iranian Revolutionary Guard gives directions to speedboats on the water during a ceremony to com…
John Haltiwanger
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Iran says it will breach nuclear deal limits on enriched uranium, the latest escalation after US accused it of attacking oil tankers
According to Reuters, Iran's Atomic Energy Organization spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi announced on M…
Bill Bostock,Bill Bostock
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Iran may be playing on a key US weakness to flip the tanker mining crisis on its head and spike oil prices
Iran has denied all involvement in the damaged tankers. Iran denies supporting Houthi militants in …
Alex Lockie
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Mysterious attacks on at least a dozen tankers carrying Iranian oil are reportedly due to covert Israeli operations
The Trump admin. tacitly supported the Israeli operations, the report said, and the US does not app…
John Haltiwanger
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An Iranian boat reportedly fired a missile at a US drone right before the tanker attack
"It is the assessment of the U.S. government that Iran is responsible for today's attacks in the Gu…
Ryan Pickrell
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A fierce naval battle 35 years ago shows how destructive another US showdown with Iran could get
In recent weeks, the US has deployed fighter jets and warships to the Persian Gulf, raising fears o…
Paul Iddon
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Iranian gunboats trying to seize a British oil tanker were scared away by the Royal Navy, new report claims
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces reportedly ordered a British oil tanker to alter its route…
David Choi
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Shipping giant says fuel tankers can take detours around the Red Sea as attacks rise, potentially disrupting energy flows
With a major firm allowing ships to take detours, others could follow. That would add multiple days…
Aruni Soni
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How the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow stretch of water where ships transport $1.2 billion worth of oil every day, is at the heart of spiraling US-Iran tensions
Kenneth Vincent, an economist at the Department of Energy, told a 2017 conference, cited by The Atl…
Alexandra Ma
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The UK is deploying another warship to the Persian Gulf as concern grows over a tanker that went missing near Iran
On July 4, the government of Gibraltar, a British territory, seized an Iranian tanker it said was c…
Ellen Ioanes,Ellen Ioanes
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The US military is building a case against Iran with clearer images from the latest tanker attacks
One of the explosives placed on the hull of the Kokuka Courageous did not explode during the attack…
Ryan Pickrell
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Owner of tanker attacked in Gulf of Oman blames 'flying objects,' seeming to contradict US suggestion that it was a mine
Pompeo said that the US's conclusions were "based on the level of expertise for the execution, and …