Tag: Strait of Hormuz
With US-Iran peace talks progressing slowly, reopening of Strait of Hormuz and normalisation of oil prices still days, if not weeks, away
The talks have now once again entered a critical phase, with both sides dropping hints that some progress is being made on key issues. However officials believe that a final peace agreement is still days away.
Fresh tensions between US and Iran in Strait of Hormuz, puts global energy markets at further risk
In recent months, tensions had already been building after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran, and US increased naval deployments in the Gulf and launched what it called “Project Freedom".
Iran seizes 2 ships in Strait of Hormuz, one India bound
In a statement, the IRGC Navy said it had detained two ships — MSC Francesca and Epaminondas — accusing them of “jeopardising maritime security" and operating without necessary permits, as well as allegedly tampering with navigation systems.
Iran fires on container ship in Strait of Hormuz hours after Trump announced extension of ceasefire
The British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said the attack happened around 7:55 a.m. in the strait and targeted a container ship, reported the Associated Press.
Iran says it has closed Strait of Hormuz again, so much for the Pakistan brokered ceasefire
Since the ceasefire announcement, there have been a lot of confusing reports about the crucial trade route. With US imposing a blockade on Iranian ports around the strait, the situation has become even more complicated.
Ceasefire in West Asia: US Navy moves to blockade Iranian ports around Strait of Hormuz after ceasefire talks in Pakistan
If US Navy really enforce this blockade, one can be sure to say that the global oil crisis is going to get worse, so much for the Pakistan-brokered ceasefire which got praised by leftists around the world, what ceasefire?