U.S. warrant issued for seizure of Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar
WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (Reuters) – A U.S. court has issued a warrant for the seizure of an Iranian tanker that British Royal Marines had seized last
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards publish purported exchange with British warship
Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards published footage on Monday purportedly showing the Guards warning off a British warship during their July 19 seizure of a British-flagged
Hunt says Iran may be on “dangerous path” after seizing tanker
British foreign minister Jeremy Hunt said on Saturday that he was worried that Iran had taken a “dangerous path” after it seized a British-flagged tanker
Iran forces say they seized British-flagged oil tanker in Gulf
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Friday they had captured a British-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf after Britain seized an Iranian vessel earlier this month,
‘No doubt about it,’ Trump says as Iran challenges his report of drone downing
President Donald Trump said there was “no doubt” the U.S. Navy had brought down an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz this week while
U.S. says Navy ship ‘destroyed’ Iranian drone in Gulf
By Steve Holland and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, July 18 (Reuters) – The United States said on Thursday that a U.S. Navy ship had “destroyed” an
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards impound foreign ship in the Gulf – state TV
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards has seized a foreign ship smuggling fuel in the Gulf, state television quoted Iran’s elite force as saying in a statement on
Iran strikes opposition positions on border with Iraqi Kurdistan
Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards used drones and missiles to strike headquarters of a Kurdish militant group near Iran‘s border with neighbouring Iraq’s Kurdistan region, the Iranian semi-official
Britain replaces warship in Gulf, to maintain continuous presence
Britain said on Friday it would deploy the destroyer HMS Duncan warship to the Gulf to replace HMS Montrose, maintaining a continuous presence there during
Iranian boats ‘harass’ British tanker in the Gulf -U.S. officials
Five boats believed to belong to Iranian Revolutionary Guards approached a British oil tanker in the Gulf on Wednesday and asked it to stop in Iranian waters
Iranian oil tanker crew being interviewed as witnesses in Gibraltar
The crew on a giant Iranian oil tanker detained in Gibraltar are being interviewed as witnesses, not criminal suspects, in an effort to establish the
Iran says new US sanctions mean end of diplomacy
Iran said on Tuesday that U.S. sanctions imposed on Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other top officials in the country permanently closed the path
U.S. cyber attacks on Iranian targets not successful, Iran minister says
U.S. cyber attacks against Iranian targets have not been successful, Iran’s telecoms minister said on Monday, within days of reports that the Pentagon had launched
Trump ‘warned Tehran a US attack was imminent, called for talks’ (Update 2)
US President Donald Trump said on Friday he aborted a military strike on Iran because he it could have killed 150 people, a disproportionate response to Tehran’s
Iran’s Guards shoot down U.S. “spy” drone in Hormozgan province
DUBAI, June 20 (Reuters) – Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards have shot down a U.S. “spy” drone in the southern province of Hormozgan, the Guards’ news
Iran says it won’t wage war, Russia warns US
President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday Iran would not wage war against any nation, while Russia told the United States it should drop what it
U.S. says to send more troops to the Middle East, cites Iran threats
Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan announced on Monday the deployment of about 1,000 more troops to the Middle East for what he said were
Iran says it will breach uranium limit, U.S. denounces ‘nuclear blackmail’
Iran announced on Monday it would soon breach limits on the amount of enriched uranium it can stockpile under a 2015 international agreement, in a
Trump blames Iran for tanker attacks, stoking fears of confrontation (Update 2)
By Parisa Hafezi and Makini Brice U.S. President Donald Trump blamed Iran on Friday for attacks on two oil tankers at the entrance to the
Eyeing Iran, U.S. sending more Patriot missiles to Middle East
WASHINGTON, May 10 (Reuters) – Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has approved a new deployment of Patriot missiles to the Middle East, a U.S.