Iran’s IRGC opens new naval base at Strait of Hormuz
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has opened a new naval base at Sirik, a coastal Iranian town east of the strategic…
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Iran holds naval exercise near sensitive Strait of Hormuz
AFP – The Iranian navy began a three-day exercise in the Sea of Oman near the strategic Strait of Hormuz on Thursday,…
Photos: ‘Great Prophet-14’ military drill in south of Iran
Tasnim – Amid heightened tensions with the US, Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) on Tuesday kicked off large-scale military drills in the…
Iran moves mock-up US carrier to mouth of Persian Gulf – satellite images
Reuters – Iran has moved a mock-up U.S. aircraft carrier to the strategic Strait of Hormuz, satellite images show, suggesting it will…
Iran oil exports no longer dependent on Hormuz Strait
SHANA — President Hassan Rouhani and Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh officially inaugurated the construction of a 1,000-km pipeline extending from Goreh…
Armed men seize, release tanker off Iran by Strait of Hormuz
AP — Armed men boarded a Hong Kong-flagged tanker ship Tuesday off the coast of Iran near the crucial Strait of Hormuz,…
Iran deploys missiles covering the Strait Of Hormuz
Forbes | H I Sutton: Evidence suggests that Iran has deployed an array of anti-ship missiles and large rockets overlooking Strait of…
S. Korea to send vessel, 300 troops to Strait of Hormuz after US pressure
RT – South Korea will send a naval destroyer and 300 troops to the Strait of Hormuz, the Defense Ministry in Seoul…
Iran won’t target Strait of Hormuz over Soleimani assassination: analysts
Reuters | Luke Baker: Iran is unlikely to block the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s busiest oil-shipping channel, in reprisal for the killing…
UK navy says will escort British-flagged ships through Strait of Hormuz amid tensions
Press TV – The UK Navy says it will accompany the British-flagged ships through the strategic Strait of Homuz, as regional tensions…
US aircraft carrier strike group sails through Strait of Hormuz
Reuters – The U.S. aircraft carrier strike group Abraham Lincoln sailed through the vital Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, U.S. officials told…
False coalitions cannot keep Hormuz Strait secure: Army chief commander
Press TV – The chief commander of Iran’s Army says regional countries cannot rely on outsiders to provide security of the Persian…
UK lowers security level for its ships in Strait of Hormuz
Press TV – Britain lowers its so-called security risk level for UK-flagged ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian…
Strait of Hormuz region can find its own solution
Financial Times | Mohammad Javad Zarif: This is a significant moment for our neighbourhood. We are witnessing an escalation in tensions and…
Photos: Releasing UK-flagged ‘Stena Impero’
ISNA | Mehdi Dehdar: The UK-flagged ‘Stena Impero’ oil tanker was released on Friday by Iran after nearly two months being in…
Iranian fishermen feel waves of tension from US
Al-Monitor | Makram Najmuddine: As waves hit the coast of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran every evening, dozens of fishermen sit together…
“Hormuz Peace Initiative”, a blueprint based on Iranian diplomatic goals
IRNA – “Hormuz Peace Initiative” to be presented by President Hassan Rouhani as Iran’s Initiative to the Seventy-Fourth UN General Assembly is…
IRGC seizes 7 trawlers near Hormuz Strait
MNA – The Navy of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps said in a statement that its forces have detained seven trawling ships…
Japan to dispatch forces to Hormuz Strait if Iran gives consent: report
MNA – Japan is considering sending a Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer separately from the US-led coalition to the Persian Gulf and it…
Foreign forces sowing insecurity in region: Iran’s UN envoy
MNA – Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations says the presence of foreign forces in the region is sowing…
Do not even think of attacking Iran, commander warns enemies
Tasnim – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps deputy commander warned the enemies that they would bitterly regret a decision to take military…
European mission in Hormuz Strait likely to come up in EU meeting in Finland: Merkel
MNA – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday she believed the idea of a European naval mission in the Strait of…
US seeks insecurity in Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz: Iran VP
Press TV – Iran’s First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri says the United States seeks to sow insecurity in the Persian Gulf and…
UK sole country to join US anti-Iran coalition in Strait of Hormuz: report
MNA – While Germany reiterated Mon. that it will not join US maritime coalition in the Strait of Hormuz, UK is the…
Germany once again rejects possibility of joining US-led mission in Strait of Hormuz
Press TV – Germany has once again rejected a US proposal to join an American naval mission tasked with protecting vessels that…
US officially asks Germany, France, UK to take part in Strait of Hormuz mission to counter Iran
Sputnik – Earlier, both German and British officials said they did not support the US’s “maximum pressure” strategy against Tehran, instead welcoming…
Oman, Iran cooperating on navigation in Hormuz: Oman minister
Reuters – Oman and Iran were cooperating on navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, Oman’s minister in charge of foreign affairs said…
Iran not to allow US, UK to take control of Hormuz Strait
MNA – The Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council (EC) Mohsen Rezaei said Sun. that the Americans and the British are escalating the…
Any change to Hormuz Strait status opens door to dangerous confrontation
MNA – A military aide to the Iranian Leader Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan said Wed. that “any change in the status of…
What is really behind British tanker seizure?
Alwaght – Nearly three decades after the Tanker War in the Strait of Hormuz in the 1980s, the strategic waterway’s name is…
US military took defensive action against second Iranian drone last week
Reuters – A U.S. Navy ship took defensive action against a second Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz last week, but…
UK-flagged ship not seized for retaliation: Iran gov’t spox
IRNA – The UK-flagged tanker Stena Impero has been seized in the Strait of Hurmuz by Iranian coastguards not for retaliation, Iran’s…
MPs call for charging foreign ships a toll to cross Strait of Hormuz
MNA – Members of the Iranian Parliament hailed the swiftness of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) in seizing a violating British…
IRGC releases footage of seized UK-flagged oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz
Tasnim – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps on Saturday released video of the operation to capture British-flagged oil tanker, Stena Impero. The…
New scandal around empire of lies
MNA – On Thursday, US President Donald Trump, who is also the commander in chief of the country’s armed forces, falsely claimed…
UK tanker’s tracker was off while passing Hormuz Strait: Military source
IRNA – UK oil tanker that was seized in the Strait of Hormuz had turned down its tracker and paved wrong way,…
23 crew of UK tanker to remain on board for safety
IRNA – The crew of the British tanker seized by Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz should remain on board to…
Iran seize second British tanker in one day
UK Defense Journal – The MV Mesdar, originally bound for Saudi Arabia, has been seized by Iran. The vessel, like the earlier…
IRGC says captures British oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz
Press TV – Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has said that it has captured a British oil tanker for breaching international…
Iran rejects Trump’s claim on downing of Iranian drone
IRNA – Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that the Islamic Republic of Iran has not lost any drone…