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US forces intercept sanctioned vessel linked to Iran in overnight operation
2+ hour, 16+ min ago (117+ words) US forces boarded a stateless sanctioned tanker in international waters overnight, targeting networks tied to Iran as part of a broader crackdown on illicit maritime activity. Officials say enforcement operations will continue globally to disrupt vessels providing material support. US…...
US interdicts stateless sanctioned tanker sailing from Iran to China
2+ hour, 44+ min ago (619+ words) National security correspondent Jennifer Griffin and former Army intelligence analyst Bret t Velicovich discuss the U. S. military's operations in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's fractured leadership and China's involvement in illicit oil trade. U. S. forces conducted a boarding and interdiction operation overnight…...
Tanker Trying to Evade Sanctions Siezed
22+ hour, 32+ min ago (164+ words) The Jerusalem Post US Marines boarded an Iranian-flagged commercial vessel in the Arabian Sea on. .. US Marines boarded an Iranian-flagged commercial vessel in the Arabian Sea on April 19 after a six-hour standoff, rappelling from helicopters launched from the amphibious assault…...
Sanctions Relief Helps Fuel Russia's War Machine as Oil Revenues Jump
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (802+ words) World's Biggest Physical Oil Trader Warns of Months of Price Volatility Britain's top business lobby group" Automation and robotics are rapidly" The World Bank and IMF" Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has criticized an easing of sanctions on Russian energy, writing…...
U. S. Forces Seize Iranian Ship That Attempted to Evade Naval Blockade
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (508+ words) President Donald Trump announced Sunday afternoon that the United States Navy had captured and taken custody of an Iranian-flagged merchant vessel that had attempted to run the blockade established at the Strait of Hormuz. BREAKING: President Trump just announced the…...
Zelensky condemns US extension of Russian sanctions waiver
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (314+ words) Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has condemned a US decision to extend the period during which Russia is allowed to sell oil despite Western sanctions. The move means countries can purchase Russian oil and petroleum products already loaded on vessels at…...
LISA DAFTARI: Hormuz whiplash proves Tehran can't honor any deal it signs
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (796+ words) Fox News correspondent Alex Hogan reports on Iran's renewed closure of the Strait of Hormuz and President Donald Trump's warning that the U. S. will not be blackmailed as tensions escalate on "Fox Report.' Iran's regime just told us everything we need…...
Ex-counterterrorism chief says Trump must restrain Israel before he can declare victory in Iran
2+ week, 5+ day ago (485+ words) President Donald Trump gives the public an update on the war in Iran from the White House. Former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent " who quit his government role last month over his opposition to the Iran war " suggested in…...
The Iran war summed up to the music of Dire Straits: Money for Nothing
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (373+ words) Along with Viet Nam, Afghanistan, and Iraq, we can proudly add Iran to our "win" list. We know because Trump said we won. And we have the specifics to prove it. We opened the Strait of Hormuz'which wasn't closed until…...
Outlines of a deal emerge with major concessions to Iran
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (1079+ words) WASHINGTON'Upbeat claims from President Trump over an imminent peace deal to end the war with Iran were met with deep skepticism Friday across the Middle East, where Iranian and Israeli officials questioned the prospects for a lasting agreement that would…...