Tanker off UAE sought by US over Iran sanctions ‘hijacked’
4 years, 6 months ago

Tanker off UAE sought by US over Iran sanctions ‘hijacked’

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An oil tanker sought by the U.S. over allegedly circumventing sanctions on Iran was hijacked on July 5 off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, a seafarers welfare organization said Wednesday. It wasn’t immediately clear what happened aboard the Dominica-flagged MT Gulf Sky, though its reported hijacking comes after months of tensions between Iran and the U.S. David Hammond, the CEO of the United Kingdom-based group Human Rights at Sea, said he took a witness statement from the captain of the MT Gulf Sky, confirming the ship had been hijacked. Hormuz Island, near the port city of Bandar Abbas, is some 190 kilometers north of Khorfakkan, a city on the eastern coast of the United Arab Emirates where the vessel had been for months. Court documents allege the scheme involved the Quds Force of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, which is its elite expeditionary unit, as well as Iran’s national oil and tanker companies.

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Iran is vulnerable to a Trumpian all-out economic assault
2 days, 5 hours ago

Iran is vulnerable to a Trumpian all-out economic assault

Live Mint  

On November 25th the Elva, a tanker flagged in São Tomé and Príncipe, clandestinely picked up 2m barrels of Iranian crude off Malaysia’s coast. Since October, when the Biden administration started cracking down on Iran-linked tankers, their crude deliveries to China, which buys nearly all of Iran’s oil, have shrunk by a quarter, to 1.3m barrels per day. On January …

Salvagers launch new attempt to tow an oil tanker blown up by Yemen’s Houthi rebels
4 months ago

Salvagers launch new attempt to tow an oil tanker blown up by Yemen’s Houthi rebels

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A new attempt has begun to try to salvage an oil tanker burning in the Red Sea after attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, a European Union naval mission said Saturday. The EU’s Operation Aspides published images dated Saturday of its vessels escorting three ships heading to the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion. However, satellite images taken …

Salvagers abandon effort to tow burning oil tanker in Red Sea targeted by Yemen’s Houthi rebels
4 months, 1 week ago

Salvagers abandon effort to tow burning oil tanker in Red Sea targeted by Yemen’s Houthi rebels

Live Mint  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Salvagers abandoned an effort to tow away a burning oil tanker in the Red Sea targeted by Yemen's Houthi rebels as it “was not safe to proceed,” a European Union naval mission said Tuesday, leaving the Sounion stranded and its 1 million barrels of oil at risk of spilling. While a major spill has yet …

Salvagers abandon effort to tow burning oil tanker in the Red Sea targeted by Yemen’s Houthi rebels
4 months, 1 week ago

Salvagers abandon effort to tow burning oil tanker in the Red Sea targeted by Yemen’s Houthi rebels

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Salvagers abandoned an initial effort to tow away a burning oil tanker in the Red Sea targeted by Yemen’s Houthi rebels as it “was not safe to proceed,” a European Union naval mission said Tuesday, leaving the Sounion stranded and its 1 million barrels of oil at risk of spilling. Meanwhile, there’s the threat of …

Yemen's Houthi rebels target oil tanker in the Red Sea
4 months, 1 week ago

Yemen's Houthi rebels target oil tanker in the Red Sea

New Indian Express  

The Blue Lagoon I is traveling south through the Red Sea to an unlisted destination. The Joint Maritime Information Center said it assessed that the ship “was targeted due to other vessels within its company structure making recent port calls in Israel.” Saree also cited that as the reason the Houthis attacked the vessel. Later on Monday morning, the British …

Yemen’s Houthi rebels target oil tanker in the Red Sea. US says rebels also hit Saudi-flagged tanker
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Yemen’s Houthi rebels target oil tanker in the Red Sea. US says rebels also hit Saudi-flagged tanker

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a Panama-flagged oil tanker in the Red Sea on Monday, authorities said, as a nearby Saudi-flagged tanker ship also allegedly came under fire from the group. In Monday’s first assault, two ballistic missiles hit the oil tanker Blue Lagoon I and a third exploded near the ship, the …

Iran seizes oil tanker in Gulf, arrests crew
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran seizes oil tanker in Gulf, arrests crew

The Hindu  

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have seized a Togo-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf and arrested its nine-person crew over alleged fuel smuggling, the military force said on July 29 on its Sepahnews website. The Guards' naval forces captured it near the Arash oil field, a disputed rig between Iran and Kuwait "while loading smuggled fuel from Iranian barges", it said. "This …

Oil tanker held by Iran for over a year heads reaches international waters, tracking data shows
6 months ago

Oil tanker held by Iran for over a year heads reaches international waters, tracking data shows

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An oil tanker held by Iran for over a year after being seized amid tensions between Tehran and the United States reached international waters on Thursday, tracking data showed. The Marshall Islands-flagged tanker Advantage Sweet traveled through the Strait of Hormuz, where it was seized in April 2023 by Iran’s navy while carrying $50 million …

Iran seizes Israel-linked cargo ship as world braces for revenge attack
9 months ago

Iran seizes Israel-linked cargo ship as world braces for revenge attack

The Independent  

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Iran’s navy seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman that was at the center of a major US-Iran crisis
1 year ago

Iran’s navy seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman that was at the center of a major US-Iran crisis

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s navy captured an oil tanker Thursday in the Gulf of Oman that only months earlier had seen its cargo of Iranian oil seized by the United States over sanctions linked to Tehran’s nuclear program, further escalating the tensions gripping the Mideast’s waterways. The Iranian navy’s “seizure of the oil tanker does not constitute hijacking; …

Iran seizes oil tanker involved in US-Iran dispute in Gulf of Oman which will further escalate tensions
1 year ago

Iran seizes oil tanker involved in US-Iran dispute in Gulf of Oman which will further escalate tensions

India TV News  

Tehran: Iran's navy seized an oil tanker on Thursday in the Gulf of Oman that once was at the centre of a major crisis between Tehran and Washington. The British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, which provides warnings to sailors in the Middle East, said Thursday's seizure began early in the morning, in the waters between Oman and Iran …

Iran seizes oil tanker off Oman in dispute with US
1 year ago

Iran seizes oil tanker off Oman in dispute with US

Al Jazeera  

The state-run IRNA news agency published a story acknowledging the seizure of an oil tanker by Iran’s navy. “The Navy of the Islamic Republic of Iran seized an American oil tanker in the waters of the Gulf of Oman in accordance with a court order,” the state-run IRNA news agency said. “After the theft of Iranian oil by the United …

US confirms seizing Iranian oil cargo earlier this year
1 year, 4 months ago

US confirms seizing Iranian oil cargo earlier this year

Al Jazeera  

The Biden administration says it is seeking civil forfeiture of nearly one million barrels of seized Iranian oil. It said the oil is “the subject of a civil forfeiture action” after the shipping company operating the oil-carrying vessel, Suez Rajan Limited, pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate US sanctions. While the US views intercepting Iranian oil ships as law enforcement, …

A tanker believed to hold sanctioned Iran oil starts offloading near Texas despite Tehran’s threats
1 year, 4 months ago

A tanker believed to hold sanctioned Iran oil starts offloading near Texas despite Tehran’s threats

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An oil tanker long suspected of carrying sanctioned Iranian crude oil offloaded its cargo near Texas on Sunday, tracking data showed, even as Tehran has threatened to target shipping in the Persian Gulf over it. Iran has been trying to evade sanctions and continue selling its oil abroad, while the U.S. and its allies have …

US aims to deploy troops on commercial tankers to deter seizures by Iran
1 year, 5 months ago

US aims to deploy troops on commercial tankers to deter seizures by Iran

Hindustan Times  

The United States is preparing to deploy Marines and Navy personnel aboard commercial tankers transiting the Gulf as part of efforts to deter Iran from seizing ships, a US official said Thursday. The US military says Iran has either seized or attempted to take control of nearly 20 internationally flagged ships in the region over the past two years. to …

Analysis: Buildup of American forces in Persian Gulf a new signal of worsening US-Iran conflict
1 year, 5 months ago

Analysis: Buildup of American forces in Persian Gulf a new signal of worsening US-Iran conflict

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Thousands of Marines backed by advanced U.S. fighter jets and warships are slowly building up a presence in the Persian Gulf. Gulf Arab nations need the waterway to get their oil to market and worry about Iran’s intentions in the wider region. In recent days, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian called his counterparts in both …

Analysis: Buildup of American forces in Persian Gulf a new signal of worsening US-Iran conflict
1 year, 5 months ago

Analysis: Buildup of American forces in Persian Gulf a new signal of worsening US-Iran conflict

The Independent  

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Indonesia seizes Iranian tanker for suspected illegal oil transfer in its territorial waters
1 year, 6 months ago

Indonesia seizes Iranian tanker for suspected illegal oil transfer in its territorial waters

The Independent  

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Iran fires shots in attempt to seize two oil tankers, says US
1 year, 6 months ago

Iran fires shots in attempt to seize two oil tankers, says US

The Independent  

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US Navy says Iran seized commercial ship in Gulf
1 year, 6 months ago

US Navy says Iran seized commercial ship in Gulf

Al Jazeera  

The US Navy says it monitored the situation in international waters involving vessel possibly engaged in smuggling activity and decided not to intervene. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have “forcibly seized” a commercial ship in international waters in the Gulf that was possibly involved in smuggling, according to United States Navy. “US forces remain vigilant and ready to protect navigational …

Iran tried to seize 2 oil tankers near Strait of Hormuz and fired shots at one of them, US Navy says
1 year, 6 months ago

Iran tried to seize 2 oil tankers near Strait of Hormuz and fired shots at one of them, US Navy says

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran tried to seize two oil tankers near the strategic Strait of Hormuz early Wednesday, opening fire on one of them, the U.S. Navy said. It said that in both cases, the Iranian naval vessels backed off after the U.S. Navy dispatched a guided missile destroyer to the scene, and that both commercial ships continued …

US Navy says it repelled Iranian effort to seize oil tankers
1 year, 6 months ago

US Navy says it repelled Iranian effort to seize oil tankers

Al Jazeera  

US says Iran fired on one ship, but there were no casualties, and fled both times when a US ship arrived at the scene in the Gulf of Oman. The United States Navy has said that it prevented Iranian forces from seizing two oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz, the latest in a series of such incidents in one …

Satellite images show tankers Iran seized off Bandar Abbas
1 year, 8 months ago

Satellite images show tankers Iran seized off Bandar Abbas

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Two oil tankers recently seized by Iran are anchored off the coast of one of its key port cities on the strategic Strait of Hormuz, according to satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press on Sunday. The photos from Planet Labs PBC showed the Advantage Sweet and the Niovi being just south of Bandar Abbas …

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seizes tanker in Strait of Hormuz
1 year, 8 months ago

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seizes tanker in Strait of Hormuz

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized a Panamanian-flagged oil tanker in the strategic Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, the second such capture by Tehran in under a week amid heightened tensions over its nuclear program. Those Guard ships “forced the oil tanker to reverse course and head toward Iranian territorial waters off the coast of Bandar …

Iran's Revolutionary Guard seizes tanker in Strait of Hormuz
1 year, 8 months ago

Iran's Revolutionary Guard seizes tanker in Strait of Hormuz

The Hindu  

Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized a Panamanian-flagged oil tanker in the strategic Strait of Hormuz on May 3, the second such capture by Tehran in under a week amid heightened tensions over its nuclear program. It also comes amid the disappearance of a crude oil tanker in southeast Asia believed to be carrying Iranian crude oil amid reports it may …

Iran seizes second oil tanker in six days amid sanctions: US Navy
1 year, 8 months ago

Iran seizes second oil tanker in six days amid sanctions: US Navy

Hindustan Times  

Iranian forces seized a Panama-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz early on Wednesday, the US Navy said, the second such incident in less than a week. The latest two incidents come after Tehran's Western rivals toughened sanctions on Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps last week. The tanker, Niovi, was sailing from Dubai towards Fujairah, another port in the …

US Navy: Iran seizes oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz
1 year, 8 months ago

US Navy: Iran seizes oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz

The Independent  

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Iran seizes second oil tanker in a week amid US confrontation
1 year, 8 months ago

Iran seizes second oil tanker in a week amid US confrontation

Al Jazeera  

US Navy says several Iranian vessels approached the tanker in the Strait of Hormuz and forced it into Iranian waters. The Middle East-based US 5th Fleet and Iranian media confirmed on Wednesday that the naval force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stopped a tanker in the busy waterway. A few days before, the naval force of the Iranian army …

Why did Iran seize a US-bound oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman?
1 year, 8 months ago

Why did Iran seize a US-bound oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman?

Al Jazeera  

Neither side has acknowledged whether Iran’s capture of the Turkish-operated fuel tanker was a tit-for-tat move. Iran’s state television on Friday showed footage of the country’s navy commandos boarding the Marshall Islands-flagged tanker Advantage Sweet in a helicopter operation a day earlier. The Turkish-operated, Chinese-owned tanker entered the Gulf of Oman after moving through the Strait of Hormuz and was …

Iran navy seizes tanker near Oman that was on way to Houston
1 year, 8 months ago

Iran navy seizes tanker near Oman that was on way to Houston

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s navy seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday heading to the U.S. amid wider tensions over Tehran’s nuclear program, the latest-such capture in a waterway crucial for global energy supplies. “Iran should immediately release the oil tanker.” The Navy initially said Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized the vessel, …

Iran navy seizes tanker near Oman that was on way to Houston
1 year, 8 months ago

Iran navy seizes tanker near Oman that was on way to Houston

The Independent  

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Iran's navy seizes oil tanker with 24 Indian crew members near Oman, heading for Houston
1 year, 8 months ago

Iran's navy seizes oil tanker with 24 Indian crew members near Oman, heading for Houston

The Hindu  

Iran's navy seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker with 24 Indian crew members in the Gulf of Oman on April 28 heading to the U.S. amid wider tensions over Tehran's nuclear programme, the latest-such capture in a waterway crucial for global energy supplies. “Iran should immediately release the oil tanker.” The Navy initially said Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized the …

Iran navy seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman
1 year, 8 months ago

Iran navy seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman

The Independent  

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Iran seizes oil tanker ‘trying to flee’ in Gulf waters
1 year, 8 months ago

Iran seizes oil tanker ‘trying to flee’ in Gulf waters

Al Jazeera  

Tehran says its navy seized the Marshall Islands-flagged tanker after it hit an Iranian boat. Iran’s army has said it seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman after it collided with an Iranian boat, injuring several crewmen, state media reported. “A Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker was seized by the Iranian army’s naval force in the Persian …

Group: Oil tanker tied to US-traded firm receiving Iran oil
1 year, 9 months ago

Group: Oil tanker tied to US-traded firm receiving Iran oil

The Independent  

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei acknowledges Iran took oil from Greek tankers
2 years, 7 months ago

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei acknowledges Iran took oil from Greek tankers

The Hindu  

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei acknowledged on June 4 that Iran took the oil from two Greek tankers last month in helicopter-launched raids in the Persian Gulf. “They steal Iranian oil off the Greek coast, then our brave men who don’t fear death respond and seized the enemy’s oil tanker," the Supreme Leader said during an 80-minute speech on …

Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seize two Greek tankers in Persian Gulf as tensions rise
2 years, 7 months ago

Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seize two Greek tankers in Persian Gulf as tensions rise

Firstpost  

The seizure seemed to be in retaliation for Greece’s assistance in the US seizure of crude oil from an Iranian-flagged tanker this week, in the Mediterranean Sea, over violating Washington’s crushing sanctions on Iran Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized two Greek oil tankers Friday in helicopter-launched raids in the Persian Gulf, officials said. Nour News, a …

Iran seizes 2 Greek tankers in Persian Gulf as tensions rise
2 years, 7 months ago

Iran seizes 2 Greek tankers in Persian Gulf as tensions rise

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized two Greek oil tankers Friday in helicopter-launched raids in the Persian Gulf, officials said. Nour News, a website close to Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, warned a short time earlier that Tehran planned to take “punitive action” over Greece assisting the U.S. in seizing oil days earlier from the Iranian-flagged …

Iranian forces seize two Greek tankers in the Gulf: State media
2 years, 7 months ago

Iranian forces seize two Greek tankers in the Gulf: State media

Al Jazeera  

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards say they seized two Greek oil tankers in Arabian Gulf due to ‘violations’ that were committed. Iranian forces seized two Greek tankers in the Gulf on Friday, Iranian state media reported, shortly after Tehran warned it would take “punitive action” against Athens over the confiscation of Iranian oil by the United States from a tanker held off …

Iranian oil tanker’s cargo seized in Greece after US request
2 years, 7 months ago

Iranian oil tanker’s cargo seized in Greece after US request

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — The crude oil cargo of an Iranian-flagged tanker that was stopped in Greek waters last month has been seized and is being transferred to another vessel following a request from the U.S., a Greek official said Thursday. The official said following a “judicial intervention by U.S. authorities concerning the ship’s cargo” the process is currently underway, at …

Court filing seeks to seize Iran oil on US-owned tanker
2 years, 10 months ago

Court filing seeks to seize Iran oil on US-owned tanker

The Independent  

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Group alleges US firm’s tanker illicitly traded Iran oil
2 years, 10 months ago

Group alleges US firm’s tanker illicitly traded Iran oil

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A tanker owned by a Los Angeles-based private equity firm likely took part in the illicit trade of Iranian crude oil at sea despite American sanctions targeting the Islamic Republic amid the collapse of its nuclear deal with world powers, an advocacy group alleges. In a statement to the AP, Oaktree subsidiary Fleetscape — which …

Vietnamese oil tanker seized by Iran now free in open waters
3 years, 2 months ago

Vietnamese oil tanker seized by Iran now free in open waters

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A Vietnamese oil tanker earlier seized by Iran was free in open water Wednesday, ending the latest maritime confrontation involving Tehran amid stalled negotiations over its tattered nuclear deal with world powers. The Sothys left a position off Iran’s Bandar Abbas port and had reached international waters in the nearby Gulf of Oman early Wednesday, …

Satellite signals suggest Vietnam ship seized by Iran freed
3 years, 2 months ago

Satellite signals suggest Vietnam ship seized by Iran freed

The Independent  

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Iran frees Vietnamese tanker seized after US navy confrontation
3 years, 2 months ago

Iran frees Vietnamese tanker seized after US navy confrontation

Al Jazeera  

The IRGC said it had thwarted an attempt by the US navy to ‘steal’ Iranian oil by force in October. Tehran, Iran – Iran has freed a Vietnamese oil tanker that it had seized for trying to “steal” its oil in late October following a confrontation with the United States Navy in the Sea of Oman. The IRGC reiterated its …

Officials tell AP that Iran seized Vietnamese oil tanker
3 years, 2 months ago

Officials tell AP that Iran seized Vietnamese oil tanker

The Independent  

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Iran says it thwarted USA attempt to steal oil from tanker in the Sea of Oman
3 years, 2 months ago

Iran says it thwarted USA attempt to steal oil from tanker in the Sea of Oman

Op India  

The Elite Revolutionary Guards of Iran have allegedly obstructed the United States from attempting to steal the oil in the Sea of Oman that belongs to the Islamic Republic. #BREAKING The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in #Iran has thwarted an American hacking attempt to steal a cargo of Iranian oil in the Sea of ​​Oman today Wednesday November 3, 2021. …

British navy group: ‘Potential hijack’ of ship off UAE coast
3 years, 5 months ago

British navy group: ‘Potential hijack’ of ship off UAE coast

Associated Press  

FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates — The British navy warned of a “potential hijack” of a ship off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in the Gulf of Oman on Tuesday, though the circumstances remained unclear. The British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations initially warned ships Tuesday that “an incident is currently underway” off the coast of Fujairah. Apparently …

British navy warns of 'potential hijack' of ship off UAE coast
3 years, 5 months ago

British navy warns of 'potential hijack' of ship off UAE coast

India Today  

The British navy has warned of a “potential hijack” of a ship off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in the Gulf of Oman, though the circumstances remain unclear. The British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations initially warned ships on Tuesday that “an incident is currently underway" off the coast of Fujairah. Apparently responding to the incident, Foreign …

Iran releases seized South Korean tanker
3 years, 9 months ago

Iran releases seized South Korean tanker

Al Jazeera  

Release of Hankuk Chemi vessel seized by the Revolutionary Guards in January comes as Iran and world powers seek to revive 2015 nuclear deal. Iran has released a South Korean-flagged tanker it seized and the vessel’s captain amid a dispute over billions in frozen oil funds. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seized the Hankuk Chemi in January but the South’s …

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