Science and Technology
“We do not seek the continuation of tension with some European countries,” said Iranian Prime Minister Hassan Rouhani on his website.
Following the Iranian seizure of a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, the United States is launching “Operation Sentinel,” a multinational effort to secure the vital waterway.
Britain is expected to announce diplomatic and economic measures against Iran after its seizure of an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.
In a first for the Jewish state, the U.N. Global Innovation Index has ranked Israel in the top 10 for 2019. Netanyahu: “We’ve made Israel into a rising global power.”
The Liberian-flagged “MV Mesdar” was seized by Iran alongside another British one, the “Stena Impero.”
The British vessel “Stena Impero” had 23 crew members onboard.
Multiple towns were evacuated because of brushfires that erupted throughout the country as temperatures soared, reaching as high as 122 degrees in some areas.
U.K. Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt says the Iranian foreign minister assured him in a “constructive call” that Tehran “wants to resolve issue and is not seeking to escalate.”
The tanker “British Heritage,” belonging to British Petroleum, was sailing towards Basra, Iraq, when it suddenly retreated to the safety of the Saudi Arabian coastline.
The envisioned pipeline would take natural-gas reserves from Israeli and Cypriot waters, and carry them into Greece and beyond.
Senior IRGC commander Maj. Gen. Mohsen Rezaei says it’s Iran’s “duty” to capture a British vessel unless an Iranian ship detained on suspicion of E.U. sanctions violations is released.
The research, by a team of researchers from Tel Aviv University, could allow livestock producers to choose the sex of animals’ offspring.
