Strait of Hormuz
Tehran filed charges after the IRGC hijacked the MSC Aries in 2024, accusing the vessel’s owner of terror financing.
“Closing up the Strait of Hormuz by Iran is something that would be extremely dangerous and not good for anybody.”
Israel is bracing for a major attack after the killing of an IRGC general in Syria.
“This new crude export terminal shows the failure of Washington’s sanctions on Iran,” said Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.
The “IRIS Kharg” went down near the Strait of Hormuz after a fire broke out during a training exercise, according to Iranian media.
Among the goals of the exercise is boosting the land, air and sea forces’ capability to confront trans-regional threats, says Iranian Army Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari.
Operations at the Shahid Rajaee seaport—one of two major shipping terminals in the city of Bandar Abbas in the Strait of Hormuz—came to a sudden halt after computer systems were hacked.
“I think they’ll look at every opportunity they can to do that,” said acting U.S. Navy Secretary Thomas Modly, especially since the United States has ramped up sanctions, intensifying an economic downturn.
Gibraltar said it received guarantees from Tehran that the owners of the oil tanker would not take it to Syria.
“Whenever our commanders wish to, they are able to detain any ship, even if it is accompanied by American and British forces,” warned Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps naval commander Alireza Tangsiri.
U.S. Central Command stated that “vessels have reported GPS interference, bridge-to-bridge communications spoofing, and/or other communications jamming with little to no warning.”