From Qeshm to Fujairah: Iran maps its grip on the Strait of Hormuz
Iran has operationalised a new maritime authority for the Strait of Hormuz, introducing transit permits and expanding oversight across the critical global oil route.
Iran has operationalised a new maritime authority for the Strait of Hormuz, introducing transit permits and expanding oversight across the critical global oil route.
The Iranian Kharg island is a coral outcrop in the Persian Gulf, 25 kilometers off mainland Iran.
Iran has increased military activity on Kharg Island, adding mines and troops, as reports suggest the US may be considering action targeting the key oil export hub.
When wars expand, the most decisive targets are often not cities or armies but the economic arteries that sustain a nation’s power.
The unforgiveable betrayal of not calling off the sanctions against Iran, despite the devastation and havoc that it has caused, will like the memory of Mohammad Mosaddeq, be known only to Iranians. The civilisation that boasted of antiquity dating back to the Elamite kingdoms, the Achaemenid empire, Cyrus the Great has for the last many centuries nurtured a religion-inspired martyr-syndrome that systematically believes in betrayal of its people. It has done so in terms of suffering, silently and by never forgetting or forgiving
The reported incident comes after Iran last month seized British-flagged tanker the Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz, saying it had collided with a fishing vessel, the BBC reported.
Saudi Arabia has increased security around oil facilities and strategic areas on Saturday.
The new shipment passage, International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), is set to connect the Indian Ocean to the Persian Gulf through Iran to Russia and Europe.
PM Modi is coming to Maldives after over three years of the earlier cancelled visit of 2015. A lot of ground will now have to be covered and without any further time to lose.
Iranian oil is a lucrative buy for refiners as the Persian Gulf nation provides 60 days of credit for purchases, terms not available from suppliers of substitute crudes -- Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Nigeria, and the US.
