In this June 13, 2019 file photo, an oil tanker is on fire in the Gulf of Oman. The U.S. Navy is trying to put together a new coalition of nations to counter what it sees as a renewed maritime threat from Iran. Meanwhile, Iran finds itself backed into a corner and ready for a possible conflict. ...
DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) - Iran will free seven crew members of the detained British-flagged tanker Stena Impero, Iranian state television reported on Wednesday, although the vessel’s owner said it had yet to receive any official confirmation of the release date./ FILE PHOTO: Stena Impero, a ...
In this July 21, 2019 file photo, a speedboat of the Iran's Revolutionary Guard moves around a British-flagged oil tanker, the Stena Impero, which was seized by the Guard, in the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas. The U.S. Navy is trying to put together a new coalition of nations to counter what it ...
in July for allegedly violating Iranian laws, a foreign ministry official announced Wednesday./ While judicial procedure on the Steno Impero is ongoing, Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi told state TV that under Iran’s “humane policy” the captain has been asked to let some of the crew return home ...
Iranian officials ratcheted up pressure Wednesday ahead of a weekend nuclear deadline for European nations to come up with a solution for Iran to sell its oil abroad in the aftermath of escalated U.S. sanctions. President Hassan Rouhani reiterated a threat that Tehran would take additional steps ...
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a cabinet meeting in Tehran on Sept. 4, 2019. (President Office Handout/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)/ ISTANBUL — Iran will abandon restrictions on nuclear research and development, including on the advancement of centrifuges used to enrich uranium, as ...
Stena Impero, a British-flagged vessel owned by Stena Bulk, is seen at undisclosed place off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran August 22, 2019. Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo/ LONDON/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Iran has released seven of the 23 crew members of the ...
Stena Impero, a British-flagged vessel owned by Stena Bulk, is seen at undisclosed place off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran August 22, 2019. Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/ DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran will free seven crew members of the detained British-flagged tanker ...
These are external links and will open in a new window/ Iranian authorities say the Stena Impero broke "international maritime rules" Iran says it will free on humanitarian grounds seven of the 23 crew members of a British-flagged oil tanker that it seized in the Strait of Hormuz in July. The ...
Stena Impero, a British-flagged vessel owned by Stena Bulk, is seen at undisclosed place off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran August 22, 2019. Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/ DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran will free seven crew members of the detained British tanker Stena ...
Trump says US could 'take over' Gaza and rebuild it/ When US President Donald Trump began speaking 10 days ago of Gaza as a demolition site, calling to "clean out that whole thing", it wasn't clear how far these were off-the-cuff remarks. But in the lead up to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ...
An Israeli military commander said the Tayasir attack demonstrated the necessity of its operation in the northern West Bank/ Israel's military says two soldiers have been killed in a shooting attack in the occupied West Bank, as its forces continue a major operation against Palestinian armed ...
year-old Palestinian Habiba al-Askari suffers from a rare disease that has cut off the blood supply to her limbs. Doctors treating her said she needed to be evacuated to a hospital outside of Gaza to save her life, and some of her limbs. Jordan has been trying to get Israeli permission to ...
Benjamin Netanyahu is the first foreign leader invited to the White House since Donald Trump's second term began (file photo)/ Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is set to become the first foreign leader to meet President Donald Trump at the White House in his second term on Tuesday at ...
The Syria Civil Defence said some of the 15 wounded were in a critical condition/ At least 15 people, 14 of them women, have been killed in a car bomb attack on a vehicle transporting agricultural workers in northern Syria, first responders say. Another 15 women were wounded by the blast on the ...
Efrat embraces her uncle, released hostage Gadi Moses, in the hospital on Friday/ While held hostage by Hamas for 15 months in Gaza, 80-year-old Gadi Moses ate mainly a piece of bread and an olive twice a day, his niece Efrat Machikawa says. "I have no idea how he survived," she tells the BBC. ...
seven sick and wounded Palestinians have left Gaza for medical treatment in Egypt following the reopening of the Rafah border crossing after eight months. The World Health Organization (WHO) said on X that 34 children and three adults, along with 39 companions, crossed out of Gaza to receive ...
Three more Israeli hostages released by Hamas/ Three Israeli hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza were released from captivity on Saturday, in exchange for 183 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. Yarden Bibas, 34, Ofer Kalderon, 53, and Keith Siegel, 65, were handed over to the Red Cross - the ...
A bus carrying freed Palestinian prisoners was greeted with celebrations in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, on Saturday. It was carrying those who had been released from Ofer prison, in Israel. In total 183 prisoners were released by Israel - many coming from Ofer prison. In exchange, ...
Three more Israeli hostages who were being held in Gaza have been freed as part of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. Yarden Bibas, Ofer Kalderon and Keith Siegel were handed over to the Red Cross in highly-orchestrated events in Khan Younis and Gaza City on Saturday. In exchange, Israel ...