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Tehran Says Seized Iranian Tanker to Be Released

Iran said on Tuesday that Britain might free its oil tanker Grace 1 soon, after some documents were exchanged that would help the seized ship’s release. “Britain is interested in releasing Iran’s oil tanker Grace 1 … following the exchange of some documents, we hope the release will take place ...

August 13, 2019

Middle East

Oman FM Meets Zarif in Iran Visit

Oman’s minister of foreign affairs, Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah held talks in Tehran on Saturday with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohamed Javad Zarif. The IRNA news agency reported that the visit is part of ongoing bilateral efforts and dialogue between Muscat and Tehran on the latest regional developments. Bin Alawi ...

July 27, 2019

World

Iran Frees 9 Indians from Detained Ship

India’s Foreign Ministry reported on Friday that Iran had released nine of twelve Indian crew members from a Panama-flagged oil tanker MT Riah detained on 14 July. Twenty-one Indian nationals still detained by Iran, three aboard the MT Riah and 18 on the UK-flagged Stena Impero that was also captured ...

July 26, 2019

Middle East

Turks Welcome ‘Ottoman Grandson’ Boris Johnson as British Leader

Turkey celebrated incoming British prime minister Boris Johnson’s Turkish heritage on Wednesday, with politicians and media proclaiming that the “Ottoman grandson” could strengthen ties between two countries on Europe’s fringes. The former London mayor is the great-grandson of the Ottoman Empire’s last interior minister, Ali Kemal, and his ancestry has ...

July 24, 2019

World

Boris Johnson Wins Race to Be Tory Leader and PM

Boris Johnson has been elected new Conservative leader in a ballot of party members and will become the next UK prime minister. He beat Jeremy Hunt comfortably, winning 92,153 votes to his rival’s 46,656. The former London mayor takes over from Theresa May on Wednesday.

July 23, 2019

Middle East

Iran Warns UK against Further Provocation, Says Crew of Seized Ship Safe

Iran’s ambassador to Britain warned against escalating tensions Sunday as a UK official failed to rule out sanctions in response to Tehran’s seizure of a British-flagged oil tanker. Britain has called Iran’s capture of the Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday a “hostile act.” Britain needs to ...

July 21, 2019

Middle East

Germany, France Urge Iran to Release UK Tanker

Germany and France on Saturday called on Iran to immediately release a British oil tanker it seized in the Strait of Hormuz. The capture of the Swedish-owned, British-flagged Stena Impero on Friday by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was a “dangerous further aggravation of an already tense situation,” a German ...

July 20, 2019

Middle East

UK Warns British Ships to Avoid Hormuz Strait

London Saturday advised British ships to avoid the Strait of Hormuz for “an interim period” following Iran’s seizure of a British-flagged oil tanker. “We remain deeply concerned about Iran’s unacceptable actions which represent a clear challenge to international freedom of navigation,” a government spokeswoman said following an overnight meeting of ...

July 20, 2019

Middle East

UK’s Hunt Eyes Diplomacy ‘Diplomacy’ after IRGC Seizure of British Tanker

British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said the UK was looking at a “diplomatic way” to resolve the situation after Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) captured a British oil tanker for breaching international maritime law while crossing the Strait of Hormuz. “I have spoken to Secretary of State Pompeo in ...

July 20, 2019

Middle East

Iran Guards Seize British Tanker in Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Friday they had seized a British-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz for breaking international maritime rules. The Stena Impero tanker “was confiscated… for failing to respect international maritime rules,” the Guards’ official website Sepahnews said. The tanker “was led to the shore and handed over ...

July 20, 2019