13+ hour, 33+ min ago   (480+ words) ISTANBUL (AA) - Oman announced the postponement of a regional meeting scheduled for Monday in its southern city of Salalah to discuss arrangements for a new maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz. The Omani Foreign Ministry said late Sunday that…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (156+ words) IRGC Navy says ‘Sildrone’ vessel with hull number 5838 targeted, warns any ‘hostile movement’ will be struck ISTANBUL (AA) – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy claimed Thursday that it had struck a US unmanned surveillance vessel in the Strait of…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (437+ words) Senior White House advisers cautioned president over possibility that Tehran could continue resisting US pressure By Berk Kutay Gokmen ISTANBUL (AA) - Senior White House advisers have privately warned US President Donald Trump that the conflict with Iran could continue for…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (135+ words) ISTANBUL (AA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is "deeply concerned" of escalating military actions and threats to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, his spokesperson said on Wednesday. Stephane Dujarric told reporters that Guterres expressed grave worry regarding recent attacks against…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (170+ words) Incident comes hours after CENTCOM said US forces destroyed 5 Iranian tankers following IRGC missile attacks on Navy warship By Rabia Iclal Turan WASHINGTON (AA) - A merchant vessel was involved in a security incident linked to ongoing military activity in the…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (217+ words) Mohsen Rezaei says Iran has fundamentally recalibrated its posture toward US warships and bases ISTANBUL (AA) - A senior Iranian security official warned early Tuesday that if the US continued to wage “economic warfare” against Iran, it could trigger the establishment…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (477+ words) Seoul says it is communicating with Tehran through open diplomatic channels as part of efforts to promote regional stability ISTANBUL (AA) – Iran warned on Monday that any South Korean military participation in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz would…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (477+ words) Any vessel entering new zone will be placed on sanctions list, says Mohsen Rezaei ISTANBUL (AA) - Iran will declare a new “restricted” maritime zone outside the Strait of Hormuz in the coming days, the country’s top national security official said…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (296+ words) By Omer Aşur Cuhadar and Tarek Chouiref ISTANBUL (AA) - Iraq has boosted its crude oil export capacity to more than 3 million barrels per day (bpd) and plans to raise it to 5 million as it develops new routes away from the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (223+ words) IRGC claims vessels damaged, withdrew from engagement area ISTANBUL (AA) - Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said early Sunday that it targeted a US aircraft carrier and a navy destroyer with ballistic missiles, claiming both were damaged and withdrew from…...