8+ hour, 52+ min ago   (466+ words) Feels like: 23.6°C23.6°F | Cloudy Israel has increased the readiness of its naval forces amid concerns over the Houthi group’s growing advances near the strategically important Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported Sunday. The daily said Israel’s security establishment…...

18+ hour, 38+ min ago   (217+ words) Feels like: 23.1°C23.1°F | Clear A meeting in Oman between Gulf countries and Iran to discuss possible agreements concerning the Strait of Hormuz has been postponed, Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi announced on Sunday. The meeting had been scheduled to take…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (183+ words) Feels like: 23.6°C23.6°F | Clear Iranian state media reported that an Iranian commercial vessel was hit early Sunday near the Strait of Hormuz, killing one person. Meanwhile, the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said they fired drones and missiles toward southern…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (185+ words) Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they had attacked a U.S. unmanned vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. In a statement broadcast by Iran’s state-run IRIB, the IRGC said its navy struck a “Saildrone type” unmanned vessel, “thwarting its aggressive mission”, Al Jazeera…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (284+ words) U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said American forces have diverted 94 commercial vessels during the latest phase of the maritime blockade against Iran. According to a CENTCOM statement released on the evening of Monday, September 7, U.S. forces disabled three ships and boarded and inspected…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (397+ words) Military sources said Yemen’s Houthi movement had captured the strategic Red Sea port city of Mokha from Saudi-backed government forces. The capture of Mokha would bring the Iran-backed group closer to controlling the Bab al-Mandab strait, a key shipping route…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (305+ words) A South Korean government team sent to assess the security situation around the Strait of Hormuz returned from the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, sources said. The team, comprising officials from South Korea’s defence and foreign ministries, travelled to the…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (943+ words) In addition to the sanctions, the Pentagon’s Central Command reported that US forces had carried out strikes against three Iranian oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, off Kharg Island and in the Jask area. This represents a far more…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (348+ words) An LNG cargo ship carrying approximately 82,000 metric tons of liquefied natural gas from Qatar arrived in Pakistan after passing through the largely closed Strait of Hormuz. Al Marrouna, carrying LNG from Qatar’s Ras Laffan terminal, transited through the Strait of…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (236+ words) The Iran-backed Houthi movement has taken control of the strategic Red Sea port city of al-Makha, also known as Mocha, and is advancing toward the strategically important Bab al-Mandeb Strait, Reuters reported, citing three Yemeni government sources who spoke on…...