JERUSALEM (AP) — Houthi rebels fired a missile, striking a U.S.-owned ship Monday just off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden, less than a day after they launched an anti-ship cruise missile toward an American destroyer in the Red Sea, officials said. The attack on the Gibraltar Eagle, though not immediately claimed […]
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Missile fire strikes ship off coast of Yemen in Gulf of Aden – UK officials
Missile fire has struck a ship just off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden, UK officials said. The incident comes less than a day after Yemen’s Houthi rebels fired an anti-ship cruise missile towards an American destroyer in the Red Sea. Details remained scarce on the missile strike, though it marked the […]
Missile fire strikes ship off coast of Yemen in Gulf of Aden – UK officials
Missile fire has struck a ship just off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden, UK officials said. The incident comes less than a day after Yemen’s Houthi rebels fired an anti-ship cruise missile towards an American destroyer in the Red Sea. Details remained scarce on the missile strike, though it marked the […]
Iran’s navy seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman that was at the center of a major US-Iran crisis
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s navy seized an oil tanker on Thursday in the Gulf of Oman that once was at the center of a major crisis between Tehran and Washington, officials said, a seizure that further escalates tensions in the Mideast waterways. The vessel was once known as the Suez Rajan and […]
Tanker in Gulf of Oman boarded by men in military uniforms in apparent seizure in Mideast waters
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An oil tanker once at the center of a crisis between Iran and the United States was boarded in the Gulf of Oman by “unauthorized” men in military uniforms early on Thursday morning, an advisory group run by the British military and a private security firm warned. Details remained […]
Iran summons Russian envoy over disputed Persian Gulf islands
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran summoned Russia’s charge d’affaires after Moscow and Arab countries released a joint statement earlier this week challenging Iran’s claim to disputed islands in the Persian Gulf, state media reported Sunday. Iran’s official IRNA news agency said the Russian envoy was summoned on Saturday and handed a note to deliver […]
Iran Summons Russian envoy over statement on Persian Gulf disputed islands
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran summoned Russia’s charge d’affaires after Moscow and Arab countries released a joint statement earlier this week challenging Iran’s claim to disputed islands in the Persian Gulf, state media reported Sunday. Iran’s official IRNA news agency said the Russian envoy was summoned on Saturday and handed a note to […]
Oil companies offer $382M for drilling rights in Gulf of Mexico in last offshore sale before 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Oil companies offered $382 million for drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday after courts rejected the Biden administration’s plans to scale back the sale to protect an endangered whale species. The auction was the last of several offshore oil and gas lease sales mandated under the 2022 climate law. […]