This image made from a video provided to The Associated Press by a Mideast defense official shows a helicopter raid targeting a vessel near the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, April 13, 2024. A video seen by The Associated Press shows commandos raiding a ship near the Strait of Hormuz by helicopter Saturday, an attack […]
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Iranian forces seize container ship near Strait of Hormuz
Commandos from Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard have landed on a container ship near the Strait of Hormuz and seized the vessel, authorities said. Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency acknowledged the seizure after a video seen by the Associated Press showed the commandos dropping on to the ship from a helicopter on Saturday, an attack a […]
Iran blamed after armed men attack ship near Strait of Hormuz
Commandos have raided a ship near the Strait of Hormuz by helicopter in an attack attributed to Iran amid wider tensions between Tehran and the West. Video showed the attack earlier reported by the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations. It had offered no details about the boarding in the Gulf of Oman off […]
Iran says it can close Hormuz Strait, views Israeli presence in UAE as threat
DUBAI (Reuters) -The commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard’s navy said on Tuesday Israel’s presence in the United Arab Emirates was viewed as a threat by Tehran and it could close the Strait of Hormuz if deemed necessary. Iran has threatened to retaliate for suspected Israeli airstrikes on its consulate in Syria’s capital on April 1 […]