St. Nikolas

Red Sea Crisis: Iran seizes oil tanker involved in U.S.-Iran dispute in Gulf of Oman

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Iran seized a tanker with Iraqi crude destined for Turkey on Thursday in retaliation for the confiscation last year of the same vessel and its oil by the U.S., Iranian state media reported, a move likely to stoke regional tensions. The seizure of the Marshall Islands-flagged St Nikolas coincides with weeks of attacks by Yemen’s … Read more

Iran’s navy seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman, in new threat to Mideast shipping

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That has raised the risk of possible retaliatory strikes by US-led forces now patrolling the vital waterway, especially after a United Nations Security Council vote on Wednesday condemning the Houthis and as American and British officials warned of potential consequences over the attacks. The violating oil tanker Suez Rajan … stole Iranian oil by leading … Read more