Sam Mahdi Torabi, an Iranian political commentator, says the recent maritime tensions between the UK and Iran are the result of Britain's resistance against Iran’s emerging power in the Persian Gulf region.

The US seems to be using the UK as bait in orchestrating the Gibraltar Tanker incident carrying Iranian oil so that it is not alone in antagonism against Iran.

Japan says it is not weighing sending military for a US-proposed maritime coalition in the Middle East.

In this edition of The Debate, Press TV hosts discussions about Iran's seizure of a UK oil tanker in the Persian Gulf over maritime regulations violations.

A senior Iranian shipping official says Iran has been conducting a maritime casualty investigation into an unsafe maneuver by the British-flagged oil tanker seized in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian authorities say the private sector in the country has invested over $800 million in ports.

Bahrain is scheduled to host a US-led international summit on regional maritime this fall amid claims of heightened "threats" from Iran.

Iran and Pakistan are to finalize a MoU on maritime search and rescue cooperation.

An American warship once against sails in disputed South China Sea in a move that angered China.

Lebanese officials have taken a unified stance against the ongoing land and maritime border disputes with Israel.