OIL TANKERS
Latest Headlines
DEFENSE
IRGC Navy: 11 violating tankers catch fire or sink in Hormuz in just 9 days
The IRGC Navy says 11 different violating oil tankers have caught fire or sunk since the head of CENTCOM visited the region on October 25.
More Stories
SAUDI ARABIA
Yemen turns away 8 Saudi oil tankers in continued implementation of ‘siege for siege’ equation
Yemen’s armed forces prevent the passage of eight Saudi oil tankers through the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait in line with implementation of Sana’a’s “siege for siege” equation in the face of the kingdom.
DEFENSE
IRGC: Two violating oil tankers halted after massive fires in Strait of Hormuz
The IRGC says two oil tankers were halted by explosions after attempting an unsafe route south of the Strait of Hormuz.
POLITICS
Iran’s military warns it will never allow US to interfere in Hormuz
Iran's highest operational command unit says the country will never allow the US to interfere in the management of the Strait of Hormuz.
POLITICS
Iran Navy seizes oil tanker Ocean Koi off Gulf of Oman over maritime violations
The Iranian Navy seizes the Ocean Koi oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman for attempting to disrupt Iran’s oil exports.
ENERGY
Iran's strategic leverage shatters US's illusion of blockade
Iranian oil exports remain high despite US piracy and blockade claims, where Chinese buyers pay premiums, Indians pay in yuan, and Iran uses Hormuz’s legal geography as leverage.
DEFENSE
Geography, energy, asymmetric power: Strait of Hormuz as Iran's permanent strategic asset
Iran has cemented unchallenged authority over the Strait of Hormuz, transforming the waterway into a permanent instrument of strategic influence and economic leverage that no power can undermine.
POLITICS
Iraq thanks Iran for allowing Iraqi oil tankers through Strait of Hormuz
The Iraqi foreign minister thanks Iran for facilitating and allowing Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
This makes it easy to access the Press TV website