Iran sharply condemned the United States on Thursday after an American naval attack sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena in international waters, an incident Tehran described as an “atrocity at sea” that could further escalate the widening regional war. Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi accused Washington of launching an unprovoked strike thousands of miles from…
Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday (January 8) accused the United States of illegally using force against the oil tanker Marinera in international waters, warning the incident risks escalating military and political tensions in the Euro-Atlantic region. In a strongly worded statement, Moscow said US armed forces boarded and seized the civilian tanker on January 7…
The United States has apprehended a stateless, sanctioned vessel, M/T Sophia, in international waters, the US Southern Command confirmed in a post on The announcement was accompanied by a video showing the so-called “dark fleet motor tanker,” which was successfully intercepted without incident during a coordinated operation. “In a pre-dawn action this morning, the Department…
