Strait of Hormuz: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told parliament that Tokyo has no plans to send naval ships to protect oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz. The Prime Minister said, “We have not yet taken any decision whether we will deploy the ships or not. We are looking at what Japan can…
HOUSTON, – An oil tanker seized by the United States for carrying Venezuelan oil is set to transfer the crude to a smaller vessel off the coast of Texas that can take it to shore, ship tracking data showed on Wednesday. The United States last month sought to take ownership of the supertanker Skipper and…
The White House said the United States had not escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz, contradicting a now-deleted social media post by US energy secretary Chris Wright. At a press briefing on Tuesday (March 10), White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt rejected the claim that the United States Navy had accompanied a…
Iran has reportedly struck an oil tanker in the Gulf which reportedly belonged to the United States, Euro News said. The strike was conducted through a missile which was fired on Thursday, March 5, in the latest Iranian attack on the region’s energy infrastructure. There was no immediate confirmation of the incident or of a…
(Bloomberg) — A small oil tanker, which appears to be sanctioned by the US for helping Iran export fuels, was targeted off Oman’s northern coast, the first maritime attack since war broke out in the Middle East over the weekend. Oman’s Maritime Security said the Skylight tanker was targeted north of Khasab port, according to…
While addressing the World Economic Forum in Davos, United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that Venezuela was destroying itself with wrong policies and claimed that it offered a deal after attack on Nicolas Maduro’s capture during Operation Absolute Resolve ended. “Venezuela said let’s do a deal after attack ended; they will make more…
US Forces boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea on Friday, continuing a series of operations targeting sanctioned tankers traveling to and from Venezuela, according to the US military. The seizure of the vessel, named Olina, marks the fifth tanker intercepted as part of President Donald Trump’s broader strategy to control the distribution of…
The United States has seized the oil tanker Olina in the Caribbean, marking the fifth such action in recent weeks as Washington intensifies its crackdown on Venezuelan oil shipments, according to two US officials. Shipping records show the Olina was falsely registered under the flag of Timor-Leste. The vessel had earlier departed from Venezuela and…
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…
Russia has deployed a submarine and other naval assets to escort a derelict oil tanker in the North Atlantic, turning what began as a sanctions enforcement operation into a fresh geopolitical flashpoint between Moscow and Washington, according to a Wall Street Journal report citing US officials. The tanker, now sailing under the name Marinera, is…
