Tanker

Ship seized off UAE's Fujairah being pulled toward Iranian waters

The incident comes as India said on Thursday that an Indian-flagged ship had been attacked off the coast of Oman on Wednesday, and all crew on board were safe.

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A photo illustration taken in Nicosia on May 4, 2026, shows a person in front of a large screen displaying vessel movements in the Strait of Hormuz on a ship-tracking website.
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 4, 2026.

CS Anthem chemical tanker was second US-flagged vessel to exit Strait of Hormuz

US forces are helping to restore commercial shipping through the strait, using US Navy guided-missile destroyers that are operating in the Gulf under a directive called "Project Freedom."

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A Yemeni coast guard boat escorts a tugboat ferrying members of a Houthi delegation to attend a meeting of a committee overseeing a UN-led peace deal that will be held on board a UN-chartered ship off Yemen's port city of Hodeidah September 8, 2019.

'Renewed surge in Somali piracy': Oil tanker M/T EUREKA hijacked off Yemen coast

Yemen's coast guard stated that the tanker’s location had been identified and efforts were underway to track it, take necessary measures to recover it, and ensure the safety of its crew.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
An aerial view shows the oil tanker named Boracay (also called Pushpa), a vessel being investigated by French authorities and suspected of belonging to the so-called "shadow fleet" involved in the Russian oil trade, off the coast of the western France port of Saint-Nazaire, France, October 2, 2025

US allows Russian oil tanker to reach Cuba, reversing course on blockade

The US cut off Venezuelan oil exports to Cuba after toppling Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on January 3.

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U.S. demands Iran free seized ship, vows to protect Gulf oil lifeline

"Iran must cease this illicit activity and release the reportedly seized crew and vessel immediately."

JULY 18, 2019ByREUTERS
Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz

IRGC seizes foreign ship in Persian Gulf

The ship had a capacity of two million liters and had 12 foreign crew members, according to Fars.

JULY 18, 2019ByTZVI JOFFRE
Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz

U.S. intel: IRGC forced UAE tanker into Iranian waters - report

Tracking data showed that the UAE tanker drifted off into Iranian waters after 11 p.m. on Saturday and stopped transmitting its location over two days ago.

JULY 18, 2019ByTZVI JOFFRE
Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz

Tensions Rise in Gulf as U.S, UK Up their Forces

‘Tanker war’ feared as West determined to keep oil exports flowing.

JULY 15, 2019ByMOHAMMAD AL-KASSIM/THE MEDIA LINE
The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis transits the Straits of Hormuz in January

Leviathan gas platform embarks on 11,500 km. journey to Israel

The topsides are 102 meters long, 80 meters wide and will stand 47 meters above sea level. The platform flare boom, permitting the safe burning of gas, will stretch to 130 meters above sea level.

JULY 14, 2019ByEYTAN HALON
The Leviathan gas platform topsides set sail from Texas en route to Israel

Fourth of July Fireworks

The Trump administration has blamed Iran for both incidents, at least one of which is said to have been carried out by use of a limpet mine similar to devices previously displayed in Iranian parades.

JUNE 25, 2019ByMIKE EVANS
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani stands with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, during a welcome ceremony in Tehran, Iran

Who is targeting U.S. forces and foreign oil companies in Iraq?

Iran has said that it could cut off oil exports that go through the Straits of Hormuz amid US sanctions. The US has sought to bring Iranian oil exports to zero.

JUNE 19, 2019BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
An oil tanker is seen after it was attacked at the Gulf of Oman

Pope urges restraint in Gulf after tanker attacks

"I invite everyone to use the instruments of diplomacy to resolve the complex problems of the conflicts in the Middle East," he said.

JUNE 16, 2019ByREUTERS
Pope Francis holds weekly general audience at the Vatican, May 15, 2019.

Corbyn denies UK had 'credible evidence' in blaming Iran for tanker attack

Iran has denied any involvement.

JUNE 16, 2019ByZACHARY KEYSER
British opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn holds the Political Declaration, setting out the framework for the future UK-EU relations, at his office in the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain April 2, 2019.

Is the Middle East ignoring Gulf tanker crisis?

JUNE 16, 2019BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
An oil tanker is seen after it was attacked at the Gulf of Oman, June 13, 2019