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20 Thai sailors return home after vessel attacked in Gulf

20 Thai sailors return home after vessel attacked in Gulf

Twenty Thai crew members of a cargo ship attacked in the crucial Strait of Hormuz arrived in Thailand on Monday, with three of their colleagues still stranded on the vessel in the Gulf. The Thai-registered Mayuree Naree was hit by two projectiles on Wednesday while transiting through the Gulf

Japan not currently mulling maritime ops despite Trump pressure over Hormuz

Japan not currently mulling maritime ops despite Trump pressure over Hormuz

Japan said Monday it was not currently thinking about ordering maritime security operations, after US President Donald Trump called for other countries to send warships to help protect the Strait of Hormuz. "In the current Iran situation, we are not at the moment considering issuing a maritime security operation,

Trump pressures NATO, China over Iran's closure of key waterway

Trump pressures NATO, China over Iran's closure of key waterway

President Donald Trump urged NATO partners and China to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the critical conduit for crude that Iran has effectively closed, as major economic players began releasing oil reserves on Monday to ward off supply disruptions. Global oil prices have surged by 40 to 50 percent

Strait of Hormuz forms part of front line in Mideast war

Strait of Hormuz forms part of front line in Mideast war

Attacks targeting commercial vessels in or near the Strait of Hormuz have put the blockaded waterway on the front line of the Middle East war, with spreading economic repercussions. Iran's quest to inflict maximum pain on the global economy in retaliation for US-Israeli strikes has all but

War in the Middle East: latest developments

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Here are the latest events in the Middle East war: - Israel launches 'wide-scale' strikes - Israel's military said it began a broad wave of strikes on western Iran, more than two weeks into the US-Israeli war against the Islamic republic. "A short while ago,

Trump seeks global backing to secure vital Gulf oil route

Trump seeks global backing to secure vital Gulf oil route

US President Donald Trump urged other nations to help secure a vital shipping lane choked off by the war with Iran that showed no signs of slowing on Saturday, as strikes hit the US embassy in Baghdad and a major Emirati energy facility. Two weeks after the United States and

Trump says other countries 'must take care' of Hormuz

Trump says other countries 'must take care' of Hormuz

US President Donald Trump on Saturday said countries that rely on oil carried through the Hormuz strait should take responsibility for keeping the passage open, with American help. Global oil prices have surged by 40 percent as Iran has choked off the vital sea passage and attacked Gulf energy facilities