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DEFENSE
Iran’s Navy deploys new units near Hormuz, warns ships against unauthorized transit
The Iranian Army’s Navy says it has deployed operational units in a new formation east of the Strait of Hormuz and across the Sea of Oman and the Arabian Sea.
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DEFENSE
IRGC strike targets US oil tanker in Persian Gulf
Iran’s IRGC says its naval forces have hit an American oil tanker in the northern Persian Gulf, setting it on fire.
POLITICS
‘Outright piracy’: Moscow slams US seizure of Russian-flagged oil tanker in North Atlantic
Russia has condemned the US capture of a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the Atlantic as a violation of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
RUSSIA
Russia deploys submarine as US attempts to seize oil tanker in Atlantic
The ship, currently sailing between Iceland and the British Isles, has been accused by Washington of violating US sanctions.
RUSSIA
Russia asks US to stop chasing Venezuela-linked oil tanker
Russia has formally asked the United States stop chasing an oil tanker that had been sailing for Venezuela to pick up oil, a report says.
ENERGY
Iran to confiscate $5mn seized tanker, fuel cargo in favor of government: Official
The chief justice of Iran’s Hormozgan Province says a recently seized tanker and its fuel cargo worth more than five million dollars will be transferred to government ownership.
FOREIGN POLICY
Venezuela slams US ‘theft, hijacking’ of second oil tanker ad tensions escalate
The Venezuelan government categorically denounces the United States’ “theft and hijacking” of a second oil tanker off the country’s coast, vowing to pursue legal avenues against Washington, including filing a complaint with the UN.
RUSSIA
Ukraine says strikes Russian ‘shadow fleet’ in Mediterranean
Ukraine says it has struck a Russian “shadow fleet” oil tanker in the Mediterranean Sea.
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