~Abhishek Vij When the US and Iran flared up for the third time despite a ceasefire, it was believed that the war had become centered on Hormuz. Iran’s blockade of Hormuz, on the one hand, and the US blockade of the Gulf of Oman, on the other, suggested the war was taking a commercial turn..
The United States expanded its military campaign against Iran by targeting strategic bridges and infrastructure, with seven people reported killed. The latest strikes come as tensions over the Strait of Hormuz intensify and Iran launches retaliatory attacks.
This directive applies to ship owners, ship management companies, and Recruitment and Placement Service License (RPSL) companies that recruit seafarers.
New Delhi: The Directorate General of Maritime Administration (DGMA) has directed ship owners, ship managers and Recruitment and Placement Service Licence (RPSL) companies to avoid deploying Indian seafarers on vessels undertaking voyages through the Strait of Hormuz until further orders, citing the heightened security situation in the Gulf region. Taking to the social media platform.
For months, one proposal in the US Senate had the potential to reshape global trade and energy markets. It threatened a massive 500% tariff on countries that continued buying Russian oil and gas. That proposal has now been revised. The maximum tariff has been reduced to 100%. While the bill is yet to become law,.
Pune: Heramb Karmarkar, a marine engineer from Pune who had gone missing following an attack on the merchant vessel ‘GFX Galaxy’ near the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz, has died, his family confirmed on Wednesday. The commercial vessel GFS Galaxy, carrying Indian nationals off the coast of Oman, was attacked on Sunday..
Washington: The United States carried out a seven-hour wave of strikes against dozens of Iranian military targets near the Strait of Hormuz and along Iran’s coast hours after resuming a naval blockade of vessels travelling to and from Iranian ports, the US Central Command said. CENTCOM said the operation ended at 10 p.m. ET. US.
A narrow stretch of sea, just a few kilometres wide, carries nearly one-fifth of the world’s oil every single day. Now, it is back in the global spotlight. US President Donald Trump has proposed that the United States become the “guardian” of the Strait of Hormuz and impose a 20 per cent toll on all.
