Iran says international naval coalition to bring insecurity in region
TEHRAN, Iran: Senior Iranian officials have warned against any attempt to form an international coalition to protect shipping in the Gulf, with the Islamic republic’s...
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Tankers attack in Gulf of Oman jolts oil-import dependent Asia
This week’s attack this week on two tankers in the strategic Strait of Hormuz has hit at the heart of the region’s oil import-dependent economies....
PPP Senator slates government over surge in petrol prices
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Criticising the federal government over a loan deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) leader, Senator Sherry Rehman questioned a...
Pakistan, Iran begin naval joint military exercise in Strait of Hormuz
TEHRAN: Pakistan and Iran have began joint military exercises in the eastern part of the Strait of Hormuz today. Several Pakistan Navy vessels, including a...
Maximum Iranian parliamentarians back closure of Strait of Hormuz
Tehran: Iranian Lawmaker Javad Karimi Qodoosi has said that just over half of Iran’s parliament has supported a draft law to block the Strait of...
US can defeat any Iranian effort to block Strait of Hormuz: Panetta
Washington: US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Wednesday that America’s military is capable to defeat any Iranian attempt to shut down sea commerce in...
Iran reiterates closing Strait of Hormuz
Tehran: Iran reiterated it would close the Strait of Hormuz unless sanctions against it were revoked amid the significant military presence near the vital oil...
Iran threatens to stop Gulf oil
Tehran: Iran has threatened to stop the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz if foreign sanctions were imposed on its crude exports over...