Glen Harris, a US Coast Guard cutter, seized over 1,964 kilograms of heroin
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Potential hijack in Gulf of Oman ends as boarders leave vessel
Tensions have escalated in and around the waterways of the Arabian Gulf – vital for the world’s oil markets – in the past week
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Potential hijack in the Gulf of Oman says UK maritime agency
A shipping incident in the Gulf of Oman, roughly halfway between Iran and the United Arab Emirates, has been upgraded to a “potential hijack” according to the U.K.’s UKMTO, which monitors shipping in the region.
Bab al-Mandab Strait
UAE joins alliance to protect crucial shipping routes
UAE announces it has joined the US-led International Maritime Security Construct following tanker attacks in region
commercial shipping
Saudi Arabia joins US-led plan to secure shipping lines
International Maritime Security Construct’s area of operation covers the Strait of Hormuz, the Strait of Bab al-Mandab, the Gulf of Oman and the Gulf
Aviation
US gov’t warns airlines over Iran threat in Gulf region
Federal Aviation Administration releases new guidance to US airlines and other commercial-flight operators over threat posed by Iran
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Bahrain to join US-led efforts to protect Gulf navigation
Bahrain steps up to join US-led efforts to protect shipping in the Gulf amid tensions between Washington and Tehran
Boris Johnson
UK to join US in coalition to protect ships in Gulf waters
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has spoken to allies around the world to encourage them to join the mission to safeguard a key chokepoint for oil
Bahrain
Bahrain hosts maritime security summit amid Iran tensions
Gulf kingdom, which hosts the US Fifth Fleet, says meeting plans to discuss the ‘current regional situation and to strengthen cooperation’
Gulf of Oman
Warship commander says Iran trying ‘to test’ Britain in Gulf
William King, commander of HMS Montrose, says he had 85 interactions with Iranian forces while patrolling Gulf waters
Bob Dudley BP
BP avoids sending tankers and crews into Gulf waters
Oil giant’s CEO takes decision amid fears its tankers could be targeted by Iranian forces as tensions mount
British government
British navy to escort UK-flagged ships in Strait of Hormuz
UK Defence Ministry takes action after Iranian soldiers seized a tanker in the Gulf region
Bahri
Saudi’s Bahri says impacted by growing shipping tensions
Bahri CEO says half-year financial results reflect ‘the difficulties that the region is going through’
British government
Britain says planning European-led protection force in Gulf
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt says seeking to put together a maritime mission as Iran tensions grow
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Iran says seizure of UK-flagged tanker was ‘legal measure’
Iran impounded the Stena Impero tanker on Friday on allegations it turned off its transponder after hitting a fishing boat
Arabian Sea
Bahrain to host security conference amid Iran tensions
Announcement comes as tensions in the Gulf have spiked in recent months, with the US blaming Iran for a series of tanker attacks
Gulf of Oman
US Central Command chief vows to boost Gulf maritime security
Kenneth McKenzie pledges to work ‘aggressively’ to ensure maritime safety in strategic Gulf waters