The belligerent tone between the U.S. and Iran escalated over an Iranian vow to close a vital Middle East waterway for oil tanker traffic, if Western powers attempt to stifle Iran’s petroleum exports.
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Noise Level Rises Over Iran Threat to Close Strait of Hormuz
The Obama administration stepped up a year-long pressure campaign to halt Iran’s nuclear ambitions by imposing sanctions Tuesday on seven foreign companies it says are illegally helping Iran acquire gasoline and other refined petroleum products. The seven firms targeted for alleged business ties to Iran include an Israeli company accused of helping provide an oil tanker to Iran last fall. The company, Ofer Brothers Group, denied the allegation, saying in a prepared statement, “We have never sold ships to Iran.” Read full article > >
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A Nato oil tanker explodes in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 15 people, say officials, and a second convoy is also attacked.
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Deadly Pakistan Nato tanker blast
A rally is taking place to try to save a coastguard station in Pembrokeshire, exactly 15 years since since the Sea Empress oil tanker disaster happened nearby.
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Rally fights coastguard closure
“We are now counting our cash,” a pirate who gave his name as Hussein told Reuters. That could take awhile, as Somali pirates have just received a record ransom of $12.3 million in exchange for a South Korean oil tanker and a Singaporean ship. BBC News…
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Pirates Receive Record Ransom
An oil tanker carrying fuel for Nato vehicles in Afghanistan has been targeted in a bomb attack in north-west Pakistan.
Another oil tanker carrying fuel for NATO troops in Afghanistan was attacked Tuesday near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, a Khyber Agency official told CNN.
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Another NATO-bound oil tanker attacked
Another oil tanker carrying fuel for NATO troops in Afghanistan was attacked Tuesday near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, a Khyber Agency official told CNN.
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Noise Level Rises Over Iran Threat to Close Strait of Hormuz
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