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Gulf of Oman

In this picture courtesy of Captain Rahman Al-Jubouri, he, right, supervises sailors on the deck of the Sea Moon oil tanker on the waters the Gulf of Oman, April 15, 2026. (Photo courtesy of Capt. Rahman Al-Jubouri via AP)
April 21, 2026, 3:50 am
‘Sailing over a ball of fire’: Iraqi captain keeps traversing Mideast waters amid threat of attack
Rahman Al-Jubouri says ‘work has become a real risk’ as Iran attacks tankers amid standoff with US; ‘we don’t know when we might be bombed’
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Illustrative: A cargo ship loaded with containers leaves the port in Qingdao, China, on July 8, 2025. (AFP)
December 13, 2025, 3:11 am
US commandos raided ship headed to Iran from China with military-related items — report
Intel showed components could be destined for missile program, Wall Street Journal says; Iran reports seizing tanker transporting ‘contraband’ oil in Gulf of Oman
By AFP
A man rides his motorcycle past a deactivated Kheibar Shekan ballistic missile in front of a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran's Bahrestan Square on September 27, 2025, as part of an exhibit to mark the 'Sacred Defense Week' commemorating the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
December 5, 2025, 2:47 pm
Iran launches massive missiles during naval drill near Strait of Hormuz
Revolutionary Guards Navy conducts exercises that state TV says aim to warn enemies that ‘any miscalculation would meet a decisive response’
By AP and Reuters
This image grab taken from a UGC video posted on social media on April 13, 2024, shows Iran's Revolutionary Guards rappelling down onto a container ship, MSC Aries, near the Strait of Hormuz. (Video screenshot)
October 28, 2025, 3:20 pm
Iran demands Israel’s richest man pay $170m fine after it seized cargo ship linked to him
Tehran, which intercepted Aries in April 2024, charges shipping magnate Eyal Ofer with ‘financing terrorism’ over connection to firm that holds title to vessel operated by Geneva-based MSC
By AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Two Iranian warships approach Iran's southeastern port city of Chahbahar, in the Gulf of Oman, December 27, 2019. (Iranian Army via AP)
July 16, 2025, 9:56 am
Iran seizes foreign tanker for smuggling 2 million liters of fuel, crew arrested
Chief justice says ship stopped in Gulf of Oman lacked legal documents about its cargo, 17 crew members taken into custody; no details given on name of vessel or flag it was flying
By Agencies
Oil tankers ADALYNN and Front Eagle on fire in the Strait of Hormuz, June 19, 2025. (X/used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 19, 2025, 6:07 pm
Greenpeace warns tanker crash in Strait of Hormuz may cause environmental disaster
Group says one of the tankers was operating below standards; vessels catch fire as Iran mulls closing strait as Israel attacks its nuclear and military sites
By GABE LEVIN
Illustrative: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGC-N) fast attack craft Shahid Raeisi (P313-8) during joint naval military drills between Iran, Russia, and China in the Gulf of Oman, March 15, 2023. (Iranian Army office / AFP)
March 9, 2025, 2:24 pm
Iran, Russia and China to hold joint naval exercises this week
Drills in northern Indian Ocean meant to boost cooperation between the three countries; South Africa, UAE, Qatar and Pakistan among countries to send observers
By AFP
Image from video provide by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on March 18, 2023, shows warships during a Russia, China and Iran joint naval exercise in the Arabian Sea. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)
March 12, 2024, 12:54 pm
Iran, Russia and China to hold joint naval drill in northern Indian Ocean
Marine Security Belt 2024 to focus on protection of maritime economic activity; Oman, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, and South Africa reportedly to participate as observers
By Agencies
Illustrative: This photo released by the US Navy shows the USS Cole in the Gulf of Oman, Jan. 21, 2022. (US Navy via AP)
April 27, 2023, 4:52 pm
Iran seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman after alleged collision amid regional tension
Marshall Islands-flagged, Turkey-managed ship had just come from Kuwait and was heading to Texas, US Navy says, noting that Tehran’s actions are ‘contrary to international law’
By Agencies
Illustrative: Warships sail in the Sea of Oman during the second day of joint Iran, Russia and China naval war games on December 28, 2019. (Iranian Army via AP, File)
March 15, 2023, 2:30 pm
China, Russia and Iran hold joint naval drills in Gulf of Oman, amid tension with US
Beijing says ‘Security Bond-2023’ exercises will boost cooperation between navies, ‘inject positive energy into regional peace and stability’
By AP
Hundreds of AK-47 assault rifles sit on the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans during an inventory process, Jan. 7, 2023, after they were seized from a ship heading for Yemen. (US Navy photo via AP)
January 10, 2023, 4:49 pm
US Navy says Iranian assault rifles seized from Yemen-bound boat
Kalashnikov-style rifles, thought to have originated in Iran, found individually wrapped in green tarps aboard dhow sailing in Gulf of Oman lane used to smuggle goods to Houthis
By Jon Gambrell
Evidence gathered by the US navy from a drone attack on an Israeli owned oil tanker (US Navy)
November 22, 2022, 7:13 pm
Killer drone that hit Israeli-owned tanker was Iranian Shahed-136, US Navy confirms
Technicians take debris for analysis, find it to be same model Iran has supplied to Russia amid Ukraine invasion; officials say it was launched from IRGC base
By Emanuel Fabian
A Shahed-136 drone is seen in the sky seconds before it hit buildings in Kyiv, Ukraine, October 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
November 17, 2022, 3:17 pm
Officials: Drone that hit Israeli-owned tanker near Oman was launched from IRGC base
Western and Israeli security sources say Shahed-136 ‘suicide drone’ was fired at Pacific Zircon from Iranian territory; Israeli source: ‘Iranians no longer hiding behind proxies’
By Emanuel Fabian
Liberian-flagged oil tanker Pacific Zircon, operated by Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping in Jebel Ali port, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on August 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Nabeel Hashmi)
November 16, 2022, 11:11 am
Israeli billionaire’s oil tanker hit by bomb-carrying drone off Oman; Iran blamed
Shipping firm ultimately owned by Idan Ofer says attack caused minor damage to Pacific Zircon, no injuries or spillage; Israeli official, US military accuse Iran, which is silent
By AP and ToI Staff
US service members board a stateless fishing vessel transiting international waters in the Gulf of Oman as a rigid-hull inflatable boat and patrol coastal ship USS Chinook (PC 9) sail nearby, Jan. 18, 2022. (US Navy via AP)
January 23, 2022, 3:00 pm
US detains ship loaded with bomb-making compound heading from Iran to Yemen
Same stateless fishing dhow was stopped last year with cargo of weapons UN said was likely intended for Houthi rebels; UK seizes $26m worth of drugs in Mideast waters
By Isabel Debre
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