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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 643

Strait of Hormuz

An Iranian Revolutionary Guard vessel watches an American warship in the Strait of Hormuz May 19, 2023. (Jon Gambrell/AP)
July 2, 2025, 9:10 am
Iran readied to mine key Strait of Hormuz after Israel began strikes, say US sources
US intelligence said to have detected sea mines loaded onto naval vessels, though move may have been ruse to ramp up pressure on Washington by appearing ready to close key waterway
By Gram Slattery and Phil Stewart
Smoke billows from an oil refinery in Kawasaki, southwest of Tokyo, Japan, October 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)
June 27, 2025, 7:35 pm
Israel-Iran war was a wake-up call for Asia’s reliance on Middle East oil and gas
Tehran’s threatened blockade on Strait of Hormuz would have shut import route used mainly by China, Japan, India and South Korea, highlighting need for renewable energy production
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL
People gather in a underground shelter in Tel Aviv on June 23, 2025, after sirens sounded across the country as missiles were fired from Iran (Menahem Kahana / AFP)
June 23, 2025, 12:58 pm
Iran fires 6-7 missiles at Israel over 40 minutes; IDF targets Tehran with ‘unprecedented’ strikes
Israel Electric Corporation says missile impact near ‘strategic infrastructure facility’ in south caused temporary power disruptions; Israeli drone shot down over Iran
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
A handout picture provided by the Iranian Army office on December 31, 2022, shows Iranian troops during a military drill in Makran beach on the Gulf of Oman, near the Hormuz Strait. (Iranian Army office / AFP)
June 19, 2025, 6:37 pm
Iran may shut down vital Strait of Hormuz waterway, lawmakers say
Ali Yazdikhah says Iran has refrained from move because many countries benefit from key oil route, but could change mind if US enters war
By Reuters and ToI Staff
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
A natural gas refinery at the South Pars gas field on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf, in Asaluyeh, Iran, on March 16, 2019. (Vahid Salemi/AP)
June 19, 2025, 12:11 pm
Why Israel-Iran tensions might not raise prices at the pump as much as feared
In post-COVID recovery, OPEC has millions of barrels of oil available, while International Energy Agency has another million in reserve
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Mourners carry the flag-draped coffins of five men, whose names were not immediately available, killed in Israeli strikes, during their funeral in the city of Khorramabad, Iran, on June 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Aziz Babanezhad/Tasnim News Agency)
June 17, 2025, 2:51 pm
How Iran could further retaliate for Israel’s offensive
Tehran might block the Strait of Hormuz, leave the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, or recruit its proxies for terror attacks abroad — but such actions would also risk US anger
By AP
The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and other warships crosses the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian Gulf on November 26, 2023. (Information Technician Second Class Ruskin Naval/US Navy via AP)
June 16, 2025, 7:20 pm
Shipping disruption surges around Hormuz amid Israel-Iran war, naval agencies say
Closing the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran has threatened to do in the past, could restrict trade and impact global oil prices
By Reuters and ToI Staff
An Iranian Revolutionary Guard vessel watches an American warship in the Strait of Hormuz, May 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)
June 13, 2025, 6:39 pm
Greece, UK advise ships to avoid Strait of Hormuz after Israeli strikes on Iran
Shipping association says Iranian retaliation could come in form of missile attacks on ships or laying of sea mines
By Reuters and ToI Staff
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)
January 24, 2025, 5:10 pm
UK warns of Iran’s apparent attempts to force ships into its waters amid IRGC drills
Several vessels receive ‘radio challenges,’ which British military unit reports are likely linked to ongoing naval exercises that the Guards launched after Israeli strikes
By Agencies
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)
May 4, 2024, 2:01 am
Iran says it has released crew of seized Israel-linked ship
Portguese-flagged container vessel, commandeered in Strait of Hormuz three weeks ago, remains under ‘judicial detention’
By Reuters and ToI Staff
This image made from a video provided to The Associated Press by a Mideast defense official shows a helicopter raid targeting a vessel near the Strait of Hormuz on April 13, 2024. (AP Photo)
April 27, 2024, 5:27 pm
Iran says crew of Israel-linked ship has been given consular access, set for release
In call with Portuguese counterpart, Iranian FM says ‘humanitarian issue of the release of the ship’s crew is of serious concern,’ without giving timeline for their return
By Agencies
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)
April 17, 2024, 5:10 pm
Crew of ship seized by Iran are safe though still captives, says operator MSC
Swiss-headquartered company reports it is working with Iranian authorities to secure release of 25 people on board MSC Aries, seized by Revolutionary Guards last week
By Agencies and ToI Staff
This image made from a video provided to The Associated Press by a Mideast defense official shows a helicopter raid targeting a vessel near the Strait of Hormuz on April 13, 2024. (AP Photo)
April 13, 2024, 12:42 pm
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seizes Israeli-linked ship with 25 crew near Strait of Hormuz
Video shows commandos rappelling from helicopter onto Portugal-flagged MSC Aries in Gulf of Oman, off Emirati port Fujairah; vessel associated with Eyal Ofer’s Zodiac Group
By AP and ToI Staff
Fire breaks out at Iran's Aftab oil refinery in the port city of Bandar Abbas, killing at least one person and injuring several more, on March 7, 2024. (Screenshot from X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 7, 2024, 5:52 pm
Iran reports one killed, several injured in oil refinery blaze
Iranian media says furnace caught fire while being repaired, no major damage caused to facility at key Bandar Abbas port
By Agencies
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