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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 370

Strait of Hormuz

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
A man walks through the former US Embassy, which has been turned into an anti-American museum in Tehran, Iran, on August 19, 2023. (Vahid Salemi/AP)
September 14, 2023, 9:47 am
Iran-US prisoner swap for billions reveals familiar limits of diplomacy between foes
Move harkens back to 1981 exchange of cash for Americans held at Tehran embassy; simmering tensions between nations ratchet up consequences should contacts fail
By Jon Gambrell
File: Vessels identified as the Virgo, left, and the Suez Rajan, by the advocacy group United Against Nuclear Iran, are seen in the South China Sea on February 13, 2022. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
August 28, 2023, 6:01 pm
Iran summons Swiss envoy over US seizure of its oil now docked in Texas
Tehran objects to takeover of Suez Rajan as ‘completely unproductive’ as countries try to work toward exchange of American prisoners for release of frozen Iranian assets
By Amir Vahdat and Jon Gambrell
The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan, front, and the landing ship USS Carter Hall, back travel through the Red Sea, August 8, 2023. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Riley Gasdia/US Navy, via AP)
August 12, 2023, 7:51 pm
US, EU warn shippers to avoid Iranian waters over seizure threats
As Washington and Tehran near potential prisoner exchange deal, tensions remain high around Strait of Hormuz, with increased seizures by Iran and boosted US naval presence
By Jon Gambrell
This handout photo from the U.S. Navy, shows the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan in the Atlantic Ocean on July 20, 2023. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Danilo Reynoso/U.S. Navy, via AP)
August 4, 2023, 4:36 am
US weighs putting troops on commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz amid Iran seizures
Move could deter Iran or escalate tensions further and would represent extraordinary commitment in Mideast by US forces, as Pentagon tries to focus on Russia and China
By Lolita C. Baldor and Jon Gambrell
The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan travels through Atlantic Ocean, en route to the Persian Gulf, on July 20, 2023. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Danilo Reynoso/US Navy, via AP)
August 3, 2023, 10:14 pm
US mulls armed troops on commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz to stop Iran seizures
Officials say no final decision made, deployments would be made at request of ships involved; drastic move was not even taken during ‘Tanker War’ in 1980s
By Lolita C. Baldor and Jon Gambrell
In this handout photo from the US Navy, the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan travels through Atlantic Ocean on July 20, 2023. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Danilo Reynoso/U.S. Navy, via AP)
August 1, 2023, 12:49 pm
In sign of increased tensions with Iran, US forces build up presence in Persian Gulf
Washington has sent ships, planes and marines to boost security around Strait of Hormuz, where Tehran has resumed harassing and seizing ships trying to pass through vital waterway
By Jon Gambrell
The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD-5) sits pier side along with support ships at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Va., Wednesday, April 27, 2016. (AP/Steve Helber)
July 21, 2023, 5:13 am
US dispatches more warships, jets to Persian Gulf to protect shipping lanes
Defense chief okays deployment of amphibious readiness group and some 2,500 Marines after Iranian attempts to seize tankers, joining destroyer and fighters recently sent to region
By AP
US Air Force F-16 fighter jet is on display during the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, north of Paris, France, Monday, June 19, 2023 (AP Photo/Lewis Joly, File)
July 15, 2023, 6:59 am
US sending F-16 fighter jets to protect ships from Iranian seizures in Gulf region
Iran tried to grab two oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz last week, opening fire on one of them
By Lolita C. Baldor
FILE - A US Navy patrol boat carrying journalists to see damaged oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, June 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
July 5, 2023, 6:35 pm
US Navy accuses Iran of trying to seize two oil tankers, firing at one of them
Attack is the latest in a string of attempts by the Islamic Republic to seize commercial vessels passing through the strategic Strait of Hormuz
By AP
File: Chief of the General Staff of Iran's Armed Forces Gen. Mohammad Hossein Bagheri addresses a military parade commemorating the anniversary of the start of the 1980-88 Iraq-Iran War, in front of the shrine of the late supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran, September 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
May 21, 2023, 7:46 pm
As maritime tensions with US soar, Iran brags it can secure Gulf with its neighbors
Comments by Tehran’s army chief come days after US, French and UK naval commanders transit through Strait of Hormuz aboard American warship in rare show of force
By AFP
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