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US Air Force refueling aircraft are seen parked on the tarmac of the Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv on February 25, 2026. (Jack GUEZ / AFP)
July 14, 2026, 6:25 pm
US halts removal of refuelers from Ben Gurion Airport, but Israel says only 20 can stay
Tens of thousands of passengers’ flight tickets could be canceled as the US military aircraft crowd out civilian planes; US said to fume at decision that harms military preparedness
By Sharon Wrobel
A Houthi supporter raises a Palestinian flag and a machine gun, during a rally to celebrate the first anniversary of Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel, in Sanaa, Yemen, October 7, 2024. The Arabic reads 'Al-Aqsa Floods,' Hamas's name for the attack. (AP/Osamah Abdulrahman)
October 10, 2024, 11:42 pm
Iran-backed Houthis attack chemical tanker in Red Sea; no injuries or fire reported
Yemen rebels claim they fired multiple ballistic missiles at Liberian-flagged Olympic Spirit; one projectile hits ship, causing some damage, as at least three more fall into water
By AP
This handout satellite image taken on August 29, 2024, and released by Maxar Technologies, shows fire on the deck of the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion, located in the Red Sea. (Maxar Technologies / AFP)
September 2, 2024, 10:38 am
As tanker keeps burning in Red Sea, projectiles hit two other ships off Yemen coast
UK military group says no injuries aboard merchant vessel, which is heading to next port of call, as efforts ongoing to salvage million barrels of crude on still-blazing Sounion
By AP
In this June 14, 2012 photo, the ship that would later become the Asphalt Princess sails through Quebec City, Canada. (Steve Geronazzo via AP)
August 5, 2021, 2:58 am
Crew of tanker said to have thwarted Iranian hijackers by sabotaging the engines
Five or six gunmen tried to take control of Panama-flagged Asphalt Princess off UAE coast, sail it to Iran, UK officials say; they fled after US and Omani warships arrived at scene
By ToI Staff and AP
Illustrative: In this photo provided Friday, Dec. 27, 2019, by the Iranian Army, a warship sails while approaching Iran's southeastern port city of Chahbahar, in the Gulf of Oman (Iranian Army via AP)
August 5, 2021, 12:44 am
US says it suspects ‘Iranian personnnel’ in ‘hijacking’ of ship in Gulf of Oman
Just days after deadly strike on Israel-linked MT Mercer Street, US says it believes hijackers who boarded Panamanian-flagged Asphalt Princess were Iranian
By AFP
A screenshot of video aired by Syrian state TV on April 24, 2021, shows a fire on a ship off the coast of Banyas, which Syria says was apparently started after the ship was attacked by a drone. (Screen capture: Twitter)
April 24, 2021, 9:00 pm
Syria reports drone attack, fire on oil tanker off coast
Blaze quickly put out; state media says unmanned aircraft came from the direction of Lebanon; pro-opposition group claims vessel is Iranian
By ToI Staff and Agencies
A fire is seen on the Iranian Shahr E Kord cargo ship in the Mediterranean on March 10, 2021. (Screenshot: Twitter)
March 13, 2021, 6:39 pm
Iranian investigator claims Israel behind attack on cargo ship in Mediterranean
Accusation comes shortly after US officials tell Wall Street Journal that Israel has hit many ships taking Iran oil and arms to Syria
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: The 207-meters-long container vessel 'IRAN PIROOZI' anchors at the quay of Aker MTW Shipyard in Wismar, northern Germany, after the namegiving ceremony on Friday, Oct. 24, 2003. (AP Photo/ Thomas Haentzschel)
March 12, 2021, 5:48 pm
Iran says container ship damaged in ‘terrorist’ attack in Mediterranean
Accusations come a day after US officials tell Wall Street Journal that Israel has hit many ships taking Iran oil, arms to Syria
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: An Iranian Revolutionary Guard speedboat moves in the Persian Gulf while an oil tanker is seen in background, July 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
March 12, 2021, 1:36 am
US officials say Israel has hit many ships taking Iran oil, arms to Syria: WSJ
Report says Israel targeted at least 12 vessels linked to Iran since 2019, marking a new front in conflict
By ToI Staff
The USS Boxer transits the Strait of Hormuz, August 12, 2019. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Ortiz/Released)
November 7, 2019, 11:49 pm
US-led coalition launches operation to protect Gulf waters
Naval effort aims to protect shipping in the troubled Strait of Hormuz after a string of attacks blamed on Iran
By AFP
This September 6, 2019 satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies appears to show the Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya-1 off the coast of Tartus, Syria. (Satellite image ©2019 Maxar Technologies via AP)
September 7, 2019, 6:52 am
Satellite images show Iran oil tanker sought by US off Syrian coast
Adrian Darya 1 appears near Tartus naval base as Tehran expected to announce further steps away from nuclear deal; US issues warning of potential threat to shipping off Yemen coast
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the 101st National Convention of The American Legion in Indianapolis, August 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
August 31, 2019, 3:54 am
Pompeo: US has ‘reliable information’ Iranian tanker headed to Syria
Secretary of state says Adrian Darya 1 sailing to port of Tartus, calls UK decision to trust Iran ‘a big mistake’
By AFP and ToI Staff
A view of the Grace 1 super tanker with the name removed is seen in the British territory of Gibraltar, August 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Marcos Moreno)
August 20, 2019, 4:38 am
Iranian tanker sought by US sets course for Greece
Oil ship Adrian Darya 1, previously named Grace 1, sails east after monthlong detainment in Gibraltar and 11th-hour attempt by United States to re-seize it
By Ciaran Giles and HERNAN MUNOZ RATTO
The Grace 1 supertanker stands off the coast of the British territory of Gibraltar, Aug. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Marcos Moreno)
August 17, 2019, 5:58 pm
Iranian tanker set to leave Gibraltar soon despite US pressure
US Justice Department has issued a warrant for seizure of Grace 1, claiming an alleged scheme to support Syria with oil
By Agencies
Multinational ship in formation in the Persian Gulf May 21, 2013, during an International Mine Countermeasures Exercise. (Michael Sandberg/US Navy)
July 12, 2019, 1:30 am
US may form joint naval force in Gulf to combat tanker troubles
Mission would provide military escorts for commercial vessels moving though strategic waterway, reviving 1987-1988 effort to protect Kuwaiti ships from Iranian harassment
By Paul Handley
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