Maritime coalition launched to protect Gulf shipping after Iran attacks
(UTV|COLOMBO) – A US-led naval coalition officially launched operations in Bahrain Thursday to protect shipping in the Arabian Gulf, after a string of attacks that Washington...
Tag : Iran
Gulf tanker attacks: Iran releases photos of ‘attacked’ ship
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Iran has released photos of an oil tanker that it says was attacked off the coast of Saudi Arabia. The photos show two large...
Saudi crown prince warns of ‘Iran threat’ to global oil
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has warned that oil prices may soar if the world does not act to deter Iran. He said...
UAE and Bahrain urge world leaders to act against Iran
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The international deal to curb Iran’s nuclear program failed to change Tehran’s behavior, the UAE said on Saturday. Speaking at the UN General Assembly...
Iran warns foreign forces to stay out of Gulf, amid new US deployment
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Iran’s president has warned that foreign forces are threatening the security of the Gulf, after the US said it was deploying troops to the...
Iran says to release seized British oil tanker ‘soon’
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Iran on Sunday said that the seized British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero will be released in the coming days, the official IRNA news agency...
Iran ‘seizes Iraqi tanker in Gulf for smuggling fuel’
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Iran has seized another foreign tanker in the Gulf, state media reports claim. Iranian forces seized the Iraqi ship for “smuggling fuel for some...
Sri Lanka storm past Iran, meet Pakistan in West Asia Baseball Cup final
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Defending champions Sri Lanka stormed into the finals of the XIV West Asia Baseball Cup when they scored an emphatic 10-2 victory against Iran...
Iran bent on breaking N-treaty
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Iran ignored US and EU warnings on Wednesday and vowed to exceed within days the maximum uranium enrichment level it agreed to in the...
Iran tells UN it cannot save nuclear deal
(UTV|COLOMBO) – UN: Iran told the UN Security Council on Wednesday that it cannot “alone” save the nuclear deal, turning up pressure on the Europeans, Russia...