Today’s action continues Treasury’s campaign to cut off funding for the Iranian regime’s development of nuclear weapons and support of terrorist proxies,” said Treasury Secretary Bessent.

Iran long has threatened to close off the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which 20% of all oil ...

EADaily, November 17th, 2025. The United States demands explanations from Iran about the seizure of the Talara tanker, but is ...

British military warns of 'state activity' after ship-tracking data shows Greek-owned, Marshall Islands-flagged vessel Talara ...

Iran confirmed on Saturday that it had seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf. Local media said the Islamic ...

Iran's Revolutionary Guards were reported by maritime security sources to have intercepted the Marshall Islands-flagged oil ...

Satellite imagery revealed a number of oil tankers vacating the waters around Iran's key Kharg Island oil loading terminal, amid fears of an Israeli counterattack on Tehran's energy infrastructure.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has seized a foreign oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, reportedly on charges of smuggling 2 million liters of fuel. This incident follows recent ...

For the first time since 2018, oil tankers affiliated with the Islamic Republic of Iran are allowing others to track their movement on the high seas — and Tehran watchers are mystified about the ...

Iranian forces have seized yet another small oil tanker in its widening campaign against what its authorities describe as fuel smuggling close to its waters. The Islamic Republic News Agency and ...

Welcome back to The Farda Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that tracks the key issues in Iran and explains why they matter. I'm RFE/RL correspondent Kian Sharifi. In this edition, I explore the ...