Possibility of Iran shutting down the Strait of Hormuz, a key lane for Middle Eastern oil and gas shipments from the Persian ...

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This past March, China, Russia, and Iran held joint naval drills in the Gulf of Oman, near the mouth of the Persian Gulf. Top Saudi and Iranian diplomats also met in China for the first time in ...

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the route for oil tankers leaving from the Arabian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman. Iran took control of the islands in 1971 after Britain, which had controlled them since 1908, withdrew its forces from ...

In March, Iran, China and Russia held their fifth joint naval drills in the Gulf of Oman. Countries observing the current drills include Saudi Arabia, Qatar, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Thailand.

The Shangri-La Al Husn resort in Muscat may be on a grander scale compared to a traditional Omani house, but its welcome is ...

Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has blamed Iran for an explosion that damaged an Israeli-owned ship in the Gulf of Oman last week. The MV Helios Ray, a vehicle carrier, was travelling ...

TASS/. Russian combat ships kicked off joint naval maneuvers with the Chinese and Iranian navies in the Gulf of Oman, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Tuesday. "A group of the Russian ...

Iran has seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman. Armed men wearing masks reportedly boarded the vessel St Nikolas, close to the Omani port of Sohar, and ordered it to ...

In March, Iran, China and Russia held their fifth joint naval drills in the Gulf of Oman. Countries observing the current drills include Saudi Arabia, Qatar, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Thailand.