Iran's IRGC announces details of new restricted Strait of Hormuz area

“If any vessel passes through the restricted area of the Strait of Hormuz, the precise coordinates of which will be announced, all maritime, insurance, and support services to that vessel will be suspended; in such a way that it will be denied access to these services even on subsequent passages through the Strait of Hormuz,” said IRGC spokesperson Hossein Mohebbi.

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Tehran condemns US targeting of Iranian oil tankers

US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Wednesday claimed to have destroyed ten Iranian oil tankers in the past week.

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Iran's IRGC says attacked US vessels, military presence in Jordan 

“In response to the aggression and mischief of the US terrorist army's attack on 5 Iranian oil tankers in the Persian Gulf, the heroic IRGC Navy targeted two US vessels and eight oil tankers in the region, inflicting significant damage,” the IRGC said in a statement.

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IRGC says seized US unmanned submarine near Strait of Hormuz

“The IRGC Navy trapped one of the most modern smart and unmanned submarines of the American terrorist army at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz in a complex intelligence and operational operation at dawn today,” the IRGC Navy said in a statement,

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Oil prices to drop sharply when US ‘win’ Iran war: Trump

Brent crude was trading at around $72 per barrel before the conflict, with prices rising to as high as $118 per barrel in May. Brent is around $98 at the time of writing this article.

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Iran, Oman near finalizing ‘temporary’ safe route in Strait of Hormuz: Ministry

Iran and Oman - both littoral states of the Strait of Hormuz - have reportedly made progress in bilateral talks seeking to establish a joint management system for the strategic waterway that will likely spell an end to free transit.

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Iran to restrict new zone outside Strait of Hormuz: Official

“This zone will start from the line of the US Navy's blockade and extend to areas in the Persian Gulf,” Rezaei said in an interview.

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Iran strikes have left US leaders ‘desperate’: Ghalibaf

Addressing parliament at the start of Sunday’s session, Ghalibaf said that “the fierce strikes by the Islamic Republic of Iran's military forces on US bases have left the country's leaders in a state of desperation.”

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IRGC says targeted US naval drone in Strait of Hormuz

In a statement, the IRGC said it “attacked a US military unmanned surface vessel (remotely operated floating) that was trying to enter the protected area of the Strait of Hormuz.”

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