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Iran hopes US will return to Obama-era nuclear deal

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has called on United States President-elect, Joe Biden, to return to the 2015 nuclear deal and lift sanctions imposed on Tehran by Donald Trump's administration...
January 21, 2021

U.S. Maritime Advisory West Africa Revised

The US Department of Transportation Maritime Administration has revised its advisory. This message cancels U.S. Maritime Advisory 2020-012 and will automatically expire on July 7, 2021. Threat Type:..
January 10, 2021

Iran ramps up uranium enrichment and seizes tanker

Iran announced Monday that it had resumed enriching uranium to 20% purity, far beyond the limits laid out in the 2015 nuclear deal, in a move likely to further escalate tensions with the United..
January 05, 2021

Ongoing Incident - Vessel Detained - Strait of Hormuz

The South Korean flagged Chemical Tanker HANKUK CHEMI (IMO:9232369) is confirmed to have been detained by Iranian forces in the Straits of Hormuz while inbound to Fujairah.
January 04, 2021

Ongoing Incident - Offshore Al Faw

Reporting indicates that a vessel currently at anchor offshore Iraq, 6nm S Al Bakr Terminal, is currently involved in an ongoing incident.
December 31, 2020

Iran sends largest fleet yet of tankers to Venezuela

Iran is sending its biggest fleet yet of tankers to Venezuela in defiance of US sanctions.
December 10, 2020

US introduces new round of sanctions on Iranian oil companies

Iran's state-owned oil company and the country's biggest tanker operator blacklisted by the US. A series of companies have also been sanctioned for transporting Iranian oil to Venezuela.
October 26, 2020

Iranian Shipments of Oil to Venezuela

Reporting from TankerTrackers.com indicates that three Iranian tankers have departed Iran, with a suggested routing to Venezuela, via the Suez Canal. The three vessels in question are:
September 07, 2020