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Tensions rise in Gulf after oil tanker standoff between Iran and the UK

Military

Iranian ships tried to block a British tanker in the Straight of Hormuz. How does the standoff fit into rising tensions in the Gulf?

Marion Poizeau

In Iran, where the women school the men on surfing

Education

Iran warns U.S. not to send aircraft carriers to Persian Gulf; Navy doesn’t back down

Iran, U.S. tangle over Straits of Hormuz as U.S. admits there are ‘red lines’ Iran can’t cross

Cyberattack on Saudi Oil Company Aramco Reverberates

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Tensions Between Washington and Tehran Continue to Rise

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Iranian leaders blame the US and Israel for the assassination Wednesday of an Iranian nuclear scientist. American officials, on the other hand, are publicly warning Iran not to cross a couple of “red lines.”

Top of the Hour: Leon Panetta Draws Line With Iran, Morning Headlines

The U.S. is warning Iran not to follow through on a threat to close the Strait of Hormuz. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta tells soldiers at Fort Bliss Texas, blocking the Strait is just one action by Iran that would provoke a response.

Iran Threatens US Aircraft Carrier

In the wake of revelations about its nuclear program, many Western powers have discussed sanctioning Iran’s petroleum exports. On Tuesday, Iran stepped up its saber-rattling, warning that if an American aircraft carrier returned to its base via the Strait of Hormuz, it would face the “full force” of the Iranian navy. Roughly one fifth of […]

Iran Threatens US Navy Carrier

Iran warned a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier to stay out of the Persian Gulf on Tuesday, just a day after Iran completed naval exercises in the Strait of Hormuz. In the latest episode of  saber-rattling toward the West, Iran tested two short and medium range missiles on Monday. A U.S. Navy aircraft carrier moved into the […]

Top of the Hour: Iran Threatens to Block Crucial Trade Route, Morning Headlines

Tensions between the U.S. and Iran are escalating further after Iran announced that it will block a crucial trade route in the Persian Gulf if new sanctions are imposed on its exports of crude oil. The Obama administration says the closure of the Strait of Hormuz will disrupt the free flow of goods and services […]