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18 India-Flagged Ships Carrying Crude Oil, LPG Stranded In Hormuz Amid War
So far, eight Indian-flagged vessels have sailed out of the strait safely. These include two LPG carriers -- BW TYR and BW ELM -- carrying a combined LPG cargo of about 94,000 tonnes, which safely transited the war-hit zone in the last couple of days
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How Israel And Iran's Nuclear Status Differ Under International Law
Israel is not party to the NPT, allowing nuclear weapons possession; Iran is bound by the treaty and legally prohibited.
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Iran Stops Pak-Bound Ship From Crossing Hormuz Over Lack Of Permission
"The container ship SELEN was turned back by the IRGC Navy due to failure to comply with legal protocols and lack of permission to pass through the Strait of Hormuz," IRGC Navy commander Alireza Tangsiri said in a post on X.
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India-Bound LPG Tanker Crosses Strait Of Hormuz Amid Iran Blockade: Sources
An LPG tanker sailing to India has crossed the Strait of Hormuz amid the US-Iran war in the Middle East, sources said. Another tanker will also sail for India soon, they said.
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Opinion | Is The Gulf Now Questioning Its US Ties - And The American 'Guarantee'?
Doubts are bound to follow if even the US, the mightiest of the militaries and with 13 major military bases in the region, could not protect it against only one opposing nation - Iran.
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Deaths Of 2 Navy SEALS Killed In Somalia Sea Op "Preventable", Probe Finds
The deaths of two US Navy SEALs during an operation earlier this year to seize Iranian weapons bound for Yemen's Huthi rebels were "preventable," an investigation into the incident found.
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Gang Members, Middle Easterners Among Migrants Marching Towards US: Trump
Members of the ultra-violent MS-13 gang and people from the Middle East are among a caravan of thousands of mostly Honduran migrants bound for the United States, President Donald Trump said Monday.
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Laptop Ban Affecting Middle East-US Traffic, Says IATA
Overall demand for air travel rose 10.7 percent in April, but the growth rate for the Middle East airlines was slower than its five-year average, IATA said.
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UN Expert to Probe Conditions of North Korean Workers Abroad
The UN human rights investigator for North Korea said on Monday he would probe allegations of an estimated 20,000 North Koreans working in slave-like conditions abroad, mainly in China, Russia and the Middle East.
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Middle East-Bound Teens 'Stopped at Sydney Airport'
Australia today said it stopped two teenage brothers at Sydney Airport believed to be heading to the Middle East to fight, amid growing concern in Western countries over young people joining jihadist groups.
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18 India-Flagged Ships Carrying Crude Oil, LPG Stranded In Hormuz Amid War
So far, eight Indian-flagged vessels have sailed out of the strait safely. These include two LPG carriers -- BW TYR and BW ELM -- carrying a combined LPG cargo of about 94,000 tonnes, which safely transited the war-hit zone in the last couple of days
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How Israel And Iran's Nuclear Status Differ Under International Law
Israel is not party to the NPT, allowing nuclear weapons possession; Iran is bound by the treaty and legally prohibited.
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Iran Stops Pak-Bound Ship From Crossing Hormuz Over Lack Of Permission
"The container ship SELEN was turned back by the IRGC Navy due to failure to comply with legal protocols and lack of permission to pass through the Strait of Hormuz," IRGC Navy commander Alireza Tangsiri said in a post on X.
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India-Bound LPG Tanker Crosses Strait Of Hormuz Amid Iran Blockade: Sources
An LPG tanker sailing to India has crossed the Strait of Hormuz amid the US-Iran war in the Middle East, sources said. Another tanker will also sail for India soon, they said.
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Opinion | Is The Gulf Now Questioning Its US Ties - And The American 'Guarantee'?
Doubts are bound to follow if even the US, the mightiest of the militaries and with 13 major military bases in the region, could not protect it against only one opposing nation - Iran.
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Deaths Of 2 Navy SEALS Killed In Somalia Sea Op "Preventable", Probe Finds
The deaths of two US Navy SEALs during an operation earlier this year to seize Iranian weapons bound for Yemen's Huthi rebels were "preventable," an investigation into the incident found.
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Gang Members, Middle Easterners Among Migrants Marching Towards US: Trump
Members of the ultra-violent MS-13 gang and people from the Middle East are among a caravan of thousands of mostly Honduran migrants bound for the United States, President Donald Trump said Monday.
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Laptop Ban Affecting Middle East-US Traffic, Says IATA
Overall demand for air travel rose 10.7 percent in April, but the growth rate for the Middle East airlines was slower than its five-year average, IATA said.
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UN Expert to Probe Conditions of North Korean Workers Abroad
The UN human rights investigator for North Korea said on Monday he would probe allegations of an estimated 20,000 North Koreans working in slave-like conditions abroad, mainly in China, Russia and the Middle East.
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Middle East-Bound Teens 'Stopped at Sydney Airport'
Australia today said it stopped two teenage brothers at Sydney Airport believed to be heading to the Middle East to fight, amid growing concern in Western countries over young people joining jihadist groups.
