US military says it is striking Iran in response to attack on civilian vessel in Strait of Hormuz

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Published on Sunday, 12 July 2026 10:31
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Iran struck a Cyprus-flagged container ship, which suffered significant damage, U.S. Central Command said.

This frame grab of footage aired Wednesday, July 1, 2026, by Iranian state television shows a vessel that ran aground in the Strait of Hormuz. (Iranian state television via AP)

By Associated Press

07/11/2026 08:07 PM EDT|Updated: 07/11/2026 09:38 PM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran said the Strait of Hormuz was closed once again after a warning shot fired by its military struck a vessel using an unauthorized route in the critical waterway, further jeopardizing the already tenuous ceasefire agreement with the United States.

U.S. Central Command said a short time later that its forces began a third round of strikes against Iran. There were explosions in Bandar Abbas and Sirik, two

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Marina Mercante saca pecho por la gestión del Hondius ante la Organización Marítima Internacional.

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Marina Mercante saca pecho por la gestión del Hondius ante la Organización Marítima Internacional

 
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El capitán marítimo de Santa Cruz de Tenerife expuso ante el Consejo de la OMI y más de un centenar de observadores internacionales las actuaciones desarrolladas para hacer frente a la crisis sanitaria

La Dirección General de la Marina Mercante presentó este miércoles ante el Consejo de la Organización Marítima Internacional (OMI) la gestión del brote de hantavirus registrado a bordo del crucero MV Hondius como un modelo de actuación basado en la coordinación entre administraciones y la cooperación internacional.

 
 
Marina Mercante saca pecho por la gestión del Hondius ante la Organización Marítima Internacional. Imagen Reuters

José Antonio Conde, capitán marítimo de Santa Cruz de

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Stranded Oil Ships Clear Out of Gulf as Owners Get Wary Again

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Published on Thursday, 09 July 2026 18:13
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A huge backlog of oil tankers that got stuck inside the Persian Gulf because of the Iran war has almost cleared out — just in time for a fresh military flare up to create renewed uncertainty about how safe the region is for ships.

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Weilun Soon and Grant Smith

Published Jul 09, 2026

Gem No. 2 (in white) is the only tanker left trapped in the Persian Gulf with its original cargo. Stallion (blue) also remains stranded. Mercury Hope (red) has exited on Wednesday. via Bloomberg

(Bloomberg) — A huge backlog of oil tankers that got stuck inside the Persian Gulf because of the Iran war has almost cleared out — just in time for a fresh military flare up to

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Strait of Hormuz: UN evacuates 2,500 seafarers before attack freezes rescue operation

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By Fabrice Robinet
26 June 2026 Peace and Security

The United Nations’ maritime agency said on Friday that it had successfully evacuated about 2,500 stranded seafarers from the Persian Gulf before suspending the operation, after an attack on a commercial vessel exposed uncertainty over who can guarantee safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz.

 

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) said that 115 ships carrying roughly 2,500 crew members had left the Gulf during the first three and a half days of the operation. The figures offered the first concrete measure of an evacuation launched this week to rescue some 11,000 mariners stranded aboard 600 vessels since the war pitting Israel and the United States against Iran erupted in late February.

The evacuation was paused

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