Recent Quotes View Full List My Watchlist Create Watchlist Indicators DJI Nasdaq Composite SPX Gold Crude Oil Hydroworld Market Index Markets Stocks ETFs Tools Overview News Currencies International Treasuries US-led naval coalition warns ships to stay away from Iranian waters to avoid possible seizure By: FOX Business August 14, 2023 at 13:37 PM EDT Ships in the Gulf region have been warned by a U.S.-led naval coalition to stay away from Iranian waters in an effort to avoid possible seizures. A U.S.-led naval coalition in the Gulf has warned ships in the region to stay away from Iranian waters to avoid possible seizure, the U.S. Navy said.The warning shows tensions remain high in and around the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran seized tankers in late April and early May, while Washington and Tehran finalise a deal to free five U.S. citizens detained in Iran and the U.S. allows $6 billion in Iranian funds held in South Korea to be unfrozen."The International Maritime Security Construct is notifying regional mariners of appropriate precautions to minimise the risk of seizure based on current regional tensions, which we seek to de-escalate," Commander Timothy Hawkins, spokesman for the Bahrain-based U.S. Fifth Fleet, said late on Saturday.HOUSE REPUBLICAN RIPS 'NAIVETE' OF BIDEN ADMIN'S $6B IRAN PRISONER SWAP DEAL"Vessels are being advised to transit as far away from Iranian territorial waters as possible."BIDEN REACHES $6B DEAL TO FREE AMERICANS IN EXCHANGE FOR JAILED IRANIANSAbout a fifth of the world's crude oil and oil products pass through the Strait of Hormuz, a choke point between Iran and Oman at the mouth of the Gulf.The deal to release U.S. citizens from Iranian prison and allow them to return to the U.S. would remove a major irritant between Washington and Tehran, which remain at odds on issues from the Iranian nuclear programme to Tehran's support for regional Shi'ite militias.The United States would release some Iranians from U.S. prisons as part of the deal, Iran's mission to the United Nations has said. Data & News supplied by www.cloudquote.io Stock quotes supplied by Barchart Quotes delayed at least 20 minutes. By accessing this page, you agree to the following Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.
US-led naval coalition warns ships to stay away from Iranian waters to avoid possible seizure By: FOX Business August 14, 2023 at 13:37 PM EDT Ships in the Gulf region have been warned by a U.S.-led naval coalition to stay away from Iranian waters in an effort to avoid possible seizures. A U.S.-led naval coalition in the Gulf has warned ships in the region to stay away from Iranian waters to avoid possible seizure, the U.S. Navy said.The warning shows tensions remain high in and around the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran seized tankers in late April and early May, while Washington and Tehran finalise a deal to free five U.S. citizens detained in Iran and the U.S. allows $6 billion in Iranian funds held in South Korea to be unfrozen."The International Maritime Security Construct is notifying regional mariners of appropriate precautions to minimise the risk of seizure based on current regional tensions, which we seek to de-escalate," Commander Timothy Hawkins, spokesman for the Bahrain-based U.S. Fifth Fleet, said late on Saturday.HOUSE REPUBLICAN RIPS 'NAIVETE' OF BIDEN ADMIN'S $6B IRAN PRISONER SWAP DEAL"Vessels are being advised to transit as far away from Iranian territorial waters as possible."BIDEN REACHES $6B DEAL TO FREE AMERICANS IN EXCHANGE FOR JAILED IRANIANSAbout a fifth of the world's crude oil and oil products pass through the Strait of Hormuz, a choke point between Iran and Oman at the mouth of the Gulf.The deal to release U.S. citizens from Iranian prison and allow them to return to the U.S. would remove a major irritant between Washington and Tehran, which remain at odds on issues from the Iranian nuclear programme to Tehran's support for regional Shi'ite militias.The United States would release some Iranians from U.S. prisons as part of the deal, Iran's mission to the United Nations has said.