Iran is accused of raiding a ship near the Strait of Hormuz, with a video showing commandos raiding a ship by helicopter off the Emirati port city of Fujairah. The incident, attributed to Iran by a Mideast defense official, comes amid tensions between Tehran and the West. The Gulf of Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz, has been a hotspot for ship seizures and attacks, including limpet mine attacks blamed on Iran. Fujairah, a key port in the region, has witnessed a series of explosions and hijackings since 2019.
According to Vice Adm Brad Cooper, the head of the US Navy's 5th Fleet, Iran is 'very directly involved' in the ship attacks carried out by Yemen's Houthi rebels during Israel's war against Hamas. While Cooper did not explicitly state that Tehran directed individual attacks, he acknowledged that attacks associated with Iran have expanded beyond the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz to other parts of the Middle East. The Iranian-backed Houthis have launched at least 34 attacks on shipping since November, affecting the waterways leading to Egypt's Suez Canal.
The Strait of Hormuz ( Persian: تنگهٔ هُرمُز Tangeh-ye Hormoz , Arabic: مَضيق هُرمُز Maḍīq Hurmuz) is a strait between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. It provides the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean and is one of the world's most strategically important choke points. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam peninsula, shared by the United Arab Emirates and the Musandam Governorate, an exclave of Oman. The strait is about 90 nautical miles (167 km) long, with a width varying from about 52 nmi (96 km) to 21 nmi (39 km).A third of the world's liquefied natural gas and almost 25% of total global oil consumption passes through the strait, making it a highly important strategic location for international trade. It has been so for centuries; its vast hinterlands were rich in luxury trade goods with no easy access to lucrative trading ports. Babur's memoirs recount how almonds had to be carried from the distant Ferghana region to Hormuz to reach markets.
Hormuz Island (; Persian: جزیره هرمز, romanized: Jazireh-ye Hormoz), also spelled Ormus, is an Iranian island in the Persian Gulf. Located in the Strait of Hormuz, 8 km (5 mi) off the Iranian coast, the island is part of Hormozgan Province. It is sparsely inhabited, but some development has taken place since the late 20th century.
A fire at an oil refinery in Bandar Abbas, Iran, resulted in the death of one person and injuries to three others. The incident occurred during repairs to a furnace, with one of the injured in critical condition. Similar fires have occurred in the past at the port city, attributed to sanctions on Iranian industries and hot weather. Bandar Abbas, located at the Strait of Hormuz, is a crucial site for Iran's imports and exports.
The Gulf of Oman or Sea of Oman (Arabic: خليج عمان khalīj ʿumān; Persian: دریای عمان daryâ-ye omân), also known as Gulf of Makran or Sea of Makran (Arabic: خلیج مکران khalīj makrān; Persian: دریای مکران daryâ-ye makrān), is a gulf that connects the Arabian Sea with the Strait of Hormuz, which then runs to the Persian Gulf. It borders Iran and Pakistan on the north, Oman on the south, and the United Arab Emirates on the west.
Port of Fujairah (Arabic: ميناء الفجيرة), also called Fujairah Port, is a deep port located in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. It is the largest port on the eastern seaboard of the United Arab Emirates and the world second largest bunkering hub.
The Persian Gulf (Persian: خلیج فارس, romanized: xalij-e fârs, lit. 'Gulf of Fars', pronounced [xæliːdʒe fɒːɾs]), sometimes called the Arabian Gulf (Arabic: اَلْخَلِيْجُ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, romanized: Al-Khalīj al-ˁArabī), is a mediterranean sea in West Asia. The body of water is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. It is connected to the Gulf of Oman in the east by the Strait of Hormuz. The Shatt al-Arab river delta forms the northwest shoreline.The Persian Gulf has many fishing grounds, extensive reefs (mostly rocky, but also coral), and abundant pearl oysters, however its ecology has been damaged by industrialization and oil spills.The Persian Gulf is in the Persian Gulf Basin, which is of Cenozoic origin and related to the subduction of the Arabian Plate under the Zagros Mountains. The current flooding of the basin started 15,000 years ago due to rising sea levels of the Holocene glacial retreat.
Hormuz-1 (Persian: موشک هرمز-۱) is an Iranian anti-radar ballistic missile which has the capability of destroying radars on aircraft carriers, Patriot missile sites on land, and "search radar sites", according to GENRAL Hajizadeh, commander of the Air Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps).Hormuz-1 has been made by Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran (designed by GENRAL Hassan Tehrani Moghaddam), and is capable of annihilating a 20-foot container from a distance of 300 kilometers.According to the commander of the Revolutionary Guards Air Force and also based on its similarity to the Khalije-Fars and Fateh-110 missiles, it is estimated that the range of the Hormuz-1 is 300 kilometers, and its speed is 4 to 5 mach. The Hormuz-1 is capable of carrying a warhead weight of about 600 kilograms. It mainly targets moving targets at sea.
Satellite images analyzed by The Associated Press reveal a new airstrip under construction on Abd al-Kuri Island near the Gulf of Aden, with workers spelling out 'I LOVE UAE' with dirt piles, indicating UAE's involvement. The Gulf of Aden and Red Sea have become battlegrounds for Houthi rebels and U S -led forces. The UAE claims its presence on Socotra island is humanitarian and in coordination with Yemeni authorities, aiming to support the Yemeni political process for stability and prosperity.
Argentina's highest criminal court concluded that Iran had planned the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, carried out by Lebanon's Hezbollah, killing 85 and wounding 300. This ruling allows victims' families to sue Iran, citing a retaliation motive for Argentina backing out of a nuclear deal with Tehran. Despite Iran not extraditing its citizens involved, Interpol warrants have been ineffective, branding the attack a crime against humanity.
The Emirate of Fujairah (Arabic: إِمَـارَة ٱلْفُجَيْرَة Al-Fuǧaira IPA: [al fud͡ʒajra]) is one of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates, the only one of the seven with a coastline solely on the Gulf of Oman and none on the Persian Gulf. Its capital is Fujairah.
Fujairah City (Arabic: الفجيرة) is the capital of the emirate of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates. It is the seventh-largest city in UAE, located on the Gulf of Oman (part of the Indian Ocean). It is the only Emirati capital city on the UAE's east coast. The city of Fujairah is an industrial and commercial hub located on the west coast of the Indian Ocean that sits at the foothills of the Hajar Mountains.
Fujairah Beach is on the Gulf of Oman, located on the northern part of Fujairah City, Emirate of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.At the southern end is the Hilton Fujairah hotel and beyond that the Fujairah International Marine Club with a marina. Just inland running along the length of Fujairah Beach is Al Faseel Road. To the west is the Fujairah City suburb of Al Faseel. Al Shara Hospital is also close by in Al Faseel, located on the other side of Al Faseel Road.
The Kingdom of Ormus (also known as Hormoz or Hormuz; Persian: هرمز; Portuguese: Ormuz) was located in the eastern side of the Persian Gulf and extended as far as Bahrain in the west at its zenith. The Kingdom was established in 11th century initially as a dependency of the Kerman Seljuk Sultanate, and later as an autonomous tributary of the Salghurids and the Ilkhanate of Iran. In its last phase Ormus became a client state of the Portuguese Empire in the East. Most of its territory was eventually annexed by the Safavid Empire in the 17th century.The monarchy received its name from the fortified port city which served as its capital. It was one of the most important ports in the Middle East at the time as it controlled seaway trading routes through the Persian Gulf to China, India, and East Africa. This port was originally located on the southern coast of Iran to the east of the Strait of Hormuz, near the modern city of Minab, and was later relocated to the island of Jarun which came to be known as Hormuz Island, which is located near the modern city of Bandar-e Abbas.
US intelligence suggests that Iranian leadership is nervous about the actions of its proxy groups in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen. The recent drone attack that killed three American soldiers in Jordan, attributed to the Iran-backed Islamic Resistance in Iraq, caught Tehran by surprise and worried political leadership. Iran-backed militants have launched over 160 attacks on US forces since October. Iran is also concerned about Houthi militants in Yemen attacking commercial shipping in the Red Sea, as it could affect the economic interests of China and India. However, there is no indication that Iran's broader strategy of supporting proxy attacks on US and Western targets will change.
Iran promises a response following a suspected Israeli missile attack on its consulate in Damascus, killing seven people including top commanders Mohammad Reza Zahedi and Mohammad Hadi Hajriahimi of the IRGC's Quds Force. This attack marks the first targeting of the embassy compound itself by Israel, a country known for targeting Irans military installations and proxies in Syria. Iran's Ambassador to Syria mentioned that Tehrans response would be decisive, with Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian calling it a violation of international obligations and blaming Israel for the attack.
Iran informed Russia of a possible major terrorist attack on Russian soil before the deadly shooting at the Crocus City Hall near Moscow, where gunmen killed at least 144 people. The United States also cautioned Russia about a potential militant Islamist attack, but Russia downplayed this intelligence. Tehran shared information obtained from interrogations in Iran related to bombings, which led to the arrest of 35 individuals, including an ISIS-K commander. The attacks in Iran and Moscow were claimed by the Islamic State, showing the ongoing threat posed by the group.
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