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…Otherwise, CENTCOM announced that the M/T *KYLO* has sunk at undisclosed coordinates in the Gulf of Oman. In Saudi Arabia, Houthi attacks from this morning targeted the Jazan Refinery once again, with locals observing large…

…Similarly, the Emirates have tried sneaking oil out through Omani terminals on the Gulf of Oman side of the Strait (which is why Iran has been striking Oman semi-regularly since the start of the war…

…The M/V TRUE CONFIDENCE was struck by at least one Houthi cruise missile this morning attempting to transit the Gulf of Aden. Several crew members were reportedly wounded in the strike, and several crew members…

…result of sanctions levied on the beleaguered nation so even though the security situation at the suez canal which is highly secured is different than the piracy capital of the world down at the gulf o

…developments in Yemen over the past week have been rather important when viewed in conjunction with the Gulf War. Time and time again, an extremely complicated series of interconnected geopolitical developments can be boiled down to…

…A few dozen other ships have continued to enter/exit the Persian Gulf over the past few days (mostly local or Iranian-aligned traffic), and all shipping has so far used the new Iranian route to…

…At least two of these targeting efforts involved VLCC tankers being struck as they attempted to exit the gulf. The M/T *SIDR* and the M/T *SENEGAL PROSPERITY* were hit by unidentified munitions (one of…

…was struck with at least one cruise missile forcing the surviving crew to abandon ship in the Gulf of Aiden three Mariners were killed in the strike and four others wounded their survivors were rescued from…

…My guess, again, personal guess here is that the reason we hit these tankers so hard is because the Iranians probably tried to shoot at a couple of our destroyers in the Gulf of Oman overnight…

…More tactically, fighting has continued within the Strait of Hormuz, with Iranian forces continuing strikes on merchant convoys attempting to exit the Gulf. Over the weekend, American efforts to get larger convoys through the Strait increased,

…Persian Gulf: Strikes have continued on merchant shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. A total of two vessels were struck over the weekend, and two more were hit today. Also this morning the UKMTO reported one…

…MULTIPLE OIL SPILLS CONTINUE TO SPREAD AROUND PERSIAN GULF AND ARABIAN SEA.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Middle East: Overnight the targeting of merchant shipping continued, with both Iranian and American strikes on commercial vessels. Iran struck…

…Various meetings have taken place between Gulf states over the p

…Persian Gulf: One merchant vessel was reportedly struck with an unknown munition in the vicinity of Kish Island this afternoon. Turkey: A terror attack was reported at the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, after three gunmen conducted…

…In the Persian Gulf itself, a humanitarian crisis is developing among the merchant vessels that are currently stranded and unable to transit the Strait of Hormuz. Many of these vessels are starting to run out of…

…Many states along the Gulf of America have reported power outages as significant snowfall took place throughout the region yesterday afternoon. From Louisiana to Florida, in some places over 12 inches of snow fell, which has…

…However, third-party maritime companies have confirmed via satellite imagery the transit of several sanctioned vessels into the Persian Gulf, through the American blockade. Analyst Comment: These vessels transited with their AIS transponders turned off, so…

…Piracy activity in the Gulf of Aden has been a mainstay for decades. However, now that many shipping routes are skewed due to the Gulf War, piracy activity has increased over the past few weeks.

…FINLAND SEIZES SHIP AFTER UNDERSEA CABLES CUT IN GULF OF FINLAND. SOMALI FRAUD SCANDAL CONTINUES TO GROW NATIONWIDE AS RESISTANCE EFFORTS BEGIN IN MINNEAPOLIS.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----   -International Events- Finland: Authorities seized a vessel that was suspected…

…OPERATION TO ORGANIZE EVACUATION OF PERSIAN GULF UNDERWAY AS MERCHANT SHIPS PREPARE TO TRANSIT THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. DOZENS OF SUSPECTED TERRORISTS ARRESTED IN TURKEY BEFORE NATO SUMMIT.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Strait of Hormuz: Coordination…