All news on the topic: Gulf

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Trump announces US takeover of Strait of Hormuz with 20% cargo fee
President Donald Trump on Monday said the U.S. will take over the Strait of Hormuz — and will be reimbursed “at the rate of 20% on all cargo shipped” for overseeing one of the world’s most critical oil passageways that has been at the center of the U.S.’s re-escalating war with Iran.
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Fourteen killed after Aramco helicopter crashes near Saudi oil hub
A helicopter belonging to Saudi oil giant Aramco, opens new tab crashed on Sunday ‌in Ras Tanura on Saudi Arabia’s eastern coast on the Gulf, west of the Strait of Hormuz, killing 14 nationals, the state news agency reported, adding that the ⁠cause was unknown.
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Armed men in small boat approach tanker off Yemen before vessel escapes
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said a commercial tanker reported an encounter with a small boat carrying armed men off the coast of Yemen on Sunday.
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Sanctioned Russian shadow fleet tanker enters English Channel after Smyrtos seizure
The tanker Forwarder (IMO: 9419448), which is under UK, U.S. EU, Canadian, Swiss, and Ukrainian sanctions, entered the English Channel under the Russian flag and is continuing its course south.
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MPs slam MoD over "unacceptable incompetence" in stealth fighter deployment blunder
he Ministry of Defence has been slammed by MPs for “unacceptable incompetence” after sending a squadron of stealth fighters to the Gulf with half their spare parts missing.
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Missile scare, oil spike and naval threats as Iran confronts US in Hormuz crisis
Iran has warned it will attack US Navy ships if they enter the Strait of Hormuz, hours after President Donald Trump announced a plan to “guide”.
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Starmer clashes with Trump as US weighs penalties for Nato allies
Sir Keir Starmer has insisted that Nato is “in America’s interest” following suggestions Trump could use an audit to decide whether Britain and its allies should be punished for not assisting the US in the war with Iran.
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Stranded in the Gulf: seafarers face mental health crisis amid Iran tensions
You can try to minimize the impact that this situation has on your mental health, but it’s becoming impossible.”
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Human rights lawyers and MPs warn that UK citizens face up to ten years in jail for sharing images of Iranian strikes in UAE, with consular access blocked and families desperate for information
Keir Starmer is facing calls to ‘stand up’ for British nationals in jail in the United Arab Emirates during his visit to the Gulf this week.
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Tourists jailed for filming Iran strikes as Gulf states launch crackdown
Hundreds of people have been arrested across the Gulf for filming Iranian attacks on tourist hotspots.
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Data centers become frontline targets as Middle East conflict escalates
Data centers are juicy targets. Nowhere is that becoming more clear than in the Gulf.
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UK deploys air defences and troops to Gulf as Iran threat escalates
Extra British troops and more UK air defence systems will be deployed to the Middle East for defensive action against Iranian attacks