IRGC imposes strict navigation rules in Strait of Hormuz amid US blockade on Iranian portsIran's IRGC Navy has imposed new restrictions on maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, permitting only civilian vessels on designa...
18 Apr, 2026, 12.47 PM IST
US made 7 claims in one hour but 'all false', says Iran; warns access to Hormuz hinges on Tehran’s termsIran has asserted that maritime movement through the Strait of Hormuz will be strictly controlled by Tehran, stating that passage will be a...
18 Apr, 2026, 09.19 AM IST
Iran War Day 42 Updates: Mojtaba Khamenei vows restraint; Trump issues a warning on Hormuz as Israel expands Lebanon frontOn Day 41, a fragile US-Iran ceasefire faces strain as Israel intensifies operations in Lebanon, issuing an evacuation order for Beirut's s...
10 Apr, 2026, 11.27 PM IST
US intelligence warns Iran unlikely to ease Strait of Hormuz chokehold soon, sources sayUS intelligence reports suggest Iran will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz soon. Iran uses its control of the vital oil route as leverage ag...
04 Apr, 2026, 08.48 AM IST
Iran imposing toll system for vessels in Strait of Hormuz: ReportIran's IRGC is reportedly controlling passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Vessels must submit documentation and accept IRGC escorts. Indi...
31 Mar, 2026, 09.46 AM IST
Hormuz route opened for India, says Iran FM AraghchiIran has allowed vessels from friendly countries—including India, China, Russia, Iraq, and Pakistan—to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, t...
26 Mar, 2026, 06.17 AM IST
Why have 1,000 ships at times lost their GPS in the Mideast?The global positioning system (GPS) capabilities of cargo ships, oil tankers and other vessels stuck in the Middle East because of the wide...
08 Mar, 2026, 11.06 AM IST
Iran-Israel War: Three Indian seafarers killed as West Asia conflict spills into key shipping lanesIran-Israel War: Three Indian seafarers have died and one is injured due to escalating tensions in West Asia. The Directorate General of Sh...
03 Mar, 2026, 02.36 PM IST
Inside China’s gray zone activities: How Beijing is salami slicing its way to influenceChina is employing a 'salami slicing' strategy, taking incremental steps across military, economic, and technological domains to alter real...
04 Feb, 2026, 04.00 PM IST
China gets recklessly violent in the South China SeaTwo Chinese warships collided in the South China Sea near Scarborough Shoal. The incident occurred within the Philippine exclusive economic...
19 Aug, 2025, 09.21 AM IST
Security agencies seize Chinese shipment of banned chemicals for Pakistan at Tamil Nadu portSecurity agencies seized a Pakistan-bound consignment of banned tear gas chemicals from China at a Tamil Nadu port. Officials claim Pakista...
11 Jul, 2024, 06.38 PM IST
China Coast Guard rules the waves and waives the rulesChina intimidated Taiwan yet again with its large-scale Joint Sword-2024A exercise on 23-24 May. This saw People's Liberation Army (PLA) an...
11 Jun, 2024, 10.39 AM IST
China stages mock missile strikes on Taiwan, jets with live missiles used in drillsChina staged two-day military exercises involving mock missile strikes and bomber formations targeting Taiwan. These drills, launched after...
24 May, 2024, 03.16 PM IST
China coast guard says it took measures against Philippine vessels in South China SeaThe incident occurred in the Second Thomas Shoal and Spratly Islands waters, according to the Chinese coast guard. The shoal is home to a s...
23 Mar, 2024, 08.01 AM IST
Southeast Asia nations hold first joint navy drills near disputed South China SeaThe Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has initiated its first joint naval exercise, called ASEAN Solidarity Exercise, amid gro...
19 Sep, 2023, 03.21 PM IST
Development work on 13 of 26 national waterways for cargo, passenger movement begun, says CentreCentral government through Inland Waterways Authority of India (lWAl), an autonomous organisation under the ministry of ports, shipping and...
19 Jul, 2022, 05.12 PM IST
The next Suez threat? A big hackRoughly 500 ships passed through the Suez in the year the Convention of Constantinople was signed; Egypt would like to see that number top ...
31 Mar, 2021, 09.23 AM IST