Husband Says British Woman Held in Iran Begins Hunger Strike
LONDON — A British-Iranian woman jailed in Tehran for more than three years has begun a hunger strike to protest her detention, her husband said Saturday.
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British Envoy Denies Iran Summons over Tanker Attacks Claim
Britain’s ambassador to Iran on Sunday denied he was summoned by the Iranian foreign ministry after London accused Tehran of “almost certainly” being responsible for tanker attacks in the Gulf.
‘We Won’t Hesitate to Respond’: Saudi Prince Lashes Iran over Tanker Attacks
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is in no doubt about the origin of a second attack on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman. He blamed arch-rival Iran on Sunday and vowed his kingdom “won’t hesitate to deal with any threat” to its interests.
China and Russia Stand up for Iran After Gulf Tanker Attacks
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed solidarity with Iran on Friday, even as the U.S. Navy revealed evidence the Iranians were behind the terrorist attack on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman.
Donald Trump Blames Iran for Tanker Attacks: ‘They Are a Nation of Terror’
President Donald Trump blamed Iran on Friday for this week’s attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman.
Japan Rejects Military Response After Attacks on Gulf of Oman Tanker
Japan will not send Self-Defense Force personnel to respond to attacks on a Japanese-operated oil tanker in the Middle East, the country’s defense minister said Friday.
Watch: U.S. Video Shows Iran Military Recovering Mine from Oil Tanker in Gulf of Oman
The U.S. military has released video it says shows Iran’s Revolutionary Guard taking an unexploded mine from the hull of one of two oil tankers attacked in the Gulf of Oman. Tehran hit back, accusing the U.S. of waging an “Iranophobic campaign.”
U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet Aids Tankers After ‘Torpedo Attack’ in Oman Sea
Elements of the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet were called to assist two oil tankers early Thursday morning, in distress after a “reported attack on tankers in the Gulf of Oman.”
