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  US attacks Iranian vessel in Gulf of Oman for 'defying' naval blockade; Tehran vows retaliation

  World | April 20, 2026 6:31 IST

  Notably, the US had imposed the blockade on Iranian ports following Tehran’s move to disrupt the Strait of Hormuz.

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  Nine Sailors Rescued From Iranian Ship On Fire in Persian Gulf

  World | February 21, 2012 23:08 IST

  Tehran, Feb 21 ; Nine sailors of an Iranian ship have been rescued from a fire aboard their vessel in the waters of the Persian Gulf. The sailors, eight Iranians and a foreign national, were