Berlin (AFP) July 31, 2019 - Germany poured cold water Wednesday on a US demand it join a maritime surveillance mission in the Strait of Hormuz, arguing that it wants to focus on diplomacy to ease tensions with Iran.
Madrid (AFP) July 30, 2019 - The captain of an Iranian tanker seized in Gibraltar, provoking a diplomatic crisis between Tehran and London, has accused Royal Marines of unnecessary brute force when detaining the ship, the BBC reported Tuesday.
Washington (UPI) Jul 30, 2019 - Researchers have developed a new way to generate electricity by moving saltwater across thin films of iron oxide, or rust.
Kiev (AFP) July 30, 2019 - A Ukrainian court has ordered the seizure of a Russian tanker stopped last week over its alleged involvement in a Ukrainian-Russian naval clash last year, the country's chief military prosecutor said Tuesday.
Berlin (AFP) July 30, 2019 - The United States stepped up diplomatic pressure on Germany Tuesday to join efforts to secure the strategic Strait of Hormuz as tensions mount between Washington and Iran.
Tehran (AFP) July 29, 2019 - Iranian forces warned a British warship's crew against putting their life in danger during the seizure of a tanker this month, in a new recording of the incident released Monday.
London (AFP) July 29, 2019 - A British warship dispatched to the Gulf to escort UK-flagged ships amid heightened tensions with Iran has arrived in the region, the defence ministry said.
Washington (UPI) Jul 29, 2019 - The U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy took part in an integration exercise in the Arabian Gulf last week, U.S. Air Forces Central Command announced.
London (AFP) July 29, 2019 - Britain on Monday ruled out swapping seized oil tankers with Iran as a second UK warship arrived in the Gulf to conduct convoys that have irritated Tehran.
Baghdad (AFP) July 28, 2019 - Iraq's federal authorities and the cash-strapped Kurdish regional government (KRG) have relaunched talks over longstanding oil and budget disputes, but observers are sceptical they will reach a genuine diplomatic reset.
Caracas (AFP) July 26, 2019 - Venezuela's Supreme Court on Friday annulled a decision by the opposition-controlled legislature to re-join a regional defense treaty that could provide a legal framework for foreign military intervention.
Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Jul 26, 2019 - Subatomic particles zip around ring-shaped fusion machines known as tokamaks and sometimes merge, releasing large amounts of energy. But these particles - a soup of charged electrons and atomic nucl
Brussels (AFP) July 26, 2019 - Environmental activists on Friday urged EU member states to back a plan by the bloc's public bank to end new funding of fossil fuels by the end of next year.
Boulder CO (SPX) Jul 26, 2019 - A low-cost, high-performance battery chemistry developed by University of Colorado Boulder researchers could one day lead to scalable grid-level storage for wind and solar energy that could help ele
Washington (AFP) July 24, 2019 - Britain's plans for a European-led protection force for Gulf shipping lanes is complementary to plans by the United States to prevent provocative actions by Iran, new Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Wednesday.
Washington (UPI) Jul 24, 2019 - Several hundred U.S. Air Force personnel are expanding an operating base in Saudi Arabia, which will host fighter planes and Patriot missiles, officials said.
