Early on Friday morning, 3 January, 2020, an American drone strike killed Iranian General Qasem Soleimani as he travelled in convoy just outside Baghdad airport in Iraq. The strike is one of potentially huge impact to the region. Soleimani was the...
The US Navy states it is assisting two tankers that have suffered explosions whilst transiting the Gulf of Oman. One vessel, the 110,000 dwt tanker ship Front Altair is reported to be on fire. It was carrying a cargo of naphtha to Japan. The crew of the ship are reported to have evacuated.
