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Greek-managed Tanker Seized by Iran at Straight of Hormuz
A Greek-managed tanker was seized by Iran on Wednesday the US Navy announced and provided a dramatic photo of fast-attack crafts chasing the vessel.
The Bahrain-based Fifth Fleet of the U.S. Navy said the Panama-flagged oil tanker Niovi was seized...
Diplomacy
Greece Accuses Iran of Piracy Over “Violent Seizure” of Greek Ships
Greece's Foreign Affairs Ministry submitted a strong demarche to Iran's ambassador in Athens concerning the "violent seizure" of two Greek-flagged ships by Iranian naval forces in the Persian Gulf on Friday.
This was carried out by the ministry's General Secretary...
Culture
Greek Photographer Captures Incredible "Red Devil Horns" Eclipse Sunrise
Greek photographer Elias Chasiotis was the lucky man who was able to capture astonishing images in late December which appear to show giant red "devil's horns" rising up out of the Persian Gulf during a solar eclipse.
The photos have gone...
Cyprus
Polys Haji-Ioannou Says Gulf Oil Flow Will Withstand Crisis
A Greek shipowner whose family’s oil tankers were hit by missiles during the 1980s Iran-Iraq war said he expects Persian Gulf crude exports to continue after Iran’s threats to block shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.
Stable prices of oil,...