Friday, 27 November 2020 (YJC) _ Iran’s Navy has expanded its power so far that its strategic depth has gone beyond regional waters, says a top commander.
Saturday, 23 January 2021_China has introduced a new law that allows its coast guard, for the first time, to open fire on foreign vessels deemed to pose threats, a move that could make the contested waters around China more turbulent.
Monday, 21 December 2020 _A Chinese aircraft carrier group has sailed through the Taiwan Strait on its way to routine military drills in the South China Sea, a day after a US warship transited the waterway as part of provocative movements meant to boost its military presence near Chinese territorial waters.
Thursday, 22 October 2020_Turkey says it will continue exploring for gas and oil in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, prolonging a dispute with Greece, which also lays claims to the waters.
Tuesday, 21 July 2020_Germany says Turkey’s failure to halt drilling activities in contested waters in the eastern Mediterranean Sea would affect relations between Ankara and the European Union (EU).
Tehran, 02 June_The fifth and last tanker in a flotilla of ships carrying Iranian fuel has entered Venezuela’s territorial waters, with the Latin American state’s president announcing a plan to visit Tehran for even more cooperation deals between the two nations.
Tehran 30 April_Iran’s Armed Forces has warned that the United States is sure to be dealt with a more severe blow than before if it takes the slightest action against the Islamic Republic’s interests, including its territorial waters.
TEHRAN, Sept 27-The British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero, which had been impounded in Iran’s Bandar Abbas port for two months over violation of international maritime law, has finally set sail and is leaving Iranian waters for Dubai, an Iranian organization and the ship owner confirmed Friday.
TEHRAN, Apr 04- The presence of more than 200 Chinese fishing boats near an island occupied by Manila in the disputed South China Sea is illegal and a clear violation of Philippine sovereignty, the country’s foreign ministry said on Thursday.
TEHRAN, June 25 -Rep. Maxine Waters says members of the Trump administration should expect harassment at restaurants, gas stations and even their homes for their immigration policy. Several of them have already been confronted at public places.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Friday that his government will send a diplomatic note to the U.S. government, protesting the presence of a warship in its waters.