
Pakistan jails ten militants for Malala Yousafzai attack, but not prime suspect; US Navy will escort US-flagged ships through Strait of Hormuz; Iran’s ship seizure may be a message to Saudi Arabia
by John J. Xenakis1 May 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

The United States, on Wednesday, deployed three Navy fast patrol craft to join the destroyer Farragut in the Straits of Hormuz where Iran seized a cargo ship registered in the Marshall Islands, reports Military.com, quoting a Pentagon spokesman.
by Edwin Mora29 Apr 2015, 7:25 PM PST0

While details remain sketchy about the incident, Iranian patrol craft forcibly stopped and boarded a merchant ship under flag of the Marshall Islands. The incident raises two questions—what triggered it and what, if any, responsibility the U.S. may have, under its treaty with the Marshall Islands, to respond to this act of Iranian aggression.
by James Zumwalt29 Apr 2015, 7:45 AM PST0

Iran seizes cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz; Greece’s PM Tsipras desperately seeks financial crisis solution
by John J. Xenakis29 Apr 2015, 4:00 AM PST0