A senior commander of Iran’s elite IRGC describes a United States plan for forming a naval coalition to interfere in the Persian Gulf as a self-defeating initiative. . Tensions have been running high between Tehran and Washington since last year, when Trump unilaterally withdrew the US..…

Iran responded by detaining a UK-flagged oil tanker in the Persian Gulf.    . ... Germany's foreign minister says it won't join a US-led mission to protect international shipping near Iranian waters in the Persian Gulf. . ..…

British, French, Germans, Americans, Japanese, all are guilty of crimes against China that cannot be expiated or expunged from the record. ..…

Two more tankers carrying 'Japan-related' cargo were struck off the Gulf of Oman in mid-June. . The administration of US President Donald Trump has, without providing any evidence, blamed Iran for recent mysterious attacks against oil tankers. ..…