PUBLISHED BY: GREATFUTURE INFO  IN Brief :  The United States and Iran are disputing each other’s accounts over an attack on the Panama-flagged oil tanker El Gaia off the coast of Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz. NSD Delhi, September 15,    The United States and Iran are disputing each other’s accounts over an attack on the Panama-flagged oil tanker El Gaia off the coast of Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz.  Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, in a statement carried by Iranian media, says the tanker hit naval mine while trying to pass through what they call a restricted area south of the Strait. The IRGC says the vessel caught fire and was engulfed in flames. It said warnings had previously been issued about the dangers of using what it described as an “illegal passage.” However, the US Central Command has rejected this account. CENTCOM says the tanker was first hit by an Iranian missile last month and rendered inoperable and that it was struck again by an Iranian drone ...

Published by: Greatfuture Info Sep 03, New Delhi:  U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he does not expect the ongoing war with Iran to continue for “very much longer”, days after renewed U.S. strikes on Iranian targets. Speaking to reporters at the Oval Office, Trump said the U.S. had launched a “very heavy attack” on Iran the previous night, targeting newly established military equipment along the Strait of Hormuz, including radar and missile-related systems. Trump also said the U.S. had “very strong control” over the Strait of Hormuz and claimed that American forces had removed mines while continuing to bring out boats carrying millions of barrels of oil. Trump also raised the possibility of renaming the Strait of Hormuz the “Trump Strait”, questioning the designation of the critical waterway in a social media release. He asserted that the suggested title would be deemed “hotter” than the previous one, with the post concluding with the signature “President D...