CENTCOM Says Iran Attempts to Intimidate Shipping with False Reports

Published Aug 31, 2026 4:25 PM by The Maritime Executive

Iran continues to make multiple claims about stopping vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz while insisting that the only passag...

EU Forces Stop Sixth Tanker in the Mediterranean for Inspection

Published Aug 31, 2026 12:23 PM by The Maritime Executive

The European Union on Sunday, August 30, stopped a sixth tanker suspected of operating under a false flag for the shadow fleet ser...

Published Aug 31, 2026 8:57 AM by The Maritime Executive

In the first US attack mounted on Iran for about a month, US Central Command (CENTCOM) fired on IRGC positions on Larak Island lat...

Published Aug 30, 2026 6:06 PM by The Maritime Executive

National Resistance Forces, fighting for the Internationally Recognized Government (IRG) in Yemen, destroyed a Tufan-1 unmanned at...

Published Aug 30, 2026 4:58 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Royal Navy provided additional details on its recent tracking efforts as more Russian vessels transited the English Channel to...

Published Aug 30, 2026 10:53 AM by The Maritime Executive

Turkish commandos working from a frigate off the coast of Somalia retook the cargo ship Lutuf, which had been seized nearly two we...

Published Aug 28, 2026 9:40 PM by The Maritime Executive

In a surprise announcement released to the maritime and academic community, the State University of New York’s Maritime College (S...

Published Aug 28, 2026 7:06 PM by Jonathan Campbell-James

Conflict in the Gulf appears to have settled into a long-term war. Since the agreement between Iran and the U.S. on June 15 to neg...

Published Aug 28, 2026 7:01 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Swedish government announced on Friday, August 28, that it is sending Ukraine 10 boats to aid in expanding its maritime capabi...

Published Aug 28, 2026 12:53 PM by The Maritime Executive

Weeks after Russia and Syria formally agreed to new terms under which a reduced Russian foothold would be maintained in Syria, a R...