1 month ago
1
Two Indian vessels person had to reverse people successful the Strait of Hormuz pursuing reports of gunfire from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, a vessel-tracker said. TankerTrackers.com said the vessels see an Indian-flagged ace tanker, carrying 2 cardinal barrels of Iraqi oil. Earlier, Iranian gunboats fired connected a tanker successful the Strait of Hormuz connected Saturday (April 18, 2026), a British maritime information bureau reported, aft Iran’s subject reversed a pledge to unfastened the way to shipping. The tanker’s skipper reported being approached 37 kilometres northeast of Oman by 2 gunboats of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC). Without immoderate vigor warning, the gunboats “then fired upon the tanker”, the U.K. Maritime Trade Operations Centre said successful an online statement. “Tanker and unit are reported safe. Authorities are investigating.” Earlier, Iran swiftly reversed people connected reopening the Strait of Hormuz, reimposing restrictions connected the captious waterway connected Saturday (April 18, 2026) aft the U.S. said the determination would not extremity its blockade.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi volition code the federation contiguous astatine 8:30 p.m., a time aft a measure to instrumentality women’s preservation successful legislatures was defeated successful the Lok Sabha. “The Prime Minister volition code the federation astatine 8.30 p.m. (April 18, Saturday),” an authoritative said. PM Modi is expected to delve into the contented of the implementation of the women’s quota and the happenings successful Parliament, wherever absorption parties connected Friday (April 17, 2026) voted against the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill.
