Tag: MaritimeSecurity
Russia Intensifies Attacks on Black Sea Shipping
Russian strikes on Ukraine's Black Sea ports have repeatedly hit foreign-flagged civilian merchant vessels over the past week, killing at least seven people and wounding eight more in a series of attacks that has increased risks for commercial shipping serving Ukraine.On the morning of July 17, Russian forces used attack…
Drone Warfare Is Becoming One Global Battlefield
Drones are no longer supporting weapons used alongside artillery, aircraft and missiles. Across several of the world's most active conflicts, they now shape how forces find targets, hold territory at risk, protect infrastructure and impose costs on opponents.Ukraine remains the most important testing ground. Its armed forces and defense-technology sector…
Ukraine Turned the Sea of Azov Into Russia’s Economic Front
The Sea of Azov is no longer a secure Russian rear area – and for the first time since Moscow seized control of its coastline, the disruption is hitting Russia's export economy as well as its military logistics.Over nine days ending July 14, Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces said their sea…
U.S. and Iran Trade Strikes as Truce Unravels
The United States and Iran exchanged another round of strikes on Wednesday, the fourth consecutive night of fighting since the ceasefire framework agreed last month effectively collapsed.U.S. forces struck Iranian military targets near the Strait of Hormuz and along Iran's southern coast as Washington expanded maritime operations aimed at restricting…
Oman Proposes a Legal Route to Reopen Hormuz
Oman has drafted a plan to split shipping through the Strait of Hormuz into two corridors, an attempt to break the deadlock over one of the world's most important maritime chokepoints. Under the proposal, reported by CNN, vessels taking a southern route through Omani waters would sail freely under pre-war…
Iran’s Missiles Turn the Gulf Against It
The United States has struck more than 300 Iranian military targets over three nights — radar, launchers, and missile and drone stores — according to CENTCOM, after Iran hit a commercial vessel near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's strikes have now reached across the Gulf, and its neighbours are turning…
U.S. and Iran Trade Strikes as Hormuz Ceasefire Formally Collapses
U.S. and Iranian forces struck each other for a third time in a week, an exchange that effectively confirms the collapse of the ceasefire framework established by the June 17 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), rather than another round in the contained retaliation cycle that had defined the conflict since April.…
Ukraine Claims New Sea of Azov Strikes as Russia Suspends Canal Traffic
Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) said they struck at least 28 more Russian-linked vessels in the Sea of Azov overnight, bringing the total number targeted over the past six days to 76, according to USF commander Robert "Magyar" Brovdi. The figures have not been independently verified.Reuters reported that Russia's border…
Hormuz Stays Open as Security Risks Disrupt Global Shipping
Iran has not issued a formal decree closing the Strait of Hormuz, but the distinction between "open" and "closed" is becoming increasingly misleading. Tracking data compiled by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) indicate that commercial traffic through the strait has yet to recover to pre-conflict levels, while…
