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Iran ships some LPG, jet fuel despite US blockade, data shows

Iran has managed to export some liquefied petroleum gas and jet fuel since July, despite a US naval blockade, shipping intelligence showed, and people involved in security said. Tehran has in recent weeks been concealing such cargoes among ​a growing volume of ship-to-ship transfers by other Gulf producers off Oman, four people in maritime security who track Gulf oil movements told Reuters. The Iranian exports and methodology are ‌reported for the first time here. While a fraction of its former energy exports, the cargoes are rare evidence of petroleum products getting through a blockade that has halted Iran's crude exports. Analysis by US advocacy group United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), which monitors Iran-related tanker traffic using ship and satellite tracking, shows at least eight gas tankers carrying Iranian LPG have left the Gulf of Oman since mid-July. Another tanker carrying Iranian jet fuel reached Myanmar in September, additional satellite imagery and analy...
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Egypt, Qatar stress need to halt hostilities against Saudi Arabia

Egypt and Qatar stressed the need to halt all hostilities against Saudi Arabia and expressed solidarity with the kingdom, according to the Egyptian Foreign Ministry on Thursday. The position was expressed during a phone call late Wednesday between Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his Qatari counterpart, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, the ministry said in a statement. The call came as part of “continuous communication and coordination between the two brotherly countries on various issues of common interest,” the statement said. The two officials discussed bilateral relations and areas of cooperation, including exchanges of high-level visits. They praised the progress in ties and affirmed their commitment to further strengthening them, according to the statement. On regional developments, the officials discussed the latest situation and agreed on the importance of supporting ongoing efforts and coordinating action to ease tensions and prevent the conflict from spreading. Read: Saudi-led coalition intercepts and destroys drone in eastern Saudi Arabia They stressed the need to halt all hostilities against Saudi Arabia, strongly condemned the attacks and expressed solidarity with the kingdom. The officials also called for activating political and diplomatic channels to resolve the current crisis and strengthen regional security and stability. The call came amid an ongoing military escalation between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthi group, involving missile and drone attacks on airports and critical infrastructure in the kingdom in recent days. Since October 5, five Saudi airports have come under attack, leaving 20 people dead and hundreds injured, in addition to material damage and disruptions to air traffic, according to the report. Meanwhile, the military operation known as Dawn of Yemen has continued. Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Chairman Rashad al-Alimi said the operation aims to restore state institutions from Houthi control and retake the capital, Sanaa. Read more: Houthis claim ballistic missile strike on Riyadh airport The developments in Yemen are part of a military escalation that began in July and is the most extensive since a period of relative calm following a UN-brokered truce that began in April 2022. Saudi Arabia has led a military coalition supporting Yemen’s internationally recognised government since 2015 against the Houthis, who have controlled Sanaa and several other provinces since 2014.

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