There is a stretch of water between Myanmar, Bangladesh and Thailand where the Rohingya humanitarian crisis and the interests of Iran’s “Shadow Fleet” converge. The Andaman Sea is no longer just a migratory route; it has evolved into a lethal criminal ecosystem. Here, invisibility is a deliberate strategy used to move both human lives and … Read more
Cabinet hears of new laws to allow boarding of ‘Shadow Fleet’ vessels by Defence Forces The Journal Source link
Georgia’s Black Sea port of Kulevi, a hub for Black Sea oil shipments, may soon face European Union sanctions over allegations that the Georgian government has used it to help Russia move crude needed to finance its war in Ukraine. The potential sanctions place Azerbaijan, whose state-controlled energy entity SOCAR owns an oil terminal in … Read more
Russian ambassador says Helen McEntee is ‘threatening’ Russian ships with ‘act of piracy’ The Journal Russian ambassador says McEntee proposal to board sanctioned vessels is ‘piracy’ The Irish Times Maritime security strategy to identify threats – McEntee RTE.ie Irish soldiers could board Russian oil tankers amid ‘threat to everybody’ warning Irish Mirror Helen McEntee floats idea of Defence Forces … Read more