AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoMaritime Security & Diplomacy: UN chief Antonio Guterres condemned the US attack on a Palau-flagged tanker off Oman that killed three Indian seafarers, echoing the IMO’s “strong condemnation” and calling the endangering of shipping “simply unacceptable.” US-Iran Crisis: Hours after Trump threatened major escalation, he said planned strikes were cancelled, citing “progress” toward extending a fragile ceasefire—while the US naval blockade of Iran’s ports in the Strait of Hormuz remains in force. New Incidents in the Gulf: The US also disabled a Guinea-Bissau-flagged tanker, MT Jalveer, with 20 Indian crew evacuated safely after Hellfire missiles hit the engine room; India lodged a strong protest and demanded attacks on commercial vessels stop. Regional Governance & Capacity: In Accra, ECOWAS ran a cybersecurity hackathon with a West African firm (00SEC) designing the challenges, pushing local capacity-building for government, banking, and infrastructure defenses.
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