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07
May

UAE Slips Hidden Oil Tankers Through Strait of Hormuz as Gulf Shipping Risks Intensify

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Covert Oil Shipments Resume Amid Strait of Hormuz Tensions The United Arab Emirates has quietly resumed limited crude exports through the Strait of Hormuz, using covert shipping tactics to move oil through one of the world’s most sensitive maritime chokepoints as conflict-related disruptions continue to roil global energy markets. According to shipping data and satellite […]

05
May

The Ceasefire is not Over Hegseth Says as U.S.-Iran Tensions Persist in Strait of Hormuz

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Fragile Truce Holds Despite Fresh Clashes U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that the ceasefire between the United States and Iran remains in effect despite fresh exchanges of fire in the Strait of Hormuz, underscoring the fragile nature of the truce as tensions continue to simmer across one of the world’s most critical shipping […]

05
May

US and Iran Launch New Attacks as they Wrestle for Control of Gulf Waters

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Fresh escalation in the Gulf Fresh fighting has erupted between the United States and Iran in the Gulf, sharply raising tensions around the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important oil shipping lanes. The latest escalation comes as both countries try to assert control over maritime traffic in and around the […]

04
May

Korean Ship Ablaze in Strait as Iran Strikes UAE Oil Port After Trump Pledges U.S. Naval Support

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A new wave of tension has hit the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz after a South Korean-operated vessel caught fire following an explosion, while Iran struck a UAE oil facility just hours after President Donald Trump said the U.S. Navy would help commercial ships pass through the increasingly dangerous waterway. The incidents mark a sharp […]

16
Mar

UK, Australia and Japan Refuse to Deploy Warships to the Strait of Hormuz

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Several key U.S. allies including the United Kingdom, Australia and Japan have declined requests to deploy naval forces to the Strait of Hormuz, dealing a blow to efforts to form a multinational military coalition aimed at securing one of the world’s most critical shipping routes. The decision comes amid escalating tensions in the Gulf following […]

11
Mar

IEA Proposes Record Release of Strategic Oil Stocks to Stabilize Global Markets

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The International Energy Agency (IEA) has proposed the largest coordinated release of emergency oil reserves in history, as governments scramble to stabilize global energy markets amid escalating conflict in the Middle East and severe disruptions to oil shipping routes. The Paris-based energy watchdog announced that its 32 member countries have agreed to make around 400 […]