Strait of Hormuz
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Iran Says Struck Oil Tanker in Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Friday they struck an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, according to state news agency IRNA, as a British maritime agency also reported an attack.
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US Treasury Chief Threatens to Sanction Oman if it Joins Hormuz Tolls
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said United States would “not tolerate any effort to impose a tolling system in the Strait of Hormuz,” a reference to Iranian proposals to do so as part of a…
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Oil Prices Dip, Stocks Rise on Lingering Iran Peace Hopes
Crude plunged on Friday after Tehran said it would allow ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz, which had been effectively closed since the war began on February 28.
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Hormuz passage ‘completely open’ to commercial ships during ceasefire: Iran FM
Oil prices that had spiked during the supply disruptions plunged after the Iranian announcement of opening the Strait.
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Oil Surges, Stocks Drop as Trump Threatens to Block Hormuz
Oil prices surged and stock markets broadly fell Monday after US-Iran peace talks broke down and President Donald Trump announced a plan to block the strategic Strait of Hormuz, ratcheting up fears for Middle East…
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Tanzania Fuel Prices Jump as Global Crisis Bites
According to EWURA, the situation has disrupted oil production and supply routes, especially after attacks on oil facilities and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key global route that carries about 20% of…
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20,000 Seafarers, 15,000 Passengers Stuck in Gulf: UN Agency
Iran has effectively shut down the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s crude and considerable supplies of liquefied natural gas travel.
