#Strait of Hormuz
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Brent up 1.5% to $89 after US strikes Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island
US Central Command confirms strikes on two IRGC rocket launchers on Larak Island after forces were seen preparing rocket...
U.S. Strikes Iran's Minelaying Forces in Hormuz; Iran Reportedly Fires at Jordan Base
First confirmed U.S. strike on Iran in weeks hits IRGC rocket launchers near the Strait of Hormuz, prompting reported Ir...
Iran Conditions Hormuz Reopening on U.S. Compliance Amid Khamenei Unity Call
As Iran's Supreme Leader calls for Muslim unity against the U.S. and Israel, Tehran says the Oman-brokered Strait of Hor...
Dax Consolidates After Record High as Rate Hopes and Iran Risk Set the Tone
German stocks held firm after a record-setting week, with defence names leading. Attention now turns to US inflation dat...
Strait of Hormuz Traffic Hits Record Low as Attacks on Tankers Mount
One vessel crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Aug. 16 — a record low — as attacks hit ADNOC-linked tankers and traffic thro...
Iran-US Framework Expires: No Ceasefire, No Hormuz Reopening, No Final Deal
The 60-day Iran-US framework has lapsed with no extension: ceasefire broken, Strait of Hormuz traffic near-halted, oil s...
Hormuz Commodity Transits Collapse After Tanker Attacks as US-Iran Talks Stall
Kpler data showed five commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday and none on Sunday, down from 31 the...
Hormuz Shipping Attacks Escalate as US Vows Unprecedented Pressure on Iran's Economy
Attacks on ADNOC and bulk-carrier vessels in the Strait of Hormuz have driven Brent crude up nearly 6% this week as Wash...
Iran Offers $30,000 Bounty for Killing or Capturing US Troops
Tehran's military says it will pay $30,000 for the death or capture of American troops — double for women — as disputes ...
Iran Says It Has Struck a Temporary Hormuz Shipping Deal With Oman as US Claims Sovereignty
Tehran says new temporary corridors will run partly through Iranian waters for two to four months, while Washington keep...
Washington’s Hormuz Export Claims Clash With Tanker Tracking Data
Kpler and JPMorgan data challenge Energy Secretary Chris Wright's claim that Gulf oil exports have returned to pre-war l...
Wall Street Ends Lower as Weak Retail Sales and Chip Selloff Weigh
US stocks fell Friday as chip names slid, July retail sales unexpectedly dropped 0.6%, and Strait of Hormuz shipping dis...
Trump Says He Will Declare Strait of Hormuz U.S. Territory; Iran Vows to Keep Blockade
The president's remark at a New York rally drew a sharp Iranian rebuke as the strategic oil chokepoint stays shut and U....
Trump Says U.S. Will Claim Strait of Hormuz, Deepening Iran Standoff and Oil Supply Risk
Trump's pledge to declare the Strait of Hormuz U.S. territory has escalated an unresolved Iran conflict and put the key ...
Hormuz Strikes and Saudi Refinery Drones Put Oil Chokepoints Under Pressure
Iran's attack on ADNOC-linked tankers and fresh Houthi drones on Saudi Aramco show the war is escalating across the Gulf...
Hormuz Risk Premium Returns as Weak Demand Caps Oil's Weekly Rebound
WTI is up more than 5% this week after stalled U.S.-Iran talks restored the Strait of Hormuz risk premium, but a huge U....
Trump Promises to Declare Strait of Hormuz US Territory 'Soon' After Defeating Iran
Donald Trump said Washington would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz US territory, escalating a war in which Iran alread...
US Energy Secretary: Iran's Strategy Will Fail and Its Market Leverage Will Shrink
Chris Wright says Iran's disruption strategy is losing, points to 8–9 million barrels daily through Hormuz, and reiterat...
ADNOC's Post-OPEC Blitz: Spot Sales, New Buyers and a Risky Hormuz Shuttle Redraw Gulf Oil Marketing
Abu Dhabi's state oil giant has started selling spot cargoes, courting trading houses and reworking contract terms after...
Hormuz Outbound Traffic Drops 30% as Shipowners Face Sanctions-Security Dilemma
Lloyd’s List data shows Hormuz transits down 18% week on week, while shipowners weigh US-Iran safe-passage payments agai...
Japan's Foreign Minister to Visit Saudi Arabia and Oman to Press for Shipping-Safety De-escalation
Motegi will meet officials in Riyadh and Muscat from 17–22 August, focusing on Middle East de-escalation and safe passag...
El Niño and Hormuz Closure Push Panama Canal Transit Fees to a Record
Daily auctions for Panama Canal locks averaged US$1.1 million in August as drought and rerouted oil demand squeeze the w...
Iran’s Strait of Hormuz Leverage Is Draining Away
An Atlantic Council analysis argues Iran’s oil-chokepoint leverage is weakening as non-OPEC supply, bypass pipelines and...
German Inflation Hits 2.8% as Fuel Subsidy Ends and Energy Costs Jump
Germany’s annual inflation hit 2.8% in July after the fuel tax rebate expired, with energy prices up 8.3% year on year a...
Strait of Hormuz stays tense as Trump claims US control while Iran sets reopening terms
Commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains reduced amid Iranian harassment and mine risk, while Washington...
Brent Tops $90 as Reduced Hormuz Traffic and US-Iran War Drive Oil Higher
Brent crude has risen more than $5 a barrel this week to exceed $90 as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains red...
Oil Prices Edge Up as Strait of Hormuz Stalemate Chokes Global Supply
Brent crude rises to $89.08 and U.S. gasoline hits $4.04 a gallon as fighting in Iran effectively shuts the critical wat...
Panama Canal Auction Prices Hit $3.78 Million as El Niño and Iran War Converge
Record transit fees and falling water levels squeeze global trade. A double blow from drought and the Strait of Hormuz d...
Oil Rally Gains Fresh Momentum as US-Iran Tensions Choke Key Shipping Lanes
Brent and WTI crude extended Monday’s 5% rally after attacks near the Strait of Hormuz and Houthi-linked incidents in th...
Oil Jumps 5% as US and Iran Trade Demands That Block Strait of Hormuz Resolution
Crude prices surged after Washington demanded reparations from Tehran while Iran insisted on all its conditions being me...