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Friday, September 18, 2026
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 23, 2025
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Trump Returns to UN as Iran War Spreads Across Shipping Chokepoints

WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) – When President Donald Trump addressed the United Nations a year ago, he touted the US bombing of Iran’s

September 18, 2026
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Thursday, September 17, 2026
Aerial photo of an oil tanker at anchor. Stock Photo: Nickeo23/Shutterstock
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Authorities Investigating Cyber Breaches Aboard Two U.S.-Bound Ships

US Coast Guard and FBI personnel boarded two commercial vessels bound for the United States in the Gulf of Mexico last month after indications that hackers

September 17, 2026
Total Views: 2658

Two people arrested in cable breach investigation
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Finland Practices Ship Boardings at Sea to Stop Undersea Sabotage

Finnish authorities boarded and searched a target vessel in the Baltic Sea on Thursday in a live drill that officials said shows how seriously the region takes

September 17, 2026
Total Views: 1142

Yahya Sarea, the Houthi military spokesperson, prepares to deliver a statement, during a pro-Palestinian rally saying they launched an attack on the "Pacific 01" ship in the Red Sea with missiles, in Sanaa, Yemen, March 15, 2024. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
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China Presses Iran to Help Rein in Houthis After Saudi Appeal, Sources Say

China has privately asked Tehran to help rein in Yemen's Houthis after an appeal to Beijing by Saudi Arabia following the Iran-backed group's military blitz

September 17, 2026
Total Views: 980

Wednesday, September 16, 2026
U.S. Held Secret Talks With Houthis After Red Sea Offensive, Reuters Reports
Shipping

U.S. Held Secret Talks With Houthis After Red Sea Offensive, Reuters Reports

U.S. officials met representatives of Yemen's Houthis in Oman over the weekend, five sources familiar with the matter said, days after the Iran-backed

September 16, 2026
Total Views: 931

Scenes from the Port of Fujairah, as U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran limits marine traffic in the Strait of Hormuz
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Strait of Hormuz Ship Crossings Remain in Single Digits, Data Shows

Vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz remained in the single digits at four on Tuesday, down from seven a day earlier, preliminary shipping data showed

September 16, 2026
Total Views: 518

Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Two tankers with Saudi oil exit Red Sea over weekend, data shows
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Oil Prices Surge as Saudi Red Sea Loadings Halt, Libya Shuts Fields

Oil prices rose by over $3 on Tuesday after shipping industry sources said oil loadings at Saudi Arabia's Red Sea port of Yanbu had been suspended, and Libya

September 15, 2026
Total Views: 1453

Ukrainian drones strike oil terminal in St Petersburg as Putin's 'Davos' gets under way
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Russia and Ukraine Press on With Energy Strikes Despite Trump

Russia hit petrol stations in Kyiv on Tuesday and Ukraine struck a Russian oil refinery, as the warring sides carried on with strikes on each other's energy

September 15, 2026
Total Views: 653

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Russia Accuses Danish Military Helicopters of making Dangerous Maneuvers Near Its Warships

Russia has accused Danish military helicopters of making dangerous maneuvers near its warships in the Baltic Sea and handed an official note to Copenhagen

September 15, 2026
Total Views: 940

Monday, September 14, 2026
Traffic at Yemen's southern port of Aden steady after Houthis say they attacked Saudi tankers
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New Attacks in Hormuz and Saudi Test Nerves as War’s Spread Worsens Oil Disruption

New strikes on Saudi Arabia and on ships in the Gulf tested nerves in the Middle East on Sunday, after an attack on a Saudi oil pipeline and an advance by

September 14, 2026
Total Views: 703

Gulf States Postpone Iran Talks as Houthis Strike Saudi Arabia
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Gulf States Postpone Iran Talks as Houthis Strike Saudi Arabia

TAIZ, Yemen/DUBAI, Sept 14 (Reuters) – Arab states in the Gulf called off a meeting with Iran planned for Monday, while Yemen’s Houthis

September 14, 2026
Total Views: 775

Indonesia Rescuers Battle Turbulent Seas in Search for 129 People After Passenger Ship Capsizes
Incidents

Indonesia Rescuers Battle Turbulent Seas in Search for 129 People After Passenger Ship Capsizes

Hundreds of Indonesian rescuers including the coast guard and the navy raced on Monday to board a passenger ship that capsized in the Java Sea over the weekend

September 14, 2026
Total Views: 1714

Sunday, September 13, 2026
Satellite imagery shows the Saudi Arabia East-West pipeline before and after attack
Energy

Saudi Pipeline Outage Threatens Loss Of 4% Of Global Oil Supply

By Alex Lawler and Dmitry Zhdannikov LONDON, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia will run out of oil stocks for exports if it doesn’t

September 13, 2026
Total Views: 1975

Shipping containers at the Port of Montreal
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Carney Pushes Idea Of Making Canada ‘Associate Member’ Of EU

BRUSSELS, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney wants a closer relationship with the European Union and is exploring

September 13, 2026
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A ship is illuminated by fire from a burning vessel, after Iranian explosive-laden boats appear to have attacked two fuel tankers in Iraqi waters setting them ablaze, according to port, maritime security and risk firms, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released March 12, 2026
Shipping

Crew Of Vessel Attacked In Hormuz Strait Evacuated

CAIRO, Sept 13 (Reuters) – A vessel has been struck by an unknown projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the United Kingdom Maritime ?Trade

September 13, 2026
Total Views: 3049

Oil tanker Al Shaffiah sails at the sea near the Omani coast, as seen from Musandam
Defense

US Limits Air Defense Time Slots For Tankers Sailing Through Hormuz

Sept 12 (Reuters) – The U.S. has asked tankers traveling through the Strait of Hormuz to sail only at specific times to guarantee military protection

September 13, 2026
Total Views: 1458

Friday, September 11, 2026
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Shipping

Oil Tanker Rates Hit Record Highs Following Iran, US Shipping Attacks

The cost of shipping oil in the largest tankers hit record highs this week following the biggest wave of attacks on shipping since the U.S.-Iran war began

September 11, 2026
Total Views: 1127

Yemen’s Houthis Reach Strategic Island at Mouth of Vital Shipping Lane
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Yemen’s Houthis Reach Strategic Island at Mouth of Vital Shipping Lane

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis reached the strategic island of Perim in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Friday, four Yemeni government sources told Reuters, moving

September 11, 2026
Total Views: 965

Thursday, September 10, 2026
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam
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Hormuz Shipping Traffic Falls to Single Digits, Data Shows

Vessel transits at the Strait of Hormuz fell to seven on Thursday from 11 the previous day, preliminary ship-tracking data showed on Friday, well below the

September 10, 2026
Total Views: 782

Houthi stand on beach after ship attack
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Houthi Seizure of Mocha Opens New Front in Iran-U.S. War

Iran-aligned Houthis seized control of Yemen's port city of Mocha on Thursday and advanced down the Red Sea coast to strategic islands, military sources

September 10, 2026
Total Views: 1709