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Saturday, June 13, 2026
Scenes from Bandar Abbas
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Trump Says He’ll Sign Deal With Iran To Reopen Hormuz Sunday

By Arsalan Shahla and María Paula Mijares Torres Jun 13, 2026 (Bloomberg) –President Donald Trump said an interim deal to reopen the Strait of

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The Callisto tanker sits anchored as the traffic is down in the Strait of Hormuz, in Muscat
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Tanker Attack Raises New Questions About U.S. ‘Secret Mission’ in Hormuz

A commercial tanker was struck by an unidentified projectile near the Strait of Hormuz overnight while transiting an area associated with a covert

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Friday, June 12, 2026
USCGC Munro shadows MT Marinera (ex Bella 1) in the North Atlantic, January 7, 2026
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Shadow Fleet Tanker Captain Pleads Guilty After Weeks-Long Atlantic Chase by U.S. Coast Guard

The former master of a tanker linked to Iran and Venezuela’s shadow oil trade has pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court after leading the U.S. Coast Guard

June 12, 2026
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A OOCL containership docks at the Port of Long Beach
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Port of Long Beach Posts Third-Busiest May on Record as Imports Surge 40%

The Port of Long Beach handled 842,030 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in May, marking its third-busiest May on record and a sharp rebound from the

June 12, 2026
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Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz
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U.S., Iran Near Deal to Reopen Strait of Hormuz After Months of War

The United States and Iran signaled on Friday that an agreement to end their war was close, with a senior U.S. administration official saying both sides had

June 12, 2026
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oil tanker
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Shipowners Owners Brace for Hormuz Reopening as Peace Deal Nears

Shipowners are watching warily for a peace deal between the US and Iran and what it would mean for the Strait of Hormuz, with some tanker owners expressing

June 12, 2026
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Aerial view of a heavy loaded crude oil tanker traveling over open ocean during sunset time
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Lost Gulf Oil Exports Far Smaller Than Thought, Traders and Shippers Say

Since the start of the Iran war and Tehran's announcement that the Strait of Hormuz was "closed," the market has grappled to put a figure on lost crude supply

June 12, 2026
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Thermal aerial image showing the tanker M/T Settebello with smoke rising from its stern after a reported U.S. precision strike in the Gulf of Oman. Crosshairs are centered on the vessel's engine room area.
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Indians Grieve and Call for Action After US Strike Kills Seafarers

DEORIA, India, June 12 (Reuters) – Sushila Devi sat sobbing on the floor of her house in Deoria, northern India after authorities told her that

June 12, 2026
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Thermal aerial image showing the tanker M/T Settebello with smoke rising from its stern after a reported U.S. precision strike in the Gulf of Oman. Crosshairs are centered on the vessel's engine room area.
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Shipping Industry Condemns Attacks on Seafarers as Hormuz Death Toll Reaches 14

The world’s largest shipping industry organizations have issued a joint condemnation of attacks on commercial shipping in and around the Strait of

June 12, 2026
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US, Iran Edge Toward Interim Deal Signing Close to G7 Next Week
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US, Iran Edge Toward Interim Deal Signing Close to G7 Next Week

The US and Iran may sign an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz on the sidelines of the Group of Seven world leaders summit next week, according to senior

June 12, 2026
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Thursday, June 11, 2026
The Malta-flagged tanker Agios Fanourios I arrives in Iraq’s territorial waters off Basra
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Tanker Industry Advisory Sheds New Light on Trump’s Secret Hormuz Transit Operation

President Donald Trump’s claim that a covert U.S. military operation has helped hundreds of commercial ships transit the Strait of Hormuz appears to be

June 11, 2026
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Oil tanker HELGA is moored at one of Iraq's southern offshore oil terminals near Basra
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Trump Administration Vows to Offset Hormuz Tolls With Seized Iranian Funds

The Trump administration is signaling that any payments made by commercial vessels to Iran’s self-declared Strait of Hormuz transit authority could

June 11, 2026
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Ships waiting to be loaded with iron ore are seen at the Fortescue loading dock located at Port Hedland.REUTERS/David Gray
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Hundreds of BHP Workers Back Strike at Key Australian Iron Ore Export Hub

Hundreds of BHP workers BHP.AX at Port Hedland in Western Australia voted in favor of taking strike action, two unions said on Thursday, raising the ?risk

June 11, 2026
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Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz
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U.S. Military Says Hormuz Open After Iran Declares Strait Closed

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on Thursday publicly reaffirmed that the Strait of Hormuz remains open to commercial shipping after an Iran-linked organization

June 11, 2026
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A CMA CGM containerships transits the Panama Canal
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El Niño Has Arrived: NOAA Warns It Could Become One of the Strongest on Record

NOAA has officially declared the arrival of El Niño conditions, confirming the climate pattern that prompted the Panama Canal Authority to announce its first

June 11, 2026
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U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) disables Guinea-Bissau flagged M/T Jalveer as it attempts to transport oil from Iran through the Gulf of Oman, June 10, 2026
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Third Tanker Disabled by U.S. Forces This Week Puts Focus on Indian Seafarers

All 20 Indian crew members aboard the tanker MT Jalveer were safely evacuated to shore Thursday after U.S. forces disabled the vessel during a

June 11, 2026
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Thermal aerial image showing the tanker M/T Settebello with smoke rising from its stern after a reported U.S. precision strike in the Gulf of Oman. Crosshairs are centered on the vessel's engine room area.
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Ship Manager Demands International Probe Into Fatal U.S. Attack on Tanker

The manager of the tanker Settebello has accused the U.S. Navy of causing the deaths of three Indian seafarers and challenged key elements of the

June 11, 2026
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Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Chevron-chartered oil tanker Ionic Anax is seen near the Bajo Grande port in Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo after loading for export
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OFAC Unveils Sweeping Framework for Venezuela Oil, Gas and Mineral Exports

The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday unveiled a broad new sanctions framework aimed at reopening significant portions of Venezuela’s energy and mining

June 10, 2026
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Artist's rendering of Delfin LNG's floating LNG export facility and LNG carrier operating offshore in the Gulf of America, with support vessels alongside the floating liquefaction platform.
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Trump Administration Touts Progress on Nation’s First Offshore LNG Export Facility

The Trump administration is touting a major milestone for U.S. energy exports after Delfin Midstream reached a final investment decision (FID) on the first

June 10, 2026
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AH-64 Apache helicopters fly over the Strait of Hormuz, April 17, 2026, with multiple commercial vessels visible below, as U.S. Army crews maintain a persistent aerial presence to support freedom of navigation and monitor maritime traffic in the strategic waterway
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Trump Claims Covert U.S. Operation Helped 200 Ships Transit Hormuz

President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed the U.S. military has been conducting a previously undisclosed operation to help commercial vessels transit the

June 10, 2026
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