Iran conflict


Sunday, March 8, 2026
Trikwong Venture, a crude oil tanker sits anchored in Muscat
News

Iran Picks New Leader As Escalating War Deepens Oil Shock

By Arsalan Shahla, Josh Wingrove and Omar Tamo Mar 8, 2026(Bloomberg) —Iran picked a new supreme leader and kept up attacks on the ninth day of the war

March 8, 2026
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An aerial view shows an oil factory of Idemitsu Kosan Co. in Ichihara
Energy

Tokyo Prepared To Release Oil Reserve Amid Iran Crisis

TOKYO, March 8 (Reuters) – A senior Japanese parliament member said on Sunday that the government instructed a national oil reserve storage site to

March 8, 2026
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Saturday, March 7, 2026
LNG-powered Russian vessel Vladimir Vinogradov unloads crude at the Deendayal Port in Vadinar
Energy

US May ‘Unsanction’ More Russia Oil Post India Move

By Daniel Flatley Mar 7, 2026(Bloomberg) –Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US may lift sanctions on further Russian oil supply after a move

March 7, 2026
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Sri Lanka Navy personnel assist Iranian sailors during a rescue operation in Indian Ocean
Incidents

US Pressing Sri Lanka Not To Repatriate Iranian Crew From Sunken Ship

By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) – The United States is pressing Sri Lanka’s government not to repatriate the survivors from the

March 7, 2026
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Bulk carriers Eneida and Ying Hao 01 leave the sea ports of Chornomorsk and Pivdennyi
Shipping

Second Bulk Carrier Claiming To Be Chinese Passes Through Hormuz

By Serene Cheong Mar 7, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Another bulk carrier signaled it was Chinese-owned as it sailed through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow

March 7, 2026
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STS080-733-021 Kuwait City, Al Burqan Oil Field, Kuwait November 1996, NASA Photo ID STS080-733-21
Energy

Kuwait Declares Force Majeure Due To Middle East Conflict

March 7 (Reuters) – Kuwait has implemented a precautionary reduction in crude oil production and refining throughput after the ongoing attacks by Iran

March 7, 2026
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The Iranian military ship IRIS Lavan is docked at a port in Kochi
News

India Allowed Iranian Warship To Dock As U.S. Sank Another Off Sri Lanka

NEW DELHI, March 6 (Reuters) – India has allowed an Iranian warship to dock as a humanitarian gesture, Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

March 7, 2026
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Luojiashan tanker sits anchored in Muscat, as Iran vows to close the Strait of Hormuz, in Muscat
Energy

US Oil Posts Biggest Weekly Gain Ever As Iran War Rages On

By Bloomberg News Mar 6, 2026(Bloomberg) –US oil posted the biggest weekly gain on record as the war in Iran upends critical energy market flows,

March 7, 2026
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front altair oil tanker is seen after it was attacked at the Gulf of Oman
News

Iran’s IRGC Challenges Trump To Have US Vessels Escort Tankers In Strait Of Hormuz

March 7(Reuters) – A spokesperson for Iran’s Revolutionary Guards challenged U.S. President Donald Trump to deploy U.S. naval vessels to

March 7, 2026
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Friday, March 6, 2026
FILE PHOTO: Tankers are seen off the coast of the Fujairah, as Iran vows to close the Strait of Hormuz
Shipping

Iranian Shadow Fleet and Greek Affiliated Ships Lead Strait of Hormuz Transits

Recent vessel tracking data details the continued movements of Iranian dark vessels as well as other ships moving through the Strait of

March 6, 2026
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Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz
Shipping

Washington Moves to Break Hormuz Shipping Paralysis With $20B Maritime Insurance Plan

The Trump administration on Friday unveiled a $20 billion maritime reinsurance facility aimed at restoring confidence in commercial shipping through the

March 6, 2026
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Illustration shows map showing the Strait of Hormuz and Iran
Shipping

Four Seafarers Killed in Hormuz Attack, IMO Chief Warns of Growing Risk to Crews

At least four seafarers have reportedly been killed in an attack on a tug operating near the Strait of Hormuz, prompting a warning from the head of

March 6, 2026
Total Views: 2901

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) sails in support of Operation Epic Fury
Shipping

Report: Russia Providing Iran Targeting Data on U.S. Warships in Middle East

Russia is providing Iran with targeting information that includes locations of U.S. warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the Washington Post reported on

March 6, 2026
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Illustration shows map showing the Strait of Hormuz and Iran
Maritime Security

Maritime Insurance Premiums Surge as Iran Conflict Widens

As the conflict in the Gulf widens, maritime insurance premiums for war coverage are surging -- in some cases by more than 1000% -- dramatically driving up

March 6, 2026
Total Views: 901

Qatar Energy LNG terminal at Ras Laffan with liquefaction trains and export facilities
News

Qatar Appears to Have Loaded First LNG Cargo Since Force Majeure

Qatar appears to have loaded its first liquefied natural gas cargo after the widening conflict in the Middle East forced it to halt fuel production and declare

March 6, 2026
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FILE PHOTO: Tankers are seen off the coast of the Fujairah, as Iran vows to close the Strait of Hormuz
Shipping

When the Underwriters Blinked: What the Hormuz Insurance Crisis Really Means

The viral social media post claimed Donald Trump had just "killed the British Empire" in a matter of minutes. The truth is simultaneously more complicated,

March 6, 2026
Total Views: 1992

Thursday, March 5, 2026
Laden crude oil tanker approaches the port of Qingdao, China in the morning fog. Photo credit: Shutterstock/Igor Grochev
Shipping

U.S. Grants 30-Day Waiver Allowing India to Receive Russian Oil Cargoes Already at Sea

The U.S. Treasury Department has issued a temporary sanctions waiver allowing Indian refiners to receive Russian crude oil cargoes already loaded on tankers, a

March 5, 2026
Total Views: 2215

Thermal targeting image showing a torpedo detonation alongside the Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena, with a large water plume rising from the explosion during a U.S. submarine strike in the Indian Ocean on March 4, 2026.
News

US Sinking of Iranian Warship Piles Pressure on India’s Modi

The US sinking of an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka’s coast expands the deepening Middle East war to India’s doorstep, unsettling New Delhi’s calibrated

March 5, 2026
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Thermal targeting image showing a torpedo detonation alongside the Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena, with a large water plume rising from the explosion during a U.S. submarine strike in the Indian Ocean on March 4, 2026.
Maritime Security Incidents

Sri Lanka Says It Is Trying To Safeguard Lives On Second Iranian Ship After US Sinks Frigate

A U.S. submarine torpedoed Iranian warship IRIS Dena off Sri Lanka, killing 87 sailors returning from Indian naval exercises. A second Iranian vessel is now in

March 5, 2026
Total Views: 116

Containership and cranes at DP World Jebel Ali
News

Over 270,000 TEU Stranded as Container Carriers Halt Gulf Cargo Bookings

Hundreds of thousands of containers are in limbo after ocean carriers suspend cargo bookings to Arabian Container

March 5, 2026
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