Iran conflict

The U.S. Treasury Department has quietly extended its sanctions wind-down authorization for Russian oil cargoes already at sea, issuing a new general license

A volatile weekend in the Strait of Hormuz has exposed the widening gap between political claims that the waterway is “open” and the operational reality

By Daphne Psaledakis, Trevor Hunnicutt and Saad Sayeed WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD, April 19 (Reuters) – The United States said on Sunday that it had seized

By Selcan Hacaoglu Apr 19, 2026 (Bloomberg) –International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol proposed building a new oil pipeline linking

By Laura Alviž and Julian Lee Apr 19, 2026, 11:31 AM (Bloomberg) –Several cruise ships trapped in the Persian Gulf as a result of the Iran war

By Weilun Soon Apr 18, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Several oil tankers have u-turned in the Persian Gulf after appearing to try to transit the Strait of

By Saurabh Sharma MUMBAI, April 18 (Reuters) – India said it had called in the Iranian envoy to New Delhi and flagged its “deep concern”

The fragile narrative that the Strait of Hormuz is “open” unraveled again Saturday after multiple new incidents were reported by the United Kingdom

ATHENS, April 18 (Reuters) – Merchant vessels attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday received radio messages from

All ships can sail through the Strait of Hormuz but this needs to be coordinated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary GuardCorps (IRGC), a senior Iranian

(Bloomberg) — A Greek shipowner whose vessels have repeatedly braved the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran war sent through its biggest oil supertanker

Don’t be fooled by the latest declaration that the Strait of Hormuz is “open.” Many things still need to be put in place for that to truly happen. There

The global shipping industry is urging caution after declarations from both Washington and Tehran that the Strait of Hormuz is “open,” warning that

The prospect of a multinational mission to secure commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has moved sharply up the diplomatic agenda after European

Iran has declared the Strait of Hormuz open to commercial shipping following the ceasefire in Lebanon, but the terms of that reopening—and how it interacts

April 16 (Reuters) – As the United States embarks on clearing mines from the Strait of Hormuz, it could draw on an arsenal of drones, explosive?laden

The six-week rally in global container freight rates has come to an end, with the latest reading from the Drewry World Container Index (WCI) showing a 3%

The U.S.-led maritime blockade of Iranian ports has entered a new and more aggressive phase, with fresh guidance confirming that American forces can now stop,

The U.S. nearly turned into a net crude exporter last week for the first time since World War Two as shipments surged close to a record high to meet demand

The Port of Long Beach emerged as the busiest seaport in the United States through the first quarter of 2026, even as cargo volumes eased from last year’s