strait of hormuz


Wednesday, June 3, 2026
EUNAVFOR warship escorts a containership in the Red Sea as part of the EU's Operation ASPIDES
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EU Weighs Expanding Aspides Mission to Lead Hormuz Mine-Clearing Effort

The European Union has proposed that the bloc's Aspides naval mission take "the primary role" in clearing mines in the Strait of Hormuz "when conditions

6 hours ago
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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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U.S. Looks to Unblock Hormuz With Quiet Version of Project Freedom

A month after President Donald Trump announced — and then abandoned — a plan to escort commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, the US military is

7 hours ago
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Tankers are seen off the coast of the Fujairah amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran
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Tankers Gather Outside Persian Gulf in Wager on Hormuz Reopening

Some Greek oil tanker owners are moving their ships closer to the Persian Gulf in a bet that the vessels will soon be able to earn sky-high rates if the Strait

11 hours ago
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Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Infrared aerial image released by CENTCOM showing the bow and forward deck of the tanker M/T Lexie at night. The image includes targeting markers and "UNCLASSIFIED" text, and was released following a U.S. strike that disabled the vessel during blockade enforcement operations.
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U.S. Forces Disable Sanctioned Tanker Bound for Iran as Blockade Enforcement Continues

U.S. forces disabled a sanctioned oil tanker attempting to reach an Iranian port on Tuesday, marking the sixth commercial vessel interdicted since Washington

June 2, 2026
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies before a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on President Donald Trump's FY2027 budget request for the Department of State, on Capitol Hill in Washington
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Rubio Tells Congress: No Iran Sanctions Relief for Reopening Strait of Hormuz

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump's negotiating team has not offered Iran sanctions relief in exchange for

June 2, 2026
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Personnel on a boat work to extinguish a fire on the Sariska V vessel in the Persian Gulf after MSC, the world's largest shipping group, said the vessel was struck by two projectiles in Iraq's Umm Qasr port, in this screengrab from a handout video released June 2, 2026.
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MSC Confirms Containership Was Hit Twice by Projectiles Off Iraq

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) says its containership MSC Sariska V was struck by two projectiles while departing Iraq’s Port of Umm Qasr

June 2, 2026
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Oil tankers anchored near Strait of Hormuz after Iran conflict disrupts Persian Gulf shipping routes
Energy

The Iran War Is Pushing the Global Gas Trade Into the Shadows

A day before crossing the Strait of Hormuz, an Indonesian seafarer aboard the Al Rayyan tanker published a picture of a rainbow cutting across the bow. “When

June 2, 2026
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Monday, June 1, 2026
Screenshot from a circulating video showing hull damage above the waterline on the starboard side of the containership MSC Sariska V while underway in the Arabian Gulf.
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MSC Containership Damaged in Apparent Attack Off Iraq

A Panama-flagged containership has been damaged in what appears to be the third reported attack off Iraq since the outbreak of the U.S.-Iran conflict in late

June 1, 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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Shipping Industry Says Hormuz Peace Deal Alone Won’t Bring Ships Back

Executives warn that freedom of navigation requires more than a ceasefire as confidence remains shattered after months of conflict Shipping executives gathered

June 1, 2026
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Iran to Halt Message Exchanges With US Over Israel, Tasnim Says
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Iran to Halt Message Exchanges With US Over Israel, Tasnim Says

Iran said it would halt talks with the US in protest for Israel’s expanded ground assault in Lebanon, escalating tensions as Washington and Tehran seek to

June 1, 2026
Total Views: 392

Trump Says Deal Will ‘Work Out Well’ Even as US, Iran Clash
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Trump Says Deal Will ‘Work Out Well’ Even as US, Iran Clash

US President Donald Trump said talks with Iran over an interim peace deal will “work out well,” even as the countries’ forces clashed again near the

June 1, 2026
Total Views: 519

Sunday, May 31, 2026
EUNAVFOR Operation ATALANTA photo of the Hellas Aphrodite liberation in the Indian Ocean
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U.S. Forces Disable Commercial Vessel, Showing Iran Blockade Still Active Despite Peace Talks

U.S. forces disabled a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday after its crew allegedly ignored repeated warnings and continued toward an Iranian

May 31, 2026
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Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz
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Oman Warns of Suspected Floating Mine in Hormuz, Reinforcing Shipping Industry Fears

Oman’s Maritime Security Centre (MSC) on Saturday issued a navigation warning after a floating object suspected to be a naval mine was sighted within Omani

May 31, 2026
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Friday, May 29, 2026
Chinese-flagged asphalt tanker JIN ZHOU WAN docked at a U.S. port. The blue COSCO Shipping vessel is moored alongside a terminal with cranes and industrial infrastructure visible in the background under partly cloudy skies.
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Chinese COSCO Tanker Delivers Asphalt to Connecticut Under Jones Act Waiver

The debate over the Trump administration’s emergency Jones Act waiver intensified this week after the American Maritime Partnership (AMP) highlighted the

May 29, 2026
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wave breaking over tanker
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World’s Top Economic Bodies Warn Hormuz Disruptions Are Draining Oil Inventories at Record Pace

The heads of four of the world’s top economic and energy institutions issued a rare joint warning Friday, saying ongoing disruptions to shipping through

May 29, 2026
Total Views: 887

Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam
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Quarter of Big Oil Tankers Trapped by Iran War Have Escaped

Roughly one-quarter of the non-Iranian large oil tankers trapped inside the Persian Gulf at the outbreak of the Iran war have managed to slip out in a slow,

May 29, 2026
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks next to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room at the White House, in Washington, D.C.
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Trump Claims Breakthrough on Hormuz, But Shipping Questions Remain

President Donald Trump said Friday that the Strait of Hormuz must immediately reopen to unrestricted commercial shipping as part of a proposed agreement with

May 29, 2026
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Tankers are seen off the coast of the Fujairah amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran
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‘Very Real Risks’: Chevron CEO Says Vessels Attacked This Week in Hormuz

By Kevin Crowley, Annmarie Hordern and Jonathan Ferro (Bloomberg) — Several vessels transiting through the Strait of Hormuz have been attacked in recent

May 29, 2026
Total Views: 700

US, Iran Reach Deal on Extended Ceasefire Pending Trump Approval
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US, Iran Reach Deal on Extended Ceasefire Pending Trump Approval

The US and Iran have reached a preliminary deal to extend a ceasefire by 60 days and discuss the future of Tehran’s nuclear program, a person with knowledge

May 29, 2026
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Thursday, May 28, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks next to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room at the White House, in Washington, D.C.
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U.S. Treasury Warns Oman Over Hormuz Toll System

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday warned Oman that Washington is prepared to aggressively sanction any country or entity involved in

May 28, 2026
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