strait of hormuz


Saturday, May 9, 2026
HMS Dragon at Portsmouth Harbour after the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that Britain would deploy the naval vessel
Defense

UK Deploys Warship To Middle East For Potential Hormuz Mission

LONDON, May 9 (Reuters) – Britain said on Saturday it was deploying its warship HMS Dragon to the Middle East in preparation for a potential

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Oil tankers anchored near Strait of Hormuz after Iran conflict disrupts Persian Gulf shipping routes
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Qatari LNG Tanker Sailing Towards Hormuz Strait

May 9 (Reuters) – Qatari LNG tanker Al Kharaitiyat was sailing towards the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday after departing Qatar’s Ras Laffan en

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Friday, May 8, 2026
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 4, 2026
News

Trump’s Iran Strategy Collides with Hormuz Reality

President Donald Trump has changed his approach as he tries to end the war against Iran: reopen the Strait of Hormuz at all costs and leave thorny negotiations

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An anchored tanker ship at night
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Iran Detains ‘Ocean Koi’ Tanker Apparently Hauling Iranian Oil

Iran said it seized a tanker in the Gulf of Oman, which appeared to be a sanctioned vessel carrying the Islamic Republic’s own

May 8, 2026
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Black-and-white thermal image showing the Iranian-flagged tanker M/T Sevda at sea with smoke rising from the vessel after a reported U.S. strike in the Gulf of Oman. The image includes the labels “MT SEVDA” and “UNCLASSIFIED.”
News

U.S. Navy Disables Two More Iranian Tankers as Hormuz Blockade Enforcement Intensifies

U.S. forces disabled two additional Iranian-flagged oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman on Friday as Washington expanded enforcement of its maritime blockade

May 8, 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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China Confirms Attack on Oil Tanker in Strait of Hormuz Earlier This Week

China's foreign ministry confirmed on Friday that an oil products tanker carrying Chinese crew was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, and expressed deep concern

May 8, 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
Shipping

US, Iran Clash Near Hormuz as Response on Proposed Deal Awaited

The US and Iran clashed near the Strait of Hormuz, an escalation that threatens to further fracture a fragile ceasefire as the two sides discuss a permanent

May 8, 2026
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Thursday, May 7, 2026
U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers transit the Strait of Hormuz during heightened tensions with Iran in a photo released by U.S. Central Command on May 7, 2026
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U.S. Confirms Iranian Attack on U.S. Navy Destroyers in Strait of Hormuz

Three U.S. Navy destroyers came under missile, drone and small-boat attack while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, according to U.S. Central

May 7, 2026
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File photo of a product tanker underway at sea
News

House Labor Caucus Joins Growing Backlash Against Trump’s Jones Act Waiver Extension

Opposition to the Trump administration’s sweeping Jones Act waiver extension is continuing to widen, with top House labor lawmakers now joining a growing

May 7, 2026
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Luojiashan tanker sits anchored in Muscat, as Iran vows to close the Strait of Hormuz, in Muscat
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Oil Shock Far From Over: Energy Giants Warn Global Fuel Supplies May Stay Tight for Months After Iran Deal

Oil supplies are set to tighten further in coming weeks even if the U.S. and Iran agree on a peace deal to end their war because it will take weeks

May 7, 2026
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Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam
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Trapped in Hormuz: Indian Sailors Describe Nights of Missiles, Fear, and Hunger

Nightly explosions of drones and missiles terrified Indian sailor Tithi Chiranjeevi after his ship was stranded in Iran for more than a month by the Strait

May 7, 2026
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The Malta-flagged tanker Agios Fanourios I arrives in Iraq’s territorial waters off Basra
News

U.S. Sanctions Iraq’s Deputy Oil Minister Over Alleged Iranian Oil Scheme

The Trump administration on Thursday escalated its economic campaign against Iran by sanctioning Iraq’s deputy oil minister and multiple militia-linked

May 7, 2026
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Maersk Says Energy Crunch to Persist Even If Iran Peace Deal Struck
Energy

Maersk Says Energy Crunch to Persist Even If Iran Peace Deal Struck

Shipping group Maersk MAERSKb.CO beat first-quarter profit forecasts on Thursday but warned the Iran war had pushed its fuel costs up by nearly $500 million

May 7, 2026
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Wednesday, May 6, 2026
A CMA CGM containership transits the South Red Sea under escort by a EUNAVFOR warship
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CMA CGM Containership Confirmed Attacked in Hormuz, Crew Injured

A CMA CGM container ship was attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, injuring crew members and damaging the vessel, while another vessel run by the

May 6, 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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Gulf’s Fragile Trade Lifeline Hangs on Two Eastern UAE Ports

At the UAE port of Fujairah, conveyor belts offloaded grain from bulk carriers on Wednesday, while crude oil flowed through pipes and onto tankers berthed

May 6, 2026
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wave breaking over tanker
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BIMCO Warns Abrupt ‘Project Freedom’ Pause Complicates Hormuz Risk Calculus

The world’s largest shipping association said the Trump administration’s abrupt suspension of “Project Freedom” has injected fresh uncertainty into an

May 6, 2026
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French aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle departs from Souda Bay, on the island of Crete, Greece, April 7, 2026
Shipping

France Moves Aircraft Carrier to Red Sea With Eye on Hormuz Mission

France on Wednesday deployed its carrier strike group to the Red Sea as part of planning for a potential mission to secure the Strait of Hormuz,

May 6, 2026
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Oil Tanker Bridge
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Shipowners Stay Cautious on Hormuz as Iran Says ‘Contact Us’

Shipping companies remain cautious about sending vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, despite signs that Iran may be willing to reopen the

May 6, 2026
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Illustration shows map showing the Strait of Hormuz and 3D printed oil pipeline
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U.S. and Iran Edge Toward War Deal as Hormuz Talks Advance

Iran said on Wednesday it was reviewing a new U.S. proposal, after sources said Washington and Tehran were closing in on a one-page memorandum to end the war

May 6, 2026
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Adnoc Appears to Export Second LNG Shipment Through Hormuz
Energy

Adnoc Appears to Export Second LNG Shipment Through Hormuz

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. appears to have been able to export a second liquefied natural gas shipment through the Strait of Hormuz, according to ship-tracking

May 6, 2026
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