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Friday, October 2, 2026
US Navy oiler USNS Big Horn replenishing an aircraft carrier at sea under a cloudy sky
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U.S. Adds Carrier and 10,000 Troops to Middle East

The Pentagon is deploying an additional aircraft carrier and 10,000 sailors and Marines to the Persian Gulf, according to a US official, a move that gives

October 2, 2026
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Monday, September 28, 2026
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks next to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room at the White House
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U.S. and Iran Set to Hold Separate Talks With Mediators on Monday or Tuesday

Sept 28 (Reuters) – Qatari mediators are likely to hold separate talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in New York and with

September 28, 2026
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Friday, September 25, 2026
U.S. forces board the stateless tanker Tifani (IMO: 9273337) without incident inside the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility.
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Seized Iranian Oil Tankers Head Toward U.S. With $600 Million Cargo

Two of the Iran-linked oil supertankers interdicted by American naval forces early in the war are just weeks away from reaching the US, where authorities have

September 25, 2026
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Wednesday, September 23, 2026
US, Korea Hail ‘Significant Progress’ on $350 Billion Trade Deal
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US, Korea Hail ‘Significant Progress’ on $350 Billion Trade Deal

Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung hailed “significant progress” on implementing the two countries’ long-stalled investment deal, with

September 23, 2026
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Wednesday, September 16, 2026
U.S. Held Secret Talks With Houthis After Red Sea Offensive, Reuters Reports
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U.S. Held Secret Talks With Houthis After Red Sea Offensive, Reuters Reports

U.S. officials met representatives of Yemen's Houthis in Oman over the weekend, five sources familiar with the matter said, days after the Iran-backed

September 16, 2026
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Scenes from the Port of Fujairah, as U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran limits marine traffic in the Strait of Hormuz
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Strait of Hormuz Ship Crossings Remain in Single Digits, Data Shows

Vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz remained in the single digits at four on Tuesday, down from seven a day earlier, preliminary shipping data showed

September 16, 2026
Total Views: 512

Thursday, September 10, 2026
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam
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Hormuz Shipping Traffic Falls to Single Digits, Data Shows

Vessel transits at the Strait of Hormuz fell to seven on Thursday from 11 the previous day, preliminary ship-tracking data showed on Friday, well below the

September 10, 2026
Total Views: 775

Oil tankers navigate Strait of Hormuz between Iran and Oman in Persian Gulf
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Hormuz Shipping Traffic in Single Digits, Data Shows

Vessel transits via the Strait of Hormuz fell on Wednesday to seven from 12 the previous day, preliminary ship-tracking data showed on Thursday, with levels

September 10, 2026
Total Views: 926

Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas
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Iran and US Hit Tankers in Biggest Wave of Attacks on Shipping Since War Began

Iran said on Wednesday it had attacked 10 ships near the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S. sank five Iranian oil tankers, in the biggest declared wave of

September 9, 2026
Total Views: 1561

Monday, September 7, 2026
Iranian graphic shows alternative transit corridors near Larak Island, directing vessels away from traditional shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz amid reported mine risks.
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Iran Says to Announce New Restricted Zone in the Gulf in the Coming Days

Iran said it will announce a new restricted zone in the Gulf in the coming days, along with maps of a new shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz, as a

September 7, 2026
Total Views: 3303

Friday, September 4, 2026
Two tankers with Saudi oil exit Red Sea over weekend, data shows
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‘We Are Stalled’: US-Iran War Stuck With No End in Sight

The US and Iran have intensified tit-for-tat military strikes in recent days, remaining locked between ceasefire and all-out war as the White House struggles

September 4, 2026
Total Views: 1436

A heat map showing AIS-derived ship transits favoring the northern route
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Gulf Shipping Traffic Via Hormuz Keeps Below 10-day Average, Data Shows

Four commodity vessels transited the key waterway of the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, down from nine a day earlier and well below the 10-day average tally of

September 4, 2026
Total Views: 1024

Wednesday, September 2, 2026
US Pounds Iran, Tehran Strikes Back at Bases in Biggest Exchange Since July
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US Pounds Iran, Tehran Strikes Back at Bases in Biggest Exchange Since July

Iranians and their Arab neighbors feared a return of war on Wednesday after the biggest exchange of fire between Tehran and Washington since July, with U.S.

September 2, 2026
Total Views: 1905

Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Two tankers with Saudi oil exit Red Sea over weekend, data shows
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Two Tankers Carrying Saudi Oil Attacked in Strait of Hormuz

Two supertankers carrying Saudi oil were struck by unknown projectiles within minutes of each other while transiting outbound through the Strait of Hormuz late

September 1, 2026
Total Views: 1331

Monday, August 31, 2026
U.S. President Trump looks on as he signs executive orders from the Oval Office of the White House
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Trump Vows to Hit Iran Hard After First Exchanges of Fire in a Month

U.S. President Donald Trump was quoted on Monday as promising to "hit them hard" after Iran launched missiles overnight at two U.S. air bases in Jordan in

August 31, 2026
Total Views: 826

US and Iran Exchange Attacks for First Time in About a Month
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US and Iran Exchange Attacks for First Time in About a Month

The US and Iran exchanged strikes for the first time in about a month as American forces hit Iranian rocket launchers and the Islamic Republic responded by

August 31, 2026
Total Views: 1105

Friday, August 28, 2026
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz are visible near the beach of Bandar Abbas
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Iran Urges Countries Not to Implement New U.S. Sanctions as Mediators Focus on Reopening Strait

Iran condemned the United States' new economic sanctions on Friday as "state terrorism," while its supreme leader said he was banning acts that could harm

August 28, 2026
Total Views: 992

Thursday, August 27, 2026
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas
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Shipping Traffic Through Strait of Hormuz Rises Slightly, Data Shows

Shipping traffic at the Strait of Hormuzrose slightly even as a geopolitical standoff persisted between the United States and Iran, while the market also

August 27, 2026
Total Views: 883

Wednesday, August 26, 2026
FILE PHOTO: A worker checks an oil pipeline at Nahr Bin Umar oil field
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Japan Energy Plan Seeks to Back Pipelines Bypassing Hormuz

Japan plans to support the construction of pipelines that bypass the Strait of Hormuz after the US-Iran war laid bare the country’s vulnerability to

August 26, 2026
Total Views: 762

Scenes from Bandar Abbas
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Iran and Oman Plan for Temporary Hormuz Corridor as Impasse With US Persists

Iran has held new talks with neighboring Oman on management of the Strait of Hormuz, blockaded over nearly six months of conflict, with Oman's foreign minister

August 26, 2026
Total Views: 635