29m ago Iran says it struck two tankers under U.S. “aerial escort” in the Strait of Hormuz Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard Corps said Friday that it had hit two tankers trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz under an “aerial escort” of the U.S. military. The IRGC said the “non-compliant oil tankers … […]
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After two weeks of strikes and despite threats from President Trump to escalate the war in Iran by hitting civilian targets, there’s a pause in fighting between the two countries. It comes amid progress in talks to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, sources in Iran and Oman say. Charlie D’Agata reports. U.S.-Iran fighting paused as […]
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U.S.-Iran war appears to pause as Trump gives space for talks to end Strait of Hormuz standoff
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5m ago Energy and stock markets breath sigh of relief as fighting halts, diplomacy retakes centerstage World shares were mostly higher Monday and oil prices slipped nearly 7% as the U.S. and Iran refrained from fighting while discussing a possible resumption of negotiations on an interim ceasefire deal. The Pentagon has not openly discussed […]
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Middle East oil producers seek Strait of Hormuz alternatives as the U.S.-Iran war escalates
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Before the war in Iran, roughly 15 million barrels of Persian Gulf oil were shipped each day through the Strait of Hormuz. Within a few years, much of that oil could bypass the strait. As Iran’s chokehold on the strait drags on and oil prices surge — to over $100 per barrel for Brent Crude […]
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Shipping insider says “nothing is going through” the Strait of Hormuz, despite U.S. insisting it’s open
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London — The U.S. military’s Central Command repeated an assertion on Tuesday evening that has been made by the Trump administration many times over the last two weeks, insisting that “despite Iranian aggression, the Strait of Hormuz remains open for commercial vessel traffic.” CENTCOM acknowledged in the same statement that Iran had launched more than 30 […]
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Trump threatens to bomb a bridge or power plant for every ship attacked in Strait of Hormuz
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Oil prices jumped around 4% Wednesday, with international benchmark Brent Crude trading briefly over $95 a barrel – a $20 rise since the U.S. and Iran resumed fighting on July 7. Shippers remain reluctant to transit the Strait of Hormuz, despite U.S. Central Command insisting again Tuesday night that it “remains open.” Iran has continued […]
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Strait of Hormuz “back to the worst case scenario” amid escalating attacks, analyst says
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Since the breakdown of the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding, ship crews around the Strait of Hormuz are unwilling to make the risky trip, Dimitris Maniatis, CEO of the Greek maritime risk management company Marisks, said Thursday. “Vessels that were trapped inside the Persian Gulf for a very long time, belonging to owners that were extremely […]
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U.S. hits dozens of Iranian targets in retaliatory strikes after ship attacks in Strait of Hormuz
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3:35 AM / July 8, 2026 Iran media report explosions in key port city of Bushehr Iranian media reported Wednesday a series of blasts in the port city of Bushehr. “Explosions have been heard in Bushehr and the surrounding area,” the Mehr news agency said, without providing details. A provincial official told Iran’s FARS […]
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16m ago Lebanon, Israel conclude two days of “positive” talks: U.S. official Lebanon and Israel completed a new round of Washington-mediated negotiations in Rome on Wednesday, agreeing to implement the “pilot zones” in southern Lebanon agreed under a recent framework deal, a U.S. official said. “Talks concluded after two days of productive and positive […]
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Trump’s Strait of Hormuz fee would cost millions, open “a very dangerous Pandora’s Box,” experts say
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If President Trump were to make good on his declaration that the U.S. will impose a 20% fee on cargo transiting the Strait of Hormuz it could cost the largest vessels over $30 million per shipment, industry experts say, while logistics companies have called the concept illegal. It is not clear how the Trump administration […]