Strait of Hormuz

Strait of Hormuz news on shipping, oil flows, maritime security and regional tensions, with reporting on energy markets, diplomacy and international responses.

World

Explosions heard in Iran’s Qeshm Island, Iranian media reports

Explosions were heard on Saturday on Iran's Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz and in the southern Iranian...
World

Iran awaits US move after WSJ report says Trump rejects peace plan

Iran on Saturday awaited an official US response to its proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end...
World

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...
Economy

Fuel prices rise at pumps as Brent tops $94 a barrel

Petrol and diesel prices have risen at Cyprus pumps this week, with further increases expected after Brent crude topped...
World

Shipping traffic through Strait of Hormuz rises slightly, data shows

Shipping traffic at the Strait of Hormuz rose slightly even as a standoff persisted between the United States and...
World

Iran and Oman discuss temporary Hormuz corridor as impasse with US drags on

Iran said it had restarted talks with neighbor Oman to manage the Strait of Hormuz as it faces heightened...
World

Iran vows to retaliate after US widens sanctions

Iran promised to retaliate against expanded U.S. sanctions that the Americans said would cut Iran's economic lifeline, with Tehran...
World

Commodity vessel transits through Strait of Hormuz hit three-month low, data shows

Just two tankers transited the key energy chokepoint of the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, for the lowest daily...
World

Trump again labels Strait of Hormuz ‘new US territory’ as Iran warns sanctions supporters

US President Donald Trump has again claimed that the Strait of Hormuz is now American territory, reposting an image...
World

Iran condemns US plans to announce new sanctions

Iran on Saturday denounced U.S. plans to announce new sanctions that could put further strain on the Islamic Republic's...
World

Iran grants permission for a number of Iraqi oil tankers to pass through Hormuz

Iran has granted permission for a number of Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz following...
World

Hormuz traffic slows as uncertainty over waterway persists

Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz slowed, data showed on Wednesday, as most shipowners avoided the key waterway because...
World

Hormuz crossings rise slightly from weekend, remain in single digits, data shows

Ship crossings via the Strait of Hormuz were still in single digits on Monday, despite rising slightly from the...
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