US strikes Iran and reimposes oil sanctions as ceasefire faces one of its most significant tests
July 08, 2026
France and Britain will outline plans for a multinational maritime mission in the Strait of Hormuz at talks between NATO and Gulf Arab foreign
July 07, 2026
Iran strikes three vessels near Strait of Hormuz as Trump arrives at NATO summit
July 07, 2026
Oil prices settled around pre-Iran war levels on Monday as Saudi Arabia slashed its official selling prices, OPEC+ approved another production target
July 06, 2026
The funeral of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was more than a national farewell.
July 06, 2026
The world has absorbed with surprising ease the loss of over a billion barrels of oil supply since the Iran war began,
July 06, 2026
Tracking traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, in maps and charts
June 18, 2026
The funeral for Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has started, months after his death in an airstrike on the first day of the war
July 04, 2026
Oil prices were little changed for the week as traders held on to hopes for a successful outcome from attempts to secure peace
July 03, 2026
Oil prices were little changed for the week as traders held on to hopes for a successful outcome from attempts to secure peace
July 03, 2026
Americans are revving up for the Fourth of July holiday, undeterred by gasoline prices that remain elevated and well above historical levels.
July 03, 2026
Gulf oil exports in June jumped more than 3 million barrels from May to exceed 10 million barrels per day as the U.S.
July 03, 2026
Iran has begun talks with Japanese companies under a U.S. sanctions waiver allowing it to resume oil sales, though prospective
July 03, 2026
Iran’s joint military command has warned that all oil tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz must use its approved routes or face a “forceful response.”
July 02, 2026
Most U.S. stocks rose, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average set another record, but more drops for chip stocks and other AI winners kept indexes mixed
July 02, 2026
Oil prices made small gains on Thursday as buyers sought to assure supply over the long U.S. Independence Day weekend.
July 02, 2026
Iranian state television claimed this week that a foreign ship got stuck in the Strait of Hormuz after ignoring instructions to use a route laid out by the Islamic Republic’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard
July 02, 2026
U.S. and Iranian negotiators have met separately with Qatari and Pakistani mediators and host Qatar is reporting positive progress in talks
July 01, 2026
Iran and the United States concluded a round of indirect talks on Wednesday with no sign they
July 01, 2026
Most U.S. stocks rose, but drops for some influential technology companies pulled the market lower
July 01, 2026
Oil prices fell more than 1% on Wednesday to their lowest levels since March as optimism over U.S.-Iran talks allayed supply concerns after U.S.
July 01, 2026
Iran is determined to win international recognition of its control over the Strait of Hormuz and ability to levy
July 01, 2026
Oil prices were little changed on Tuesday but were headed for their biggest monthly and quarterly losses since the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, with investors
June 30, 2026
U.S. envoys arrived in Qatar for meetings with mediators working to negotiate an end to the war with Iran
June 30, 2026
Analysts have cut their 2026 oil price forecasts for the first time since the Iran war began, after five straight monthly increases, as the reopening of the
June 30, 2026
Iranian and U.S. negotiating teams were due in Doha this week, but Iran said on Monday no meeting had been
June 29, 2026
President Donald Trump has won and lost some as the Supreme Court wraps its final week of a term focused on executive power
June 29, 2026
The 60-day clock is ticking on further talks between the United States and Iran on the interim deal they signed earlier this month, but it's not clear when their negotiators will meet again
June 30, 2026
Iranian drone strikes and US retaliation amid a shaky ceasefire have blunted an uptick in shipping through the Strait of Hormuz
June 23, 2026
A helicopter crash in Saudi Arabia has killed all 14 people on board
June 28, 2026
A tanker reported being struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, Britain's maritime security agency said, after the
June 27, 2026
The US and Iran have a deal on paper. At sea, the Strait of Hormuz is ‘chaotic’
June 27, 2026
Iran and US exchange strikes as Hormuz tensions stress agreement
June 27, 2026
US strikes Iranian targets in response to attack on cargo ship
June 26, 2026
The U.S. military attacked Iran on Friday in response to an Iranian drone strike on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, with
June 26, 2026
The U.S. has struck Iran to respond to a drone attack a day earlier on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, a provocation that President Donald Trump said violated the ceasefire
June 26, 2026
UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed on Friday stressed the need to protect maritime corridors and ensure freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz in a call
June 26, 2026
The U.S. diesel futures crack spread, a measure of profitability for refiners, hit a three-week high as analysts said supply tightness for the product is
June 26, 2026
Iran strikes vessel, pausing UN efforts to evacuate ships from Hormuz
June 26, 2026
Crude prices fell by more than 3% on Friday, on course for steep weekly losses, as oil tankers kept exiting the Strait of Hormuz, easing supply concerns the day after a
June 26, 2026
Ships took advantage of an opening in the Strait of Hormuz. But it may be closing
June 26, 2026
The U.N.
June 25, 2026
A United Nations agency paused the evacuation of ships through the Strait of Hormuz after the British military said a vessel was hit by a projectile off the coast of Oman
June 25, 2026
The United Nations shipping agency on Thursday paused an evacuation effort, which aimed to get hundreds of stranded ships and thousands of seafarers out through the Strait
June 26, 2026
Oil prices rose more than 2% on Thursday after a cargo vessel was hit by an unknown projectile near Oman, putting an evacuation effort for ships from
June 26, 2026
Oil prices were on Thursday at levels last seen before the start of the Iran war, as expectations of rising supply from the Middle East outweighed
June 25, 2026
The foreign ministers of Iran and Oman stressed the need for continued bilateral coordination on maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz during a phone call on Thursday,
June 25, 2026
The U.S.
June 24, 2026
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for the early restoration of normal navigation through the Strait of Hormuz to help ensure the stability of global industrial and supply
June 25, 2026
Phillips 66 CEO Mark Lashier said at the Reuters Global Energy Forum in New York on Wednesday that refining and petrochemical earnings face greater volatility due to uncertainty
June 24, 2026
The benchmark global oil price declined more than $3 on Wednesday to settle at its lowest level since before the start of the Iran war as supply
June 24, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iran has told the United States that no tolls were being sought from ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz.
June 24, 2026
Decades of farmers using more fertilizer than they needed have quietly built up large reserves of nutrients in the soil.
June 24, 2026
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that he would "most likely" hold bilateral talks with U.S.
June 24, 2026
‘Exploding oil?!’ The Middle East is about to find out
June 24, 2026
U.S.
June 23, 2026
An evacuation plan to enable hundreds of ships with some 11,000 seafarers stranded in the Gulf to sail through the Strait of Hormuz is underway after Iran
June 23, 2026
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in the United Arab Emirates on the first leg of a three-nation tour of Gulf countries aimed at easing their concerns about the result of an agreement intended to end the war with Iran
June 23, 2026
Oil surging to more than $120 a barrel last spring cut about three-tenths of a percentage point from U.S. economic output, but the blow was a small
June 23, 2026
Oil prices settled 1% lower on Tuesday as investors kept a close watch on crude flows through the Strait of Hormuz following signs of progress in U.S.
June 23, 2026
U.S.
June 23, 2026
Three stranded supertankers passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, while seven empty Qatar-linked
June 23, 2026
Vice President JD Vance says his lengthy talks with senior Iranian officials in Switzerland created a good foundation for a final deal to end the Iran war
June 22, 2026
Global stocks were mostly flat on Monday while oil prices fell, as optimism over progress in U.S.-Iran talks was offset by expectations of higher
June 22, 2026
Oil and liquefied natural gas tankers sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, in a sign of traffic slowly picking up
June 22, 2026
European shares edged higher on Monday as investors assessed the latest round of U.S.-Iran negotiations for signs of progress
June 22, 2026
High-level negotiations in Switzerland seeking a permanent end to the Iran war ended with lower-level talks planned for the rest of the week
June 21, 2026
High-level negotiations in Switzerland seeking a permanent end to the Iran war have ended
June 21, 2026
Two vessels operated by South Korea passed through the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S. and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding on a ceasefire agreement last week,
June 22, 2026
Most share markets slipped in Asia on Monday as doubts about the Middle East peace process sent oil prices and bond yields up again, leading investors to
June 22, 2026
Iran's Tasnim news agency, citing a source close to the negotiating team, reported on Sunday that the Strait of Hormuz would not be reopened as long as a ceasefire in Lebanon was
June 21, 2026
U.S.
June 21, 2026
A high-level Iranian team arrived in Switzerland on Saturday for peace talks with the U.S.,
June 20, 2026
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