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While not the first spill since the war began, it underscores the escalating danger around the Strait of Hormuz, and at a fragile time for UAE tourism.

CENTCOM says more than 3,000 commercial vessels have transited the Strait of Hormuz with U.S. military support over the past six months.

When Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps spokesman Hossein Mohebbi pointed to seven vital undersea cables beneath the Strait of Hormuz on Monday and warned of impending “new targets and new weapons,” Tehran issued a calculated ultimatum. This provocative display confirmed a deliberate asymmetric threat: treat Western communication lines as legitimate targets if Iranian military or energy […]

Middle Eastern war history shows Tehran dragging out nuclear talks to weaken Trump before midterm elections while threatening Strait of Hormuz shipping.

Brent oil headed for a third weekly gain as attacks on Saudi Arabia raised the risk of wider Middle East supply disruptions. The flareup threatens to widen hostilities around the Strait of Hormuz, where crude exports have recovered to near prewar levels. Bloomberg's Abeer Abu Omar reports. (Source: Bloomberg)

The Mecca defense pact leaves open who supplies forces, funding and command, with consequences for Saudi oil infrastructure and Red Sea shipping.

President Trump claimed that Iran is intentionally driving up oil prices ahead of the U.S. midterm election after the country took responsibility for striking oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz. CBS News national security analyst Aaron MacLean has more.

Iran's state television reported that seven oil tankers either caught fire or were damaged by mines overnight Wednesday into Thursday after being targeted or striking naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran's claims that its forces on Thursday struck several oil tankers traveling in the Strait of Hormuz are false, said President Trump, who accused Tehran of inventing incidents to drive up oil prices.

Iran said on Thursday its navy hit seven oil tankers traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, threatening to exacerbate regional tensions and the global energy crisis that is driving inflation. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps’s (IRGC) navy claimed, in a statement, to have hit 4 tankers that were transferring oil. The other 3 ships hit...

Iran’s IRGC says it hit four vessels in the northern Gulf and three more struck mines near the strait of Hormuz Shipping workers: how is the Middle East conflict affecting you? Business live – latest updates Oil prices jumped to a five-month high on Thursday after ​attacks in Saudi Arabia and hits to tankers in the strait of Hormuz threatened further disruptions to the world’s crude supply. Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil prices, rose by 3% to hit $112 a barrel for first time since 18 May. Continue reading...

Iran's state television reported on Thursday that seven oil tankers were either struck by attacks or hit naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz overnight, possibly the largest single-day number of vessels damaged in the waterway since the Iran war started on Feb. 28.

Iran’s foreign minister wrote the strait would reopen on day six of a seven-day plan, with talks starting the next day.

Seven oil tankers caught fire or were damaged in the Strait of Hormuz overnight after being hit by Iran or striking naval mines, Tehran said Thursday, a markedly high number as tensions wind upward over concerns about a return to all-out war.

Data released by maritime tracking agency Kpler on Wednesday showed that oil exports have reached, and even surpassed, pre-war levels despite resurgent terror attacks by Iran on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. The post Oil Flows Return to Pre-War Levels Despite Iran’s Resurgent Hormuz Terrorism appeared first on Breitbart .

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Wednesday that indirect talks with the United States are continuing over a seven-day ceasefire proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restart negotiations, even as Washington seeks changes to the plan and President Donald...

Persian Gulf oil exports have surpassed prewar levels as a makeshift shipping network operating under U.S. protection helps tankers navigate escalating Iranian attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, according to new reports.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Tuesday that naval mines had prevented three tankers attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

Despite US-Israeli airstrikes and Tehran’s attacks on shipping, the waterway still has to provide a lifeline for those that live and work there Capt Farouq turns the wheel as he watches the ferry terminal of Bandar Abbas grow smaller, its bright lights flickering in the distance. In front of him, the navigation radar beeps periodically, its green and pink lights glowing in the darkness. The ferry, today at about half capacity with roughly 100 passengers, turns and heads into the darkness of the strait of Hormuz. Capt Farouq pulls into the deeper waters Continue reading...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused Iran of employing “Nazi U-boat tactics” against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, warning that reaching an agreement with Tehran remains difficult because its leadership is controlled by “radical Shia clerics.” The post Rubio Accuses Iran of ‘Nazi U-Boat Tactics’ — Warns It’s ‘Tough to Make a Deal’ with ‘Radical Shia Clerics’ appeared first on Breitbart .

Bloomberg's Tyler Kendall said that Ukraine President Zelenskyy described meetings between US and Ukrainian representatives in Oslo as 'constructive' against the backdrop of his increasingly contentious relationship with President Trump. Kendall also discussed the latest with the Iran war, saying that strikes in the Strait of Hormuz have escalated and the pace of attacks and damage that the ships are sustaining is ramping up as Iran shifts to using drones instead of missiles. (Source: Bloomberg)

Developments in the Middle East remain in focus, with attacks on commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz escalating in recent weeks.

Oil prices are soaring Tuesday as attacks on oil tankers on the Strait of Hormuz become more frequent, straining the global fuel supply.

King Charles III will welcome Sultan Haitham bin Tarik of Oman to Windsor Castle on Tuesday at the start of a three-day state visit as Britain seeks to bolster a strategically important ally squeezed by both sides in the U.S. war against Iran.

At least 20 shipments have passed through the Strait of Hormuz to other destinations since early September, with one tanker now sailing toward Poland.