Strait of Hormuz

Fewer than 20 commodity vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend as Iranian and US blockades continued to restrict traffic through the crucial energy shipping chokepoint, shipping data showed Monday. Four vessels transited the…
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Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday said they struck and stopped three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iranian state media, despite a relative lull in tensions between Tehran and Washington. The Guards' navy said the…
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Iran threatened on Thursday to target any vessel attempting to transit the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, claiming it had already struck two ships trying to pass through the waterway as tensions with the United States escalated and…
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Iran on Thursday announced alternative shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz, warning vessels of the risk posed by sea mines in the main transit corridor. The move comes as Tehran agreed to temporarily reopen the crucial waterway…
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