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US denies Iran’s claim of strike on American vessel near Strait of Hormuz

International Shipping September 7, 2026

WASHINGTON D.C.: US denies Iran’s claim that it struck an unmanned American vessel attempting to enter the Strait of Hormuz, calling the allegation a...

South Korea preparing to deploy troops in Strait of Hormuz

Maritime September 5, 2026

SEOUL: South Korea is preparing to deploy military assets to support freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and aims to dispatch them...

Trump says he doesn’t think war with Tehran will last “much longer” days after US strikes on Iran

Export - Import September 3, 2026

WASHINGTON DC: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) asserted that he does not expect the ongoing war with Iran, which started on...

‘Rename it to Trump Strait?’: Donald Trump pitches new name for Hormuz

International Shipping September 3, 2026

WASHINGTON D.C.: US President Donald Trump raised the prospect of renaming the Strait of Hormuz to the “Trump Strait”, questioning the designation of the...

Saudi Arabia accuses Iran of attack on oil tanker Sidr in Strait of Hormuz resulting in seafarers’ deaths

International Shipping September 3, 2026

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Wednesday claimed that Iran targeted an oil tanker, the Sidr, as it transited through the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in...

Iran’s Hormuz regulatory body blacklists 11 more vessels transiting through Strait over ‘non-compliance’

Export - Import September 3, 2026

TEHRAN: Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) on Wednesday (local time) blacklisted a further 11 vessels transiting through the Strait of Hormuz over what...

US strikes Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in first military action in weeks

International Shipping September 1, 2026

WASHINGTON: U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in their first military action in a month on Sunday, breaking a...

Hormuz crisis adds $22 bn to India’s fossil fuel import costs : CREA

Export - Import August 31, 2026

NEW DELHI: India incurred an estimated $22 billion in gross additional fossil-fuel import costs between March and August 2026, following the energy-price shock triggered...

Iran’s Khamenei calls for Gulf unity as Hormuz tensions persist

International Shipping August 31, 2026

TEHRAN: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has urged Gulf leaders to identify their “real enemy” and confront it, as Tehran maintains its hard...