Americans could soon see gasoline prices top $4 a gallon again as renewed hostilities between the U.S. and Iran have pushed energy prices higher by
July 15, 2026
U.S. Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett are making a rare appearance before Congress
July 14, 2026
The U.S. military said on Tuesday it was launching more strikes against Iran. The strikes began Tuesday afternoon Eastern Time, the U.S.
July 15, 2026
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July 14, 2026
The price of Brent crude oil futures for prompt delivery rose on Tuesday to a one-month high over the price for oil six months later as traders priced in
July 14, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he did not think anybody should be able to charge a fee for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
July 14, 2026
Oil prices climbed about 2% to a one-month high on Tuesday after the U.S. reimposed a naval blockade on Iran, which will reduce oil flows from the region through
July 14, 2026
Tracking traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, in maps and charts
June 18, 2026
One Indian crew member was killed and eight others were wounded when two Emirati oil tankers were struck by Iranian cruise missiles in the Strait of Hormuz,
July 14, 2026
The U.S. military carried out a third consecutive night of strikes against Iran on
July 13, 2026
The U.S. has launched more strikes on Iran after President Donald Trump said Washington is “reinstating” a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz
July 13, 2026
A focal point of the Iran war is increasingly about who controls the Strait of Hormuz — a waterway that for decades was a relatively safe transit route for Middle East oil and natural gas supplies
July 14, 2026
President Donald Trump said Iranian ships will no longer be able to travel through the Strait of Hormuz and America would charge a 20% toll on other countries’ eligible cargo, escalating tensions after weekend of attacks by both nations to assert control of the critical waterway
July 13, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said that the U.S. would take out Pickaxe Mountain in Iran, as he warned that Washington would continue to hit the country hard.
July 14, 2026
The U.N.'s shipping agency said on Monday that it opposes fees on ships passing through maritime waterways but would await more details after U.S.
July 13, 2026
The U.S. military will begin enforcing a maritime blockade on Iran on Tuesday, the U.S. Navy-led Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC) said on Monday.
July 14, 2026
Trump offers US protection in the Strait of Hormuz for a 20% fee. How would that work?
July 14, 2026
Oil prices settled up more than 9% on Monday at a one-month high after news that a United States' naval blockade due to begin on Tuesday will cover
July 13, 2026
Renewed U.S.-Iranian hostilities are eroding an interim agreement signed in June, reflecting disagreements over the Strait of Hormuz and other issues and underlining difficulties
July 13, 2026
President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States was reinstating a naval blockade on Iran and would be reimbursed 20% on all cargo shipped through the
July 13, 2026
The number of tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz fell in the past day to the lowest level in two months, shipping data
July 13, 2026
European shares were subdued on Monday as investors largely stuck to the sidelines after renewed tensions in the Middle East, while counting
July 13, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole.
July 13, 2026
U.S. and Iranian forces have exchanged heavy missile and drone assaults, with Tehran targeting U.S.
July 12, 2026
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July 12, 2026
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and his Omani counterpart on Saturday discussed arrangements for the safe passage of
July 11, 2026
The United States is demanding that Iran publicly state it will stop attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz and that all lanes in the strait will be
July 11, 2026
The U.S. issued new Iran-related sanctions on Friday targeting a key financier for Iran's new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei and 13 other
July 11, 2026
President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States and Iran had agreed to continue talks despite a recent escalation
July 10, 2026
Stocks climbed and oil prices slipped somewhat as investors retained AI-related enthusiasm and shrugged off the ongoing dispute between the U.S. and
July 10, 2026
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July 10, 2026
Quills and conflict: How protection in the Strait of Hormuz is bought and sold
July 10, 2026
Three former crew members of a Thai cargo ship struck in the Strait of Hormuz in March have filed a lawsuit against the vessel’s operator
July 10, 2026
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have spoken about Turkey as well as U.S. moves in the Persian Gulf
July 09, 2026
Iranian armed forces launched attacks on U.S. military infrastructure in Gulf states on Thursday following U.S. strikes on
July 09, 2026
Oil prices slid about 2% on Thursday on worries that rising inflation and other economic concerns could weigh on global oil demand despite continuing supply
July 09, 2026
Oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz was at a near standstill on Thursday, according to data and sources, as shipping risks escalated after the
July 09, 2026
President Donald Trump says he believes the ceasefire with Iran is over
July 09, 2026
The US is striking Iran again. Can it ever deliver a knockout blow?
July 09, 2026
The U.S. military said on Wednesday it launched fresh strikes on Iran to keep the Strait of Hormuz open to shipping,
July 08, 2026
Oil prices rose more than a dollar a barrel in post-settlement trade on Wednesday after the U.S. military began launching fresh strikes on Iran.
July 09, 2026
The U.S. has carried out another round of strikes on Iran hours after President Donald Trump said that recent Iranian attacks on ships in Strait of Hormuz signaled the end of the ceasefire
July 08, 2026
The global economy has been broadly resilient to the shock from the war in the Middle East, the heads of the International Energy Agency, International Monetary Fund,
July 09, 2026
The potential unraveling of a fragile truce between Iran and the United States has renewed anxiety over fuel prices
July 09, 2026
By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowall DUBAI, July 8 - Control over the Strait of Hormuz has become a "golden weapon" to Iran, for which it is willing to risk new escalations with the United States, and
July 08, 2026
Pakistan urged all sides to uphold their commitments under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, its foreign ministry said on Wednesday, hours after U.S.
July 08, 2026
Crude oil prices settled nearly 5% higher on Wednesday after U.S.
July 08, 2026
A Qatari LNG tanker remained stranded off Oman on Wednesday after a projectile strike sparked a fire in its engine room,
July 08, 2026
At least four oil and gas tankers have turned back from attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz, ship-tracking data showed, as renewed
July 08, 2026
Decades of farmers using more fertilizer than they needed have quietly built up large reserves of nutrients in the soil.
June 24, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee And just like that, we're back to staring at shipping routes across the Strait of Hormuz after a fresh bout of tit-for-tat
July 08, 2026
The U.S. military unleashed a new wave of strikes against Iran on Tuesday and revoked a license allowing the country to sell oil after three tankers were hit by projectiles in the
July 07, 2026
The U.S. Central Command said on Tuesday it completed a new round of strikes on Iran and that it had struck over 80 targets during its latest attacks.
July 08, 2026
The U.S. military has attacked Iran after it said Tehran struck three ships in the Strait of Hormuz
July 07, 2026
The United States on Tuesday re-imposed sanctions on Iranian oil, as a U.S. official warned that Iran's attacks on vessels in the
July 08, 2026
A Qatari LNG tanker was at risk of exploding and a Saudi crude tanker was damaged near the Strait of Hormuz on
July 07, 2026
The U.S. military has launched a series of strikes against Iran, U.S.
July 08, 2026
Oil prices settled 3% higher on Tuesday and then extended gains post-settlement, after Iran attacked three commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and the
July 08, 2026
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
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
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