US Tells Ships to Avoid Unnecessary Transits Through Hormuz October 28, 2026 By Weilun Soon The US military said vessels that have no need to move between ports in the Gulf of Oman and the...
Iran Says It Will Take Action Against Sinokor Ships in Hormuz October 27, 2026 By Alex Longley and Weilun Soon Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority said it would take “legal action” against tankers belonging to Sinokor, the world’s biggest oil...
UAE Shuts More Beaches as It Deals with Oil Spill in Gulf October 26, 2026 By Sara Gharaibeh The United Arab Emirates shut more beaches after an oil spill in the Persian Gulf raised concerns over environmental and...
Hormuz Could Be ‘Redundant’ in Five Years, Replaced by New Routes, HSBC CEO Says October 20, 2026 By Federico Maccioni Investment in alternative logistics routes in the Gulf to mitigate the impact of the Iran war could make the Strait...
Iran Ramps Up Ship Attacks in Hormuz as Oil, Gas Flows Rise October 7, 2026 By Alex Longley, Ruth Liao and Grant Smith Iran has increased the pace of attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz in recent days, just as oil...
No Lights, No Radio: Getting Oil Through Strait of Hormuz Is a Risky Job October 2, 2026 By Alex Longley The tanker captain summoned his years of experience when he saw the blast in front of him. He veered his...
Police Arrest Dual UK-Iranian National Over Airbase Plot October 2, 2026 By Alex Wickham UK police said they arrested a sixth man, a British-Iranian dual national, in relation to an incident near an airbase...
UK Police Find Fuel but No Explosives at RAF Fairford Scene September 30, 2026 By Alex Wickham UK counterterror police investigating an incident at an airbase used by the US to launch strikes in Iran said they...
UK Had Raised Security at Fairford Base Before Terror Incident September 28, 2026 By Alex Wickham The UK was closely monitoring increased threats to a British airbase used in US strikes against Iran before an attempted...
Saudi Oil Export Strategy Hits New Hurdle as Red Sea Insurance Costs Soar September 25, 2026 By Jonathan Saul The cost of insuring an oil tanker loaded from Saudi Arabia’s main Red Sea port has tripled in recent weeks,...