Iran’s Threats to Hormuz Undersea Cables Highlight Vulnerabilites of Data Chokepoints May 15, 2026 By Meredith Primrose Jones Early this week, Iranian state-linked media floated a plan to charge the operators of undersea internet cables in the Strait...
US Efforts to End Iran War Stumble as Ship Seized Near UAE May 14, 2026 By Omar Tamo, Eltaf Najafizada and Alex Longley US efforts to end the war with Iran were dealt a setback after a commercial vessel was apparently seized by...
UAE-Owned Tanker Leaks Some Fuel off Oman Following Iranian Strike May 13, 2026 A unit of state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company said on Wednesday that one of its tankers struck by Iranian...
Supply-Chain Stress That Peaked in COVID Heads Higher Again May 13, 2026 By Brendan Murray The impact of the energy crisis on the global economy in recent months is showing up in gauges of supply-chain...
Hopes Fade for Iran Peace Deal as Trump Says Ceasefire on ‘Life Support’ May 12, 2026 By Nandita Bose and Nayera Abdallah Hopes for a peace deal on Iran faded on Tuesday after Donald Trump said a ceasefire with Iran was “on...
Iran Says It’s Deployed Mini Subs in Contest to Control Hormuz May 12, 2026 By Gerry Doyle and Golnar Motevalli Iran says it’s deployed small submarines to act as an “invisible guardian” of the Strait of Hormuz amid a series...
Trump Dismisses Iran’s Offer, Oil Rises as Hormuz Closure Persists May 11, 2026 By Nayera Abdallah, Elwely Elwelly and Nandita Bose President Donald Trump said on Monday that a ceasefire with Iran was “on life support” after he rejected Tehran’s response...
Seoul Condemns Strike on Vessel in Strait of Hormuz as Probe Continues May 11, 2026 By Heesu Lee South Korea strongly condemned what it described as an attack on a civilian cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz...
Ships’ Signals Go Haywire as Hormuz Strait Tensions Escalate May 11, 2026 By Weilun Soon Geolocation data for some ships in the Persian Gulf showed locations and speeds that defied logic, pointing to an increase...
Strait of Hormuz Transits Halted Since Tuesday as US, Iran Clash May 8, 2026 By Julian Lee and Prejula Prem The Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed to commercial shipping after the US and Iran clashed overnight near the waterway,...