A woman walks past images of Iran’s current supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei (R) and his predecessors: his slain father Ali Khamenei (L) and the late Ruhollah…
Oil prices rose Tuesday as the U.S. bombed Iran before imposing a naval blockade, while President Donald Trump abandoned his demand that ships pay a protection…
The U.S. and Iran exchanged a barrage of missile and drone airstrikes on Sunday, as Tehran targeted American facilities in several Gulf states while declaring the critical Strait…
Iran wants to shut down a U.S. Navy-protected shipping lane through Oman’s waters that has allowed oil and gas tankers in the Persian Gulf to exit…
Oil prices surged Wednesday after President Donald Trump threatened to bomb Iran for a second day and reimpose the U.S. naval blockade in retaliation for attacks…
A smartphone screen displays the MarineTraffic map showing a concentration of ship beacons in the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb, with a map of the strait visible…
Oil prices ticked lower Tuesday as investors monitored tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures, the international benchmark, fell 82 cents to close at…
Vessels are pictured off coast of the Khor Fakkan Container Terminal, the only natural deep-sea port in the region and one of the major container ports…
People walk along the Corniche area in Doha, Qatar, on June 29, 2026. United States and Iranian negotiators are scheduled to hold high-level talks in Doha,…
The ‘Al-Riqqa’ oil tanker (L) and ‘Al-Yarmouk’ oil tankers sail in the Arabian Gulf waters, off the coast of Kuwait City on June 27, 2026. (Photo…