Iran Consolidating Control of Hormuz With Checkpoints, Vetting and Sometimes ‘Fees’ May 20, 2026 By Devjyot Ghoshal, Ahmed Rasheed, Parisa Hafezi, Gavin Finch and Saurabh Sharma The tanker crew gathered their courage and carefully navigated along a route designated by Iran, hugging the coastline and maneuvering...
United Arab Emirates’ Image as Middle Eastern Haven Is Tested by Iran War May 20, 2026 By Jon Gambrell The United Arab Emirates for decades has advertised itself as a haven for international business in a Middle East awash...
Tankers Exit Strait of Hormuz With 6 Million Barrels of Crude Oil May 20, 2026 By Florence Tan and Jonathan Saul Three supertankers were crossing the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday carrying oil bound for Asian markets, after waiting in the...
Few Foreign Ships Seen in Hormuz Amid Reports of Iran’s Insurance Plan May 19, 2026 By Prejula Prem and Julian Lee The Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed to commercial shipping, with maritime traffic reduced to a trickle and dominated by...
Iran Starts Bitcoin-Backed Shipping Insurance for Hormuz Strait May 18, 2026 By Golnar Motevalli Iran has started a Bitcoin-backed insurance service for Iranian shipping companies that want to transit the Strait of Hormuz, the...
Iran War Saddles Global Companies With $25 Billion Bill – and Counting May 18, 2026 By Medha Singh, Deborah Mary Sophia and Bernadette Hogg The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran has already cost companies around the world at least $25 billion – and the bill...
Oil Tankers Transiting Strait of Hormuz Since Start of Iran War May 15, 2026 By Ruth Chai and Florence Tan The U.S. has maintained a blockade of Iranian ports, while Iran lifted and then reimposed its own blockade on marine...
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...