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Strait of Hormuz

Get the latest news and analysis about one of the world's most strategically important choke points

A person watches a TV broadcast on the latest developments in the Saudi-Houthi conflict, in Sana'a, Yemen, 19 September 2026. Yemen's Houthis claimed to have launched two missile-drone attacks targeting the Saudi capital, Riyadh, and an Aramco facility in the Red Sea Saudi city of Yanbu, amid an escalating conflict between the two sides, according to a statement by Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea. EPA / YAHYA ARHAB

Saudi air defences intercept six ballistic missiles launched by Houthis

MENASeptember 24, 2026
Babak Zanjani and his businesses have been sanctioned by the US. Trend News Agency

US sanctions crypto exchange accused of processing Strait of Hormuz tolls

NewsSeptember 24, 2026
US President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington on Wednesday for a three-day state visit focused on trade, AI and critical minerals, and the war with Iran. AFP

The Trump-Xi summit runs through Fujairah

EnergySeptember 24, 2026
The port of Ras Al Khair in Saudi Arabia overlooking the Arabian Gulf. AFP

A new Gulf-Iran relationship should separate rivalry from confrontation

CommentSeptember 24, 2026
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi talks to media at the Park Lane Hotel in New York City, on September 23. Reuters

Japan's PM says talks on ending Hormuz crisis should include countries that depend on strait

NewsSeptember 24, 2026
An anti-Trump billboard looms over a street corner in Tehran. Oil prices have been trading lower this week on the prospect of a breakthrough to end the Iran war. EPA

Oil at $100 a barrel as focus remains on Iran peace talks and Saudi supply recovery

EnergySeptember 23, 2026
A tanker at one of Iraq's southern offshore oil terminals near Basra. Reuters
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Oil tanker earnings near $650,000 a day due to Middle East disruption

EnergySeptember 23, 2026
Saudi Arabia is boosting exports through the Strait of Hormuz. Reuters

Saudi Arabia restarts East-West pipeline for crude exports

EnergySeptember 22, 2026
Some vessels are transiting the Strait of Hormuz by switching off their transponders to avoid being detected. Reuters

Strait of Hormuz vessel traffic remains thin amid Middle East tensions

EnergySeptember 21, 2026
As the Acrtic Northern Sea Route opens up, huge new ships are likely to use it.

A thaw is coming to global shipping – but it’s not in Hormuz or Bab Al Mandeb

CommentSeptember 16, 2026
Pilgrims perform Umrah at the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque before the start of Hajj in the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Reuters

Saudi Arabia warns of 'red line' after Houthi drone downed near Makkah

MENASeptember 16, 2026
Iran has linked the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to Washington meeting its demands. Reuters

Iran dismisses US talks as Strait of Hormuz crisis deepens

GulfSeptember 15, 2026
Protesters burn tyres and block the road in protest against rising fuel prices on the highway between Aleppo and Turkey, Syria on September 13, 2026. Reuters
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Angry Syrians protest over sharp rise in fuel prices

MENASeptember 14, 2026
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran. Reuters

Bab Al Mandeb and Hormuz ship transits plunge as war intensifies

EnergySeptember 10, 2026
A newly adopted US policy of 'tanker-for-tanker' risks widening the conflict. Photo: Centcom

Tanker War 2.0: How US-Iran ship attacks are escalating

GulfSeptember 09, 2026
Mohammed Al Daheri, director of the Strategy and Future Department at the Foreign Ministry, is interviewed by The National. Victor Besa / The National
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UAE committed to 'Zero Hormuz' strategy, says diplomat

GulfSeptember 09, 2026
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