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Oil Price Today (August 14): Crude oil dips below $88 despite Trump’s threat to blockade Iran indefinitely. What are experts saying?Brent crude futures were down 30 cents, or 0.34%, at $86.77 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures gained 34 cents ...
US can keep naval blockade on Iranian ports "indefinitely," Pentagon chief saysUS Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated the Navy can maintain an indefinite blockade of Iran. Ships will be rotated in and out of the regi...
Iran, US make competing claims over control of Strait of HormuzIran's Basij paramilitary head stated the Strait of Hormuz is under Iranian control. This statement followed US President Donald Trump's as...
Iran calls for environmental safeguards for Strait of Hormuz amid oil pollution along Qeshm Island coastIran's foreign ministry spokesperson highlighted environmental concerns regarding oil pollution. Recent pollution along Qeshm Island shores...
Iran says no progress on reviving interim peace deal with USIran and the United States remain divided over ending the Gulf war permanently. Talks to revive an interim deal agreed in June have seen no...
Trump says US has 'total control' over Strait of Hormuz, calls naval blockade a 'wall of steel'US President Donald Trump has once again claimed "total control" over the Strait of Hormuz in a Truth Social post, calling the American nav...
Iran says Hormuz transit fee details not under discussion in Oman talksIran is not currently discussing details of possible transit fees with Oman as the two countries negotiate a new shipping route through the...
Strait of Hormuz to stay shut until US ends naval blockade: Iranian FM spokespersonIran stated the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until the US halts its naval blockade. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei attri...
Iran ties Hormuz reopening to US concessions on several demandsIran says a deal with Oman on new shipping lanes through the Strait of Hormuz is in its final stages, but reopening the strategic waterway ...
New Hormuz security mechanisms developed with Oman: Iran's Foreign Ministry, says US violations block safe waterwayIran and Oman are developing new mechanisms to monitor shipping safety through the Strait of Hormuz. Discussions between Tehran and Muscat ...
No direct talks with US, exchange of messages through intermediaries, says Iranian FM AraghchiIran is not currently engaged in direct negotiations with the United States, while messages between the two sides are being exchanged throu...
US redirects 53 vessels under Iran blockade, CENTCOM saysUS CENTCOM redirected fifty-three commercial vessels and boarded two ships. Over thirty ships were permitted passage for humanitarian aid p...
Iran says Hormuz deal with Oman close, but strait reopening hinges on US concessionsIran and Oman are nearing a deal for a new shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz. This agreement is seen as vital for ending the ongo...
US official: We expect a deal soon between Iran and Oman on Strait of HormuzOman and Iran are making progress on Strait of Hormuz issues, with a deal anticipated soon. A United States official stated that commercial...
How the Iran-backed Houthis' claims of deadly attacks are stoking fears of a wider regional conflictYemen's Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for deadly attacks this week. These actions escalated the conflict and raised regional concern...
US and Iran having 'very good discussions', Trump saysUS President Donald Trump reported very good discussions with Iran on Tuesday. Hopes for reopening the Strait of Hormuz boosted Asian marke...
US and Iran having 'very good discussions', Donald Trump saysTrump described negotiations with Iran as "very good". Mediators in Qatar indicated progress toward ending the Iran war, though Tehran deni...