Tag: Strait of Hormuz
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Iran rejects U.S. peace talks under threat, delegation still plans Islamabad visit
Preparations for possible Iran-U.S. Peace talks remain in place in Islamabad as the two-week ceasefire nears its complete, but uncertainty persists over whether the negotiations will actually grab…
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Iran Warns of Military Options if US Talks Collapse Amid Hormuz Blockade
Iran’s parliamentary speaker warned that Tehran has “prepared to reveal new cards on the battlefield” if talks with the United States collapse, as both sides traded conflicting signals…
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Iranian tanker breaches U.S. naval blockade in Strait of Hormuz
An Iranian oil tanker transited the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday despite a U.S. Naval blockade and a public threat from former President Donald Trump to unleash “horror…
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Aer Lingus denies fuel fears as cause for 500-flight summer cut, cites maintenance and pilot shortage
Northern Ireland’s summer holiday plans are caught between two warnings: one from Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary, who says flights may be cancelled from early May unless Middle East tensions…
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Oil prices surge as Iran closes Strait of Hormuz
Oil prices jumped more than 5% on Monday as Iran reversed its decision to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, reigniting fears of a broader U.S.-Iran confrontation that had…
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Oil prices surge as Iran accuses US of breaking ceasefire, Strait of Hormuz disrupted
WTI crude rose 7.5% to $90.17 per barrel on Sunday after Iran accused the United States of breaking a ceasefire that had held since early April. Brent crude,…
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Oil prices jump on Trump’s unverified Iranian ship seizure claim
Oil prices rose sharply after former U.S. President Donald Trump claimed on social media that an Iranian vessel had been seized in the Strait of Hormuz. Markets reacted…
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Senator John Kennedy Criticizes Trump’s ‘Holy War’ Remarks on Pope Leo XIV Senator John Kennedy Criticizes Trump’s ‘Holy War’ Remarks on Pope Leo XIV
Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana, a Republican who has backed Donald Trump for years, broke with the president during a Fox News interview on Saturday, calling Trump’s criticism…
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Trump Announces US Navy Seizes Iranian Cargo Ship Touska in Gulf of Oman
President Donald Trump announced that U.S. Forces seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship after it attempted to breach a naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions in…
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Iranian Revolutionary Guard gunboats fire on Indian oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz
Iranian Revolutionary Guard gunboats opened fire on an Indian-flagged oil tanker attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday morning, reigniting a standoff just days before a…