A currency trader talks on the phone at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Aug...

These days, the Red Sea has become one of the world`s top hot spots...

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, July 30, 2026, in New York...

The spokesman for Iran`s armed forces has called for regional cooperation to secure the Strait of Hormuz, emphasizing that Iran`s management of the strategic waterway brings security to the entire region and that the presence of US forces is the primary source of instability...

US President Donald Trump said he would be reinstating a blockade of Iranian ships in the Strait of Hormuz and would charge any other ships for passage...

US President Donald Trump said he would be reinstating a blockade of Iranian ships in the Strait of Hormuz and would charge any other ships for passage...

File photo of an Iranian Ghadr ballistic missile Iran`s Armed Forces have launched coordinated missile and drone strikes against US military facilities in Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Oman in response to continued American assaults on southern Iran, with the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) and the Iranian Army warning that any further US action will trigger harsher retaliation...

File photo of speedboats belonging to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy has announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz "until further notice," saying the waterway will remain closed until the United States ends its intervention in the region...

The United States Central Command has reported renewing aggression against targets lying in southern Iran...

After signing the MoU between Iran and the US, vessel transit in the Strait of Hormuz has taken a rising trend...

A television station broadcasts a news conference with US President Donald Trump on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, April 6, 2026...

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says US attacks on two Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf that took place overnight on Saturday originated in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and he warns that Iran will definitely respond...

A view of Dubai following Iranian missile and drone strikes on American targets within the United Arab Emirates...

Spokesperson for Iran`s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters Lieutenant-Colonel Ebrahim Zolfaghari Iran has issued a stern warning to the United States, asserting that any attack on its energy infrastructure will be reciprocated with the destruction of all energy facilities across the region...

A man watches a televised statement by Iran`s new supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei on March 12, 2026...

The US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln Iran`s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has targeted the US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln with missiles and drones, rendering it non-operational and forcing its retreat from regional waters...

Missiles fired during an IRGC drill soar into the sky in this file photo...

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Tuesday, March 10, 2026...

US President Donald Trump dances after speaking at Verst Logistics Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Hebron, Ky...

The United States and Israel`s war against Iran is throwing global oil markets into turmoil, with crude oil futures skyrocketing due to Iran largely closing off oil tanker access to the Strait of Hormuz, where 20% of the global oil supply flows out of...

Strait of Hormuz, situated at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, is one of the most critical chokepoints in global trade...

This handout photo taken on March 11, 2026 shows smoke rising from the Thai bulk carrier `Mayuree Naree` near the Strait of Hormuz after an attack...

The oil and chemical tanker Bantry Bay unloads its cargo in London, on Wednesday...

Donald Trump US President Trump on Monday threatened the Iranian regime against halting the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz, as gas prices back home rise amid the U...

Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani (Photo by Tasnim news agency) Iran`s top security official has warned that there will be no security in the strategic Strait of Hormuz as long as the illegal US-Israeli aggression against the Islamic Republic continues...

As of Monday morning, the average price of U...

Lieutenant Colonel Ibrahim Zolfaghari, spokesperson for the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters A spokesman for the Iranian armed forces stated that the governments of regional Islamic countries are expected to deter the United States and the Israeli regime from conducting barbaric attacks on Iran`s civilian energy infrastructure; otherwise, similar actions will be taken in the region...

Smoke rises following an Israeli attack on the Sharan Oil depot in Tehran, Iran, on March 8, 2026...

A file picture taken on November 21, 2014 shows Kuwait`s largest oil refinery at the Al-Ahmadi complex, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) south of the capital Kuwait City...

File photo shows oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Iran...

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, March 4, 2026...

Barely a week after President Donald Trump hailed falling gas prices as one of his economic triumphs, his actions are sending the cost per gallon back up...

An informed Iran,s military source told that oil facilities in regional countries were not and are not among the targets of Iran`s attacks...

U.S. forces approach the oil tanker Bertha, which the military tracked from the Caribbean as part of an effort to target illicit oil connected to Venezuela, the Pentagon said...

When we look at the world energy flow lanes, we can see that there are several important choke points for energy transfer around the world...

US President Trump on Monday said the United States and Cuba are talking as the island faces crippling circumstances in the midst of a White House-imposed oil blockade...

US President Trump on Monday said the United States and Cuba are talking as the island faces crippling circumstances in the midst of a White House-imposed oil blockade...

A U.S. military helicopter flies above the Veronica III oil tanker...

This image shows the empty pumps at a gas station in the Cuban capital city Havana as the government announces new measures to deal with fuel shortage across the island state on February 6, 2026...

Russia`s President Vladimir Putin speaks with India`s Prime Minister Narendra Modi after their joint press statement at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi on December 5, 2025...

US President Trump announced Monday that he and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have agreed to a trade deal that will lower tariffs on products from India to 18% and halt India`s purchase of Russian oil...

US President Trump announced Monday that he and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have agreed to a trade deal that will lower tariffs on products from India to 18% and halt India`s purchase of Russian oil...

US President Trump announced Monday that he and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have agreed to a trade deal that will lower tariffs on products from India to 18% and halt India`s purchase of Russian oil...

The United States on Tuesday morning seized another oil tanker linked to Venezuela, U...

The United States on Tuesday morning seized another oil tanker linked to Venezuela, U...

U.S. forces in the Caribbean Sea have seized another sanctioned oil tanker the Trump administration says has ties to Venezuela, part of a broader U...

US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump has told several of the world`s major oil companies that he guarantees "total safety" in Venezuela, urging them to invest $100 billion in the South American nation`s oil industry...

U.S. forces boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea on Friday, the U...

President Donald Trump claims that his takeover of Venezuela will help Americans struggling with high energy prices...

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