Iran fired ballistic missiles at a U.S. air base in Jordan on Tuesday and the United States attacked Iranian targets for five hours in a battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz that has pushed up oil prices to four-week highs. U.S. forces launched waves of attacks for the third successive night after Iran said …
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Oil prices rose on Tuesday as renewed strikes between the United States and Iran and growing tensions surrounding the Strait of Hormuz fueled investors’ concerns. US President Donald Trump said Washington’s “very strong” blockade of Iran in the strategic waterway was “more effective” than military strikes. The US military is expected to begin enforcing the blockade on Iranian ports and …
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BP plc updated its guidance for the second quarter of its fiscal year 2026 on Tuesday, projecting that its upstream production will be between 2,170 and 2,220 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (mboe/d), falling from 2,339 mboe/d observed in the previous quarter, due to the disruptions caused by the situation in the Middle …
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US President Donald Trump remarked on the current state of the war with Iran in an interview with Fox News on Monday, focusing on a seemingly American future he has planned for the critical waterway. “We’re taking over the Strait…they [Iran] have nothing,” the American leader told the reporters. Trump promised that Washington would become …
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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) reported on Monday that it struck the United States Army’s military infrastructure and assets in the region, destroying a FPS long-range aerial radar and a vessel detection radar in Oman. “Your brave sons in the epic IRGC Navy, in addition to targeting the installations and infrastructure of the aggressive …
Kuwait’s military reported on Sunday that three border posts were struck amid recent attacks, as well as an oil drilling platform owned by Kuwait Oil Company. “Three northern land border centers in the country were subjected to a criminal aggressive attack, resulting in material damage. Additionally, one of the offshore drilling platforms affiliated with the …
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The Persian Gulf Shipping Authority (PGSA) officially announced on Sunday that maritime transit through the strategic Strait of Hormuz was currently suspended “due to the recent illegal movements of the United States military forces in the region,” doubling down on earlier claims by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy and refuting the United States Central …
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see pod cast titled: Heads will roll United States Senator from South Carolina Lindsey Graham has died at the age of 71, according to a statement his office released on Sunday. “On the evening of Saturday, July 11, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham passed away from a brief and sudden illness. Senator Graham’s family appreciates prayers …
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The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Centre announced on Friday that, according to the briefing from the Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC), the maritime security risk level in the Strait of Hormuz remains severe. In the JMIC’s statement that the UKMTO shared, the agency noted that the southern route of the Strait of Hormuz …
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The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) said its forces hit about 90 military sites along Iran’s southern coast in its latest wave of strikes against the country. CENTCOM said targets included air defense systems, coastal surveillance equipment, missile and drone storage facilities, naval assets and logistics hubs. The latest action followed a series of strikes on …