A new map featuring two red lines stretching beyond the Strait of Hormuz has become the latest symbol of the escalating war of attrition between Iran and the US. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Monday released a map marking an expanded maritime area of control to include lengthy sectionsContinue Reading
China has detained nearly 70 Panamanian-flagged ships after a Supreme Court ruling on the Panama Canal, US officials say. Published On 29 Apr 202629 Apr 2026 Bolivia, Costa Rica, Guyana, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United States have released a joint statement in support of Panama, while criticizing ChineseContinue Reading
The IRGC says the aggression came in response to what it described as the US seizure of an Iranian commercial vessel. Published On 22 Apr 202622 Apr 2026 An Iranian gunboat has fired on a container vessel near the coast of Oman, according to a British maritime monitoring agency, inContinue Reading
In interview with Al Jazeera, chief of the International Maritime Organization says world should reject tolls in waterway. Iran’s bid to charge ships tolls to transit the Strait of Hormuz would be illegal and should be rejected by the international community, the head of the global shipping watchdog has said,Continue Reading
Washington and Tehran accuse each other of not honoring this agreement. Published On 10 Apr 202610 Apr 2026 Shipping remains at a standstill in the Strait of Hormuz despite the ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, dampening hopes for a resolution to one of the worst global energyContinue Reading
As Iran’s de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continues, Britain is hosting virtual talks with about 40 countries to discuss strategies to reopen the waterway, through which 20 percent of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies are shipped from Gulf producers in peacetime. Iran, whoseContinue Reading
Lloyd’s List reports that ships could be allowed to pass through ‘safe corridor’ once they are approved by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Published On 20 Mar 202620 Mar 2026 Iran is developing a new vetting and registration system for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz as it transitions toContinue Reading
Oil prices hit a Five-Month High Over The Weekend After The United States Struck Iran’s Nuclear Facilities. Tehran Retaliated with an Attack on the US at Udeid Air Base in Qatar, Keeping Global Energy Markets on Edge. But oil prices dropped share on tuesday a After it appeared that IranContinue Reading
One person has died and six are missing after a capsized superyacht off the Sicilian coast in the Mediterranean on Monday at about 5am (03:00 GMT) after it was hit by stormy weather caused by a “waterspout” – or mini tornado – according to Italian authorities. The cruise had reportedlyContinue Reading
