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“Since early March, shortly after the war began, Iran has closed the critical Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf, through which about one-fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas supplies were shipped until then.”

“Iran responded by attacking Israel and US bases in the Gulf and Arab Gulf allies of the US - as well as blocking the Strait of Hormuz.”

“Tensions between the warring countries are mounting ahead of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), with Iranian leaders and President Donald Trump exchanging a fresh round of threats.”

“President Trump is reportedly expected to meet with Gulf leaders to discuss the Iran war next week on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.”

“What to know about the Iran war today: - Brent crude, the international standard for oil, was trading at a seven-week high of $99 per barrel Tuesday morning, continuing an upward trend seen since the end of August. - The head of Iran's Supreme National…”

“Under the framework, inbound commercial vessels would navigate exclusively through Iranian territorial waters.”

“What to know about the Iran war: - Iran's parliament speaker on Sunday threatened to deliver a "more intense and more painful response" to U.S. strikes on Iranian oil tankers - On Saturday, the U.S. struck and "permanently disabled" three Iranian oil tankers…”

“Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority announced on Saturday that it would blacklist any shipping charterer company which orders crews to use routes it considers to be unauthorised.”

“The essential closure of the Strait of Hormuz has disrupted oil and gas flows from the Gulf nations, which depend on energy exports to finance their budgets.”

“China continues to import Iranian crude Chinese refiners are continuing to purchase Iranian crude oil, frustrating Washington’s push to choke off Tehran’s energy revenues through strict secondary sanctions.”

“The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps also warned ships to not travel through the Strait of Hormuz, the passageway for 20% of the world’s oil and energy supplies.”

“Just as Iran had weakened the Gulf Arab states with its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, the Houthis believed they could seriously degrade the Saudi economy by blocking Riyadh’s shipping through the Bab al-Mandab, “the Strait of Tears,” between the Red Sea…”

“While the sanctions campaign has underwhelmed experts, the naval blockade continues to have a real impact, though growing pressure may push Iran to strike out across the Gulf.”

“Throughout his second term in office, Donald Trump has not shied away from public and heated spats with Europe One figure who the president has consistently sparred with is Emmanuel Macron, who Trump singled out for perceived lack of assistance in the war…”

“…n.community What they’ve decided to do instead is to maintain a distant blockade of Iran, which has been successful—a return to a very intense sanctions regime, and doing things quietly which enable a fair amount of oil to get out through the Strait of…”

“The first U.S. official said Iran is engaged in a “go for broke” strategy, banking that it can absorb economic ruin longer than the U.S. can sustain a failing war and an expensive and difficult Naval blockade and escort program in the Strait of Hormuz, while…”

“Baku delivered 46.4% of Israel’s crude oil in 2025 — 94,000 barrels daily through Ceyhan — even as Ankara banned official trade, while SOCAR acquired a 10% stake in the Tamar gas field.”

“The people thinking through how AI shows up in hospitals and schools and small businesses, your bank account, they weren't there today.”

“Firstly, about the longevity of the economic pressures caused by the Iran War, and then about how to sustain a modest but notable uptick in economic spirits, through yet more global turbulence.”

“Some oil tankers have made their way through the strait, but LNG tankers are a more troublesome target, according to Robin Mills, a non-resident fellow at Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy and CEO of Qamar Energy.”

“He said his government was considering expanding the operations of a naval unit deployed in the Gulf of Aden to protect South Korean vessels and oil shipping routes.”

““The operational strategy does not aim to eradicate the dollar overnight,” the Indian commentator Navroop Singh explained, “but to construct a parallel, non-dollar pipeline through which bilateral commerce, especially in strategic commodities like oil, gas,…”

“When President Donald Trump launched his war against Iran in late February, energy analysts issued dire warnings that oil prices could more than double during a protracted conflict and urged investors and motorists to buckle up for a bumpy ride.”

“According to the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, the UAE is the primary back door through which sanctioned Iranian goods, dollars, and oil revenues flow into the global economy.”

“Iran and the Gulf share the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil flows.”

“"The stakes around oil and the straits have changed," he added, appearing to refer to Iran's claimed control over vital shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz and its influence, through its Houthi allies in Yemen, ."No talks until Iran's conditions are met.”

“If that is the current assessment, should the American people prepare themselves that the new normal will be these, for example, strikes like we saw just two days ago on Iranian oil tankers?”

“It follows warnings that Tehran is considering switching to a “fully offensive” strategy, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Monday.”

“Iraq is asking Iran to grant special status to Iraqi oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz because the country has been affected greatly by Iran's war with the U.S. and needs to guard its economic interests, according to a statement from Iraqi Parliament…”