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Last updated: 2026-04-11 02:05:52 ET
The U.S. war with Iran has shattered their economic model.
The war with Iran is preventing huge amounts of oil from flowing out of the Persian Gulf, but the prices that many people track don’t fully capture ...
The rise in energy prices has hit Asia particularly hard as many nations are heavily reliant on Gulf oil.
The Strait of Hormuz remains essentially closed, with more than 800 ships still stranded in the Persian Gulf and only eight vessels, mostly dry-bulk v...
Residual risks and ruined infrastructure will keep prices high
A plan to charge ships a toll to cross the Strait of Hormuz could further increase fuel prices; container ships trapped in the Persian Gulf have yet t...
Some wells can be turned on in days or weeks, but bringing the Gulf’s energy system back to something akin to normal will take months.
Some wells can be turned on in days or weeks, but bringing the Gulf’s energy system back to something akin to normal will take months.
Many Middle Eastern countries continued to report incoming ballistic missiles and drones from Iran on Wednesday, within hours after the U.S. and Iran ...
Attacks on Iran increase and Israel tells Iranians to avoid train travel as deadline to reopen strait of Hormuz loomsMiddle East crisis – live updat...
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