The US and Iran are locked in a battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz after failing to meet for a fresh round of peace talks, with both sides blocking the waterway to gain leverage during an extended ceasefire.
The US and Iran are locked in a battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz after failing to meet for a fresh round of peace talks, with both sides blocking the waterway to gain leverage during an extended ceasefire.
US forces patrol the Arabian Sea near the Touska cargo ship, on April 20. Source: US Navy
The impact of the Middle East conflict on the shipping industry and global supply chains will linger long after the war ends, according to the head of one of the world’s largest tanker owners.
The impact of the Middle East conflict on the shipping industry and global supply chains will linger long after the war ends, according to the head of one of the world’s largest tanker owners.
The impact of the Middle East conflict on the shipping industry and global supply chains will linger long after the war ends, according to the head of one of the world’s largest tanker owners.
The impact of the Middle East conflict on the shipping industry and global supply chains will linger long after the war ends, according to the head of one of the world’s largest tanker owners.
Iranian gunboats fired on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz while the US intercepted two of the Islamic Republic’s oil tankers.
At least two fully laden Iranian tankers have sailed out of the Persian Gulf and past a US blockade this week. Photographer: Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images
At least two fully laden Iranian tankers have sailed out of the Persian Gulf and past a US blockade this week, part of a flotilla that has made its way around the warships and ferried roughly 9 million barrels of oil to the market.
At least two fully laden Iranian tankers have sailed out of the Persian Gulf and past a US blockade this week, part of a flotilla that has made its way around the warships and ferried roughly 9 million barrels of oil to the market.
An oil tanker in the Mediterranean sea is silhouetted against the hazy sky in the waters off the coast of Gibraltar. Photographer: Bloomberg Creative Photos/Bloomberg
At least two fully laden Iranian tankers have sailed out of the Persian Gulf and past a US blockade this week, part of a flotilla that has made its way around the warships and ferried roughly 9 million barrels of oil to the market.
At least two fully laden Iranian tankers have sailed out of the Persian Gulf and past a US blockade this week, part of a flotilla that has made its way around the warships and ferried roughly 9 million barrels of oil to the market.
An oil tanker in the Mediterranean sea is silhouetted against the hazy sky in the waters off the coast of Gibraltar. Photographer: Bloomberg Creative Photos/Bloomberg