UN maritime head urges halt to Hormuz transit to protect seafarers
London (AFP) - The head of the International Maritime Organization said Wednesday the 6,000 seafarers still stranded in the Gulf ...
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Oil prices extend rally as US strikes on Iran revive geopolitical fears
Hong Kong (AFP) - Oil prices jumped more than three percent on Wednesday as the Middle East crisis burst back ...
Indonesia, Singapore say key oil passage will remain ‘accessible’
Jakarta (AFP) - Indonesia and Singapore vowed on Monday that the Strait of Malacca, a critical oil transit chokepoint in ...
Ships cross Hormuz by alternative route, despite attack
Tehran (AFP) - Ships continued to leave the Gulf, some of them braving a route not authorised by Tehran, despite ...
US promises to protect Gulf states’ interests in Iran talks
Kuwait City (Kuwait) (AFP) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio promised Gulf allies of the United States on Wednesday that ...
Hormuz: Traffic flows despite Iran’s closure announcement
Paris (France) (AFP) - Maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday continued to flow at a faster pace ...
Oil falls as US waives Iranian crude sanctions
London (AFP) - Crude prices fell Monday after the US said it is temporarily lifting sanctions on Iran to allow ...
Oil falls on US-Iran progress; pound holds up as Starmer resigns
London (AFP) - Oil prices fell Monday on optimism over talks by the US and Iran after mediators flagged a ...
Diplomats hold US-Iran preparatory discussions at Swiss retreat
Geneva (AFP) - Diplomats from several countries were meeting Saturday at a Swiss retreat in a bid to maintain dialogue ...
US lifts Iran ports blockade as uncertainty clouds Swiss Iran talks
Washington (United States) (AFP) - The US on Thursday lifted a blockade of Iranian ports imposed during the Middle East ...
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