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Strait of Hormuz Update
13+ hour, 34+ min ago (231+ words) HORMUZ UPDATE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW RIGHT NOW VIA OPEN SOURCE INTEL 1. UKMTO: Yesterday, a bulk carrier was attacked 11 NM west of Sirik, Iran by multiple small craft. Crew safe; no damage was reported. (Possible IRGC seizure) 2. UKMTO: Yesterday,…...
US Troops Encounterd 6 Iranian Boats And 'Eliminated Them Quickly' As 'Project Freedom' Powers On
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Tug of Straits
16+ hour, 23+ min ago (128+ words) The president declared that ships stranded in the Straits of Hormuz will be given safe. .. The president declared that ships stranded in the Straits of Hormuz will be given safe passage starting today. Here Iran claims it has chased off…...
Suspected Somali pirates hijack oil vessel headed to the capital
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (92+ words) Suspected Somali pirates hijacked a fuel tanker off the northeastern coast of Somalia, according to a local official and the British military. The vessel was seized on Wednesday in waters between. .. Suspected Somali pirates hijack oil vessel Posted By: Mercedes44, 5/3/2026 8: 05: 46 AM…...
Iran War Redraws Sea Routes With Africa as the Pivot
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (709+ words) by Isabel Malsang and Luca Matteucci Friday, 01 May 2026 07: 48 AM EDT The closure of the Strait of Hormuz as well as tensions in the Red Sea are reshaping trade routes, with Africa becoming a hub of global container ship traffic, according…...
Russia Will Respond to Attempts to Impose Blockade on Kaliningrad " Foreign Ministry
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (174+ words) Russia takes seriously statements in NATO and EU countries about a possible blockade of the Kaliningrad Region and will respond decisively to any such attempts, Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Artyom Bulatov told Sputnik. "We take such public statements very seriously…...
Report: Iran Using Iraqi Ships to Smuggle Oil Past U. S. Blockade
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (645+ words) Maritime logistics and intelligence company Windward AI published a report on Wednesday that claimed Iran has slipped up to $800 million worth of crude oil past the U. S. Navy blockade by electronically disguising its tankers as Iraqi ships. "This reflects a long-established…...
Lose lips, slipped ships
2+ week, 6+ day ago (768+ words) Christian Britschgi | 4. 14. 2026 9: 30 AM Peace talks and a leaky blockade: Following the failure of U. S. -Iranian peace talks in Pakistan to produce an agreement to end the war, U. S. negotiators say they are eager to try again. Per'The New York Times, the U. S. is…...
Iran fires on container ship in Strait of Hormuz
1+ week, 6+ day ago (482+ words) Iran fired on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, damaging the vessel and complicating diplomatic efforts to bring the U. S. and Iran to Pakistan for talks. The AP's Jon Gambrell explains. When the United States and Israel…...
Weeks, if not months: Strait of Hormuz tanker traffic won't normalize anytime soon
3+ week, 4+ day ago (746+ words) The U. S. and Iran's "fragile truce" has lifted hopes that a full reopening of the Hormuz Strait can end the energy supply crunch that threatens to cripple the global economy. But shipping and maritime experts say traffic through the critical energy…...