Strait of Hormuz

A man looks at a container ship in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Mumbai, India, May 6, 2026. (Photo: Reuters/File)

India ask its seafarers not to take Hormuz voyages

NEW DELHI, July 16 (Reuters) – India has ordered shipowners, ship managers and recruitment companies not to deploy the ​country’s seafarers on vessels undertaking trips through the Strait of Hormuz ‌amid renewed fighting in the region. India is the world’s third-largest supplier of seafarers, with more than 300,000 sailors working across global shipping fleets, according

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Children wade in the water with cargo ships at anchor in the background and a fisherman nearby, in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (Photo: AP)

US launches more strikes on Iran as the standoff over the Strait of Hormuz escalates

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, July 13, 2026 (AP) — The United States launched several waves of strikes on Iran into Monday morning over an Iranian attack on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz that set it ablaze and left a crew member missing over the weekend. Iran retaliated by targeting countries across the

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A vendor counts one hundred rupee banknotes at a wholesale market in Delhi. (Photo: Getty Image)

Rupee falls 39 paise to 95.77 against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai, Jul 13 (PTI) The rupee fell 39 paise to 95.77 against the American currency in early trade on Monday, weighed down by elevated crude oil prices. Forex traders said with Brent oil prices rising over USD 79 to the barrel the Indian rupee is expected to open weaker at 95.53 levels after Iran declared

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A screen shows the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Photo: AP)

Oil prices jump after US strikes on Iran, while shares in Asia are mixed

BANGKOK, July 8, 2026 (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday and oil prices surged more than 2% after the U.S. launched strikes on Iran after it said Tehran struck three ships in the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. futures were little changed. Brent crude, the international standard, jumped 2.6% to $76.09 a barrel early

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