Strait of Hormuz - Page 6

  • The sun sets behind an oil pump outside Vaudoy-en-Brie, near Paris, France, March 18, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)
  • A drone view of a pump jack and drilling rig south of Midland, Texas, U.S. June 11, 2025. (Photo: Reuters)

Oil prices rises on concerns over escalating military tensions in the Middle East

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BEIJING/PERTH April 24 (Reuters) – Oil prices ​rose on Friday due to fears of a renewed military escalation in the Middle East after Iran released footage of commandos ‌boarding a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz and on reports Tehran’s air defences had engaged “hostile targets.” Brent crude futures rose 99 cents, or 0.94%,

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  • From left, Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Lebanese Ambassador to the U.S. Nada Hamadeh Moawad, listen to President Donald Trump speak in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Washington. (Photo: AP)
  • U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, right, speaks as Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Lebanese Ambassador to the U.S. Nada Hamadeh Moawad, listen during a meeting between the ambassadors of Israel and Lebanon in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Washington. (Photo: AP)
  • From left, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Lebanese Ambassador to the U.S. Nada Hamadeh Moawad, U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, listen to President Donald Trump speak in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Washington. (Photo: AP)
  • Mourners hold posters that show portraits of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil, who was killed Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike, during her funeral procession in the village of Baysariyeh in southern Lebanon on Thursday, April 23, 2026. (Photo: AP)

Trump says Israel and Lebanon agree to extend ceasefire by 3 weeks

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Washington April 24, 2026 (AP) — President Donald Trump said Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group by three weeks after talks at the White House on Thursday. Trump said the meeting between the Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors to the United States, the second in the

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Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, April 22, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)

Pentagon says it will take 6 months to clear mines in the Strait of Hormuz, AP source says

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WASHINGTON, April 23, 2026 (AP) — The Pentagon told US Congress this week it will likely take six months to clear the mines set in the strait, according to a person familiar with the situation who was granted anonymity to discuss the sensitive information. Officials from the Department of Defense delivered the information during a

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  • Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, April 22, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)
  • People walk past a banner with a picture of the late Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Mohammad Pakpour, in Tehran Bazaar, amid a ceasefire between U.S. and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 21, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)

Iran fires on 3 ships in the Strait of Hormuz as US maintains blockade and diplomacy stalls

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, April 22, 2026 (AP) — Iran fired on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz and seized two of them on Wednesday, intensifying its assault on shipping in the key waterway a day after U.S. President Donald Trump extended a ceasefire while maintaining an American blockade of Iranian ports. Iranian media

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