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The Latest Breaking News from Hormuz

Why an Indian tanker threading the Strait of Hormuz is being read as the end of the U.S. global economic dominance

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Energy shock talk grabs headlines but the Iran war is also driving the world towards a food crisis

Growers face soaring fertiliser and fuel costs as shipping choke point of the strait of Hormuz hits supply chains

The Guardian - UK

Iran threatens Middle East infrastructure after Trump ultimatum

Iran threatened on Sunday to attack key infrastructure across the Middle East if US President Donald Trump follows through on his vow to "obliterate" the Islamic republic's power plants unless the Strait of Hormuz swiftly reopens.

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‘The stakes are enormous’: how a prolonged Iran war could shock the global economy

Donald Trump’s ‘little excursion’ is likely to have long-term effects, from oil prices to inflation to growth, say experts

The Guardian - UK

Trump tells Iran it has 48 hours to open Hormuz or US will ‘obliterate’ its power plants

US president threatens to take out Iranian energy facilities – ‘starting with the biggest one first’ – if Tehran does not reopen the strait

The Guardian - AU

US warns Americans worldwide to show ‘increased caution’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

How the Iran war has sent shocks rippling across the globe

From restaurant closures in the Philippines and petrol rationing in Sri Lanka, to Asian food production crises due to fertiliser shortages, the effects of the US-Israeli war on Iran reverberate around the world

The Guardian - UK

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Kevin O'Leary Predicts Who Will Control the Strait of Hormuz After the Middle East War Subsides

Kevin O'Leary predicts a multinational coalition will seize control of the Strait of Hormuz to ensure energy security after the 2026 Middle East war. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent considers 'unsanctioning' 140 million barrels of Iranian oil to curb soaring global prices.

International Business Times UK

‘It’s not sustainable’: US farmers reeling as Iran war pushes fertilizer costs up

Closure of strait of Hormuz – a key fertilizer production and transportation route – has squeezed farmers as prices jump

The Guardian - US

Iran says it will show ‘zero restraint’ if energy infrastructure is targeted again

Foreign minister issues warning after Israeli attack on South Pars gasfield, as Qatar reels from retaliatory strike

The Guardian - UK

West Point analysis warns that strait of Hormuz blockade will strangle US defense industry

Report shows how minerals critical to defense readiness have seen a ‘near total’ disruption in seaborne trade

The Guardian - US

Iran threatens Gulf energy facilities after Israeli attack on its largest gasfield

Revolutionary Guards say they will strike infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar after South Pars field hit

The Guardian - UK

The UK’s high electricity prices are here to stay. But could they offer an opportunity?

Four years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the world is bracing for another energy crisis. The US-Israel bombing of Iran and then the blockade of the strait of Hormuz have forced up the price of oil. The price of natural gas in Europe has also risen sharply.

The Conversation

Choke on Strait of Hormuz hurts many nations, US is not one of them - in fact, it profits

President Donald Trump's recent appeal to Asian allies to help secure the Strait of Hormuz amid escalating tensions in the war against Iran, bluntly brought to focus their outsized reliance: "Countries that receive oil through the Strait of Hormuz must take care of that passage — China, Japan, South Korea…

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Euronews

Who blinks first: What Iran’s Strait of Hormuz strategy reveals about its war goals

Attacks on ships in Hormuz and strikes across the region expose Tehran's strategy of gradual escalation and long war, testing US, Israeli and Gulf resolve.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Trump says US does not need Nato after strait of Hormuz rebuff

Snub comes as Iran vows revenge for killing of Ali Larijani. Plus, judge orders reinstatement of Voice of America staff

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Trump is panicking over Hormuz, promising a grim future, but Germany chooses sarcasm to point out his hypocrisy

Germany is having some fun at Trump’s expense, and I am here for the tea.

Fortune

Venezuela has the world's largest proven oil reserves, but it can’t solve for the Strait of Hormuz ‘math problem’

Venezuelan oil is a 'drop in the bucket' of the global supply shortage triggered by the Iran war.

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The Guardian - UK

Starmer distances UK from Iran war as EU leaders rule out sending warships

PM refuses to be drawn into wider conflict as Germany and Italy defy Trump’s call to help reopen strait of Hormuz

Barchart

Crude Oil Prices Retreat as Several Tankers Sail Through the Strait of Hormuz

April WTI crude oil (CLJ26 ) on Monday closed down -5.21 (-5.28%), and April RBOB gasoline (RBJ26 ) closed down -0.0411 (-1.35%). Crude oil prices sold off sharply on Monday in hopes that oil tankers may soon be able to move through the Strait of Hormuz. Several oil tankers safely...

Euronews

Kallas says 'no appetite' to shift mandate of EU naval mission in the strait of Hormuz

The EU's foreign affairs ministers gathered in Brussels a day after US president Donald Trump increased pressure on the bloc to help protect the Strait of Hormuz, warning that NATO faces a “very bad” future if its members fail to come to Washington’s aid.

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 ends higher as oil price gains moderate

Nato and other Western allies pushed back on US President Donald Trump’s demand that military alliance members help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Euronews

Why is the Strait of Hormuz critical to Europe?

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is affecting energy prices for industries and households, but the vital trade passage also accounts for a significant share of fertiliser shipments, threatening long-term food production. Euronews' explainer goes through the main issues affecting the Strait.

Barchart

Crude Oil Prices Slump on Hopes Strait of Hormuz to Soon Reopen

April WTI crude oil (CLJ26 ) today is down -3.35 (-3.39%), and April RBOB gasoline (RBJ26 ) is down -0.0033 (-0.11%). Crude oil prices are sharply lower today on hopes that oil tankers may soon be able to move through the Strait of Hormuz. Several oil tankers safely navigated the...

The Guardian - UK

Trump asks China if visit to Beijing can be delayed a month due to Iran war

US president had earlier hinted trip could be put on hold if President Xi does not help unblock the strait of Hormuz

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