Hormuz crisis deepens as Islamabad lockdown complicates US‑Iran talks Hormuz crisis deepens as Islamabad lockdown stalls US‑Iran talks, disrupting shipping and energy markets. Panama Canal fees surge and regional tensions …
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Politics
Japan to Release 36 Million Barrels from Oil Reserves amid Hormuz Blockade
by Sui Yuitoby Sui YuitoJapan to Release Additional 36 Million Barrels from National Oil Reserves After Strait of Hormuz Disruption Japan will release 36 million barrels from its national oil reserves from May 1 …
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Technology
Japan considers sending Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweepers to Strait of Hormuz
by Sora Tanakaby Sora TanakaJapan Weighs Sending Minesweepers to the Strait of Hormuz Japan is studying sending minesweepers to the Strait of Hormuz after a U.S. request, weighing legal limits, operational uncertainties and diplomatic …
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Business
Asian markets surge as AI boom and Hormuz oil shock threaten stagflation
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiK-shaped recovery deepens in Asia as AI stocks surge and Hormuz oil shock drives inflation K-shaped recovery in Asia widens as AI-fuelled rallies lift Tokyo and Seoul while a closure …
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U.S. Develops Contingency Plans to Target Strait of Hormuz if Ceasefire with Iran Fails U.S. military officials are drawing up contingency plans to target Iranian capabilities around the Strait of …
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US-Iran Clash in Strait of Hormuz Sends Brent Above $106 as Shipments Halt Oil prices climbed after renewed Strait of Hormuz tensions disrupted shipping and U.S. President Donald Trump ordered …
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Releases Video Showing Strait of Hormuz Ship Seizure Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps released footage it says shows its forces seizing a container ship in the Strait …
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London talks aim to reopen Strait of Hormuz as UK and France lead protection mission Military planners from 30+ countries met in London as the UK and France move to …
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Technology
Iran reverses reopening, blocks Strait of Hormuz and fires on vessels
by Sora Tanakaby Sora TanakaIran Reimposes Blockade, Fires on Ships as Strait of Hormuz Traffic Grinds to a Halt Iran reimposed a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, firing on transiting ships and halting …
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Iran Cannot ‘Blackmail’ U.S., Trump Says as Tehran Moves to Resume Strait of Hormuz Blockade U.S. President Donald Trump on April 18, 2026, said Iran cannot “blackmail” the United States …