8+ hour, 21+ min ago   (1185+ words) Commodity vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz fell to a single digit per day, preliminary shiptracking data showed on Monday, well below a 10-day average of 14. On Saturday and Sunday, four vessels exited the Gulf through the strait, including…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1203+ words) Attacks on a key Saudi oil pipeline launched from Iraqi territory drew on Saturday strong condemnations from many countries and organizations. The Saudi Foreign Ministry blamed the attacks on the East-West pipeline in the Riyadh and Madinah regions on several…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1688+ words) Those who had not fled the southwestern Yemeni coastal city of Mokha awoke Thursday to a grim military and humanitarian reality after the Houthi group seized full control of the city and its strategic port and extended its reach toward…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1587+ words) Iraq’s Interior Ministry announced Saturday that authorities had seized 47 drones and 46 projectiles at an abandoned site in western Anbar province, believed to belong to an armed faction with a significant military presence in the area. The security development in Anbar…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1701+ words) Maritime trackers received new reports of an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, adding to concerns about Iran-related threats to energy supplies. The British navy-affiliated agency UKMTO said it had a report of a projectile…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1121+ words) Iraqi authorities announced on Sunday a timeline to reopen three crossings with Iran, a day after closing them following a drone attack originating from their shared border on a Saudi pipeline. After the Friday night attack on the East-West pipeline,…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (935+ words) Türkiye, the Yemeni Cabinet strongly condemned the drone attacks launched from Iraqi territory targeting the East-West oil pipeline in Riyadh and Madinah regions of Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday. In a statement, the Turkish ministry of…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (852+ words) Pezeshkian Says Middle East Has No Need for US 'Policeman' Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday that the Middle East does not need the United States to be a "regional policeman,” with the two countries at war and vying…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1639+ words) The fallout from the Houthis’ military escalation in Yemen is straining hospitals and endangering civilians in areas under the group’s control, while fueling rare criticism from within its own ranks. Activists and former fighters accuse the group of exploiting poverty…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1612+ words) Trade can grind to a halt before ports close or shipping lanes are blocked. Disruption can begin elsewhere, when cargo or vessels become too costly or difficult to insure, or when markets are unable to provide adequate coverage for war-related…...