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U.S. Pauses ‘Proyecto Libertad,’ Shifts Iran Shipping Fight to the U.N.

The White House shifts from escorts to a U.N. push to curb Iranian threats in the Strait of Hormuz.

UAE Leaves OPEC to Pursue Independent Oil Strategy

EgyptAir Takes Delivery of First Boeing 737 MAX 8

Navy Awards Up to $99.7 Million AI Deal to Speed Mine-Hunting in Strait of Hormuz

UNHCR Says Middle East War Is Strangling Aid Supply Lines and Driving Up Costs

EU Puts Mercosur Trade Deal Into Effect on a Provisional Basis

Panama Says China Signals Port Dispute Will Be Settled in Arbitration

U.S. Orders Toolmakers to Halt Some Shipments to China’s Hua Hong

Superyacht Linked to Sanctioned Russian Tycoon Crosses Blockaded Strait of Hormuz

U.S. Blacklists China’s Hengli Refinery Over Iranian Oil Purchases

ABAC Presses APEC for Coordinated Action to Steady Trade and Investment

Pakistan Ends Islamabad Security Lockdown After US–Iran Meeting Falls Through

U.S. Sanctions Chinese Refinery and Dozens of ‘Shadow Fleet’ Operators Tied to Iran Oil

Hormuz Disruption Spurs Polyester Cost Surge, Pressuring Asia’s Suppliers and Global Retailers

White House Says China-Linked Groups Copied U.S. AI Models at Industrial Scale

Volvo Starts EX60 Production in Sweden as Orders Outpace Forecasts

UN Chief Demands Full Restoration of Navigation Rights in Strait of Hormuz

Israel’s UN Envoy Accuses France Over Iran and Strait of Hormuz Passage

Hormuz Disruption Pushes Oil Futures Into Backwardation

FAO Warns Fertilizer Shock From Hormuz Disruption Will Last for Months