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Strait of Hormuz

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Sanctioned Tanker Caroline Bezengi Leaks Oil Off Oman and Threatens Protected Island

The spill exposes oversight gaps in the sanctioned 'shadow fleet' with potential disruption to maritime traffic and damage to coastal ecosystems.

U.S.–Iran Strikes Cut Tanker Traffic Through Strait of Hormuz

France and Oman Forge Security Pact and Major Economic Deals to Protect the Strait of Hormuz

Four Fertiliser Ships Clear Strait of Hormuz, Head to Indian Ports

South Korean Tanker Begins Hormuz Exit With Iranian Go-Ahead

Debris From HMM Namu Strike Arrives in South Korea for Forensic Analysis

Reports Point to Back-to-Back F-35 Emergencies Over the Gulf of Oman

Indian Sailor Dies After Wooden Dhow Catches Fire Near Strait of Hormuz

India-Linked LNG Carrier Halts at Khor Fakkan Before Hormuz Crossing

Navy Evacuates Sailor Scratched by Monkey on Phuket Stop

Iraq Reopens Rabia Border Crossing With Syria to Divert Fuel Exports Overland

ADF Chief Says Australia Can Send Warship to Hormuz as Wedgetail Mission Extended

Thailand Confirms Three Deaths From Attack on Thai-Flagged Ship in Strait of Hormuz

Ukraine Joins Consultations on Strait of Hormuz Operations

Mazda Pauses Middle East-Bound Output Through May as Strait Closure Shifts Cars to West

Third Japan-Linked Tanker Clears Hormuz as Reports Detail Iranian Fee Demands

Dozens of Nations Hold Urgent Talks on Reopening the Strait of Hormuz

Ukraine Offers Maritime Expertise to Help Reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Royal Navy Prepares RFA Lyme Bay as Drone Mothership for Mine Clearance

IRGC Seizes Eswatini-Flagged Ship Over Alleged Fuel Smuggling