21+ hour, 55+ min ago  (373+ words) WASHINGTON, April 11 (Reuters)The U. S. military said on Saturday that it had started "setting conditions" for clearing mines in the Strait of Hormuz, with two U. S. warships passing through the key waterway. In a post on X, the U. S. Central Command said the…...

21+ hour, 15+ min ago  (566+ words) By Suban Abdulla and William Schomberg LONDON, April 11 (Reuters)Britain's government said on Saturday it had put on hold its deal to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands home to the U. S. -British Diego Garcia air base which has been criticized…...

3+ week, 48+ min ago  (343+ words) The Callisto tanker sits anchored as the traffic is down in the Strait of Hormuz, amid the U. S. -Israeli conflict with Iran, in Muscat, Oman, March 10, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/ DUBAI, March 22 (Reuters)The Strait of Hormuz remains open to allshippingexcept vessels…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (273+ words) The U. S. Treasury Department has issued a new sanctions wind-down authorization allowing certain Russian oil cargoes already at sea to complete their voyages, as global energy markets struggle with disruptions tied to the escalating conflict around the Strait of Hormuz. The…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (518+ words) Projectiles are seen in the sky after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, as seen from Tel Aviv, Israel, October 1, 2024. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (Bloomberg) " The ability of the US, Israel and Gulf…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (298+ words) The maritime security environment in the Middle East deteriorated sharply on Saturday following confirmed United States and Israeli strikes on Iran, with Yemen's Houthi movement signalling that it intends to resume attacks on commercial shipping in and around the Red…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (834+ words) By John Irish, Parisa Hafezi and Gavin Finch LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters)Iran is close to a deal with China to purchase anti? ship cruise missiles, according to six people with knowledge of the negotiations, just as the United States deploys…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (692+ words) Join the leading maritime news network U. S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio tours the Miraflores locks at the Panama Canal in Panama City, Feb. 2, 2025. Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS By'Michael Mc Donald and Shirley Zhao (Bloomberg) " Panama's top court has ruled…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (420+ words) Join the leading maritime news network The 50-year-old U. S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star freed an Australian cruise ship trapped in pack ice near Mc Murdo Sound during the cutter's 29th deployment to Antarctica, marking its 50th year of commissioned service. The heavy…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (598+ words) Join the leading maritime news network Oil tankers Galileo, previously known as the Veronica, and M Sophia, which were seized by the United States, are anchored off the coast of Ponce, Puerto Rico, January 21, 2026. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo PONCE, Puerto Rico…...