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Red Sea Tanker Attacks Push Oil Above $96 a Barrel
Houthi claims against two Saudi tankers have exposed the weakness in plans to bypass Hormuz, sending Brent higher as two vital shipping routes face risk.
Jul 23, 2026
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The Houthis Took Mocha, the Red Sea Is Now the Second Strait in Play, and Two Ships Were Hit Off Oman Overnight
With Hormuz reduced to a trickle, Saudi exports go out through the Red Sea. On Thursday the Houthis took Mocha, eighty kilometres from Bab al-Mandeb, after the heaviest fighting since the 2022 truce. Hours later four projectiles hit two ships off Khasab.
Sep 12, 2026
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How the Red Sea Crisis Is Reshaping Gulf Supply Chains
Houthi attacks on shipping have rerouted global trade around Africa, and Gulf importers are absorbing the fallout in freight rates and delivery times.
Feb 5, 2024
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Egypt's Parliament Authorises Troops for Saudi Arabia as the Houthis Call It a Declaration of War
Cairo's lawmakers backed a two-thirds mandate to defend the kingdom, no troops have gone yet, and the Houthis have warned Egypt that joining the fight would be a grave danger.
Oct 28, 2026
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A Houthi Missile Was Shot Down Over Riyadh at Dawn, the First Alert There Since July, as Saudi Crude Went Through Hormuz
Smoke rose from a fuel depot by King Khalid airport and the coalition said nobody was hurt. Bisha, Taif, Farasan and Yanbu were targeted the same morning. Trump says he would meet Pezeshkian in New York; Iran says it knows of a planned attack.
Sep 22, 2026
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Hormuz Ship Attacks Hit a Weekly Record as Iran Says a Supertanker Struck a Mine
Ten vessels were attacked in a week, the most since the war began in February, while a tanker was hit by a grenade off Saudi Arabia and Tehran claims a mine blast it has not proved.
Oct 18, 2026
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Saudi Arabia Stopped Loading Oil at Yanbu, a Houthi Drone Was Shot Down South of Mecca, and Four Ships Crossed Hormuz
With the East-West pipeline still shut, no Saudi crude has left the Red Sea since 11 September and Europe's late-September cargoes are being cancelled. The coalition called the Mecca drone a red line. An American drone killed the crews of two IRGC boats.
Sep 17, 2026
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Saudi Arabia Shut Its Only Way Round Hormuz After Drones From Iraq Hit the Pipeline. The Houthis Took Two More Islands
The 1,200-kilometre line to Yanbu carried the crude that could no longer leave through the Gulf. Riyadh chose not to hit back at Iraq, flew more than 300 strikes on Yemen instead, and took dozens of missiles at Khamis Mushait. Brent is near 108.
Sep 15, 2026
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Iran Says It Will Declare a Restricted Zone Beyond Hormuz, Names Oman as Corridor Partner, and Jizan Is Hit Again
Mohsen Rezaei says any ship entering a zone that starts at the American blockade line will be put on an Iranian sanctions list. The same day Aramco's Jizan refinery took a second strike in a month, Brent passed 97 dollars, and flydubai cut its schedule.
Sep 8, 2026
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The Red Sea Crisis Is Squeezing Gulf Restaurant Margins
Shipping disruption is pushing up the cost of imported produce and packaging, and Gulf restaurateurs are running out of room to absorb it quietly.
Apr 9, 2024
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Trump Says Iran Decision Time Is Near as Tehran Denies Offering to Swap Hormuz for the Blockade
On Fox, Trump framed his choice as a deal or a strike, as Iran's envoy in Pakistan floated reopening the strait for an end to the US port blockade and an IRGC outlet called that account fantasy.
Oct 25, 2026
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Oil Plunges More Than 7% as Iran Opens the Door to Talks and Rubio Says Washington Would Prefer Peace
Brent settled at $104.77 and WTI at $96.46 on Monday after Tehran said its supreme leader had authorised negotiations and the US said no decision on new strikes had been taken.
Nov 2, 2026
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Nasdaq Ends Its Worst Week Since June as Chip Stocks Slide and Oil Climbs Toward $110
The Nasdaq lost 4.5 percent over five days and the S&P 500 1.9 percent, while Brent touched its highest settle since May and the market's fear gauge jumped above 22.
Oct 18, 2026
