US EditionCommercial Ships Targeted As Iran Threatens Key Gulf Energy Transit Point
Iran targeted three commercial vessels with projectiles, causing fires and damage amid escalating conflict and disrupting a key route carrying 20% of global oil, UKMTO said.
- A UKMTO notice said three ships—Mayuree Naree, One Majesty, and Star Gwyneth—were hit in the Strait of Hormuz yesterday, prompting evacuations and caution.
- Amid escalating strikes, Iranian forces say the attacks are part of Iran's retaliation after US and Israeli forces began a campaign on February 28, producing incidents since then.
- The Pentagon said US forces destroyed 16 mine-laying vessels, while US Central Command released footage showing Iranian boats struck near the chokepoint carrying one-fifth of the world's oil.
- On March 11, oil prices rose more than 5 percent as Erdogan added 'There will be more loss of life and property, and the cost to the global economy will increase even further' amid shipping disruptions.
- With the strait threatened, Washington warned on Wednesday it regards civilian ports in the Strait of Hormuz as legitimate targets, while the Al Jazeera tally shows nearly 1,900 dead and analysts warn of major economic risks for Asia and Europe.
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In a first message written since its designation, the new Iranian Supreme Guide calls for keeping the Strait of Ormuz closed. Donald Trump says that the need to "stop" Iran passed before oil prices. Six ships have been hit since Wednesday. Oil prices fly away.
Ibex 35 loses 17,300 points. Oil prices pick up around 4%. Learn more: Fear of a long war grows: liberated reserves only cover 20 days of oil supply coming through Ormuz
The maximum agitation returns to the oil market. Brent crude barrel rises again to the edge of the $100, a level that has reached surpassing this morning, due to the attacks on oil tankers in the Persian Gulf area and the Strait of Ormuz. The historic decision of the International Energy Agency (IEA), which announced on Wednesday the greatest release of reserves in history - 400 million barrels - to try to stop the scale of the 'black gold' has …
The Strait of Ormuz has become the epicenter of the pulse with which Iran is resisting the attack of the United States and Israel. The closure of this maritime passage, through which it passes around 20% of the oil and natural gas consumed in the world, is increasing the price of energy worldwide. Its control is the great asset with which Tehran counts and nothing points to the Iranian authorities going for the moment to lower the pressure in th…
The British Maritime Trade Operations Agency (UKMTO), which monitors the safety of ships and sailors in the oceans around the world, warned this Thursday of a new impact against a container ship in the Persian Gulf, near the Strait of Ormuz.
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