Investors Brace for a New Hormuz Blockade Threat

President Trump’s plan to bar ships from entering or leaving Iranian ports has put markets on edge and added to global economic uncertainty.

By Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Niko Gallogly and Brian O’Keefe

Why time is on Iran’s side

A global energy crisis is only just beginning. Political turmoil will follow

What Iran is saying about US plan to blockade ports

Iran’s military has called US blockade plans in the Strait of Hormuz an “act of piracy”.

China, the Iran war and the chemical suddenly stoking global supply fears

China’s reported decision to halt sulphuric acid exports, together with the failure of peace talks between the United States and Iran over the weekend, risks driving prices higher and disrupting global mining and fertiliser supply chains that have few readily available alternatives. Beijing had indicated it would halt shipments of sulphuric acid from May, according to reports from Acuity Commodities and Bloomberg, though no official announcement has been made. Economists said food security sa...

By Kandy Wong

Airline stocks are dropping as Trump's Hormuz blockade intensifies fears of a jet fuel shortage

A Wizz Air Airbus A321neo. Mateusz Wlodarczyk/NurPhoto via Getty Images Airline stocks dropped on Monday as fears over a shortage of jet fuel grow. With the US's upcoming blockade of Iranian ports, the picture for the global oil industry is unclear. Jet fuel shortages would likely mean flight cancellations and higher ticket prices for travelers. Airline stocks took a hammering on Monday after President Donald Trump announced plans to blockade the Strait of Hormuz. While British, German, and...

‘Closure deeply damaging’: Keir Starmer announces UK-France summit on restoring navigation in Strait of Hormuz

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By TOI World Desk

What reassurances do shipping firms need to attempt to navigate Hormuz Strait?

US military to enforce blockade in Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea

LONDON (Reuters) -- ​The US military will enforce a ‌blockade in Gulf of Oman and Arabian ‌Sea east of the Strait of Hormuz and it ⁠will apply to all vessel traffic regardless of flag, the ⁠US Central Command said in ​a note to seafarers seen by ‌Reuters on Monday. The advanced ‌note ‌said the blockade ‌would come ​into effect at 1400 GMT ⁠on Monday. "Any vessel entering or departing the blockaded ⁠area ​without authorization ⁠is subject to interception, diversion, ​and capture," the note said.

By The Korea Herald

What does a US naval blockade of Iran mean for oil flows? - explainer

After weekend peace talks in Islamabad between negotiators from the US and Iran ended without a deal, US President Donald Trump ordered a full blockade on the Strait of Hormuz.

What does a US naval blockade of Iran mean for oil flows?

Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, which has been severely curtailed by an Iranian blockade since the start of the war, remains nearly halted despite last week's two-week ceasefire agreement between Washington and Tehran.

Global airline stocks fall on more jet fuel price concerns

PSX plunges over 4,500 points on US-Iran talks breakdown

Oil prices surge past $104 per barrel as Trump announces blockade on Strait of Hormuz

By Our Correspondent

Iran War: US Imposing Strait of Hormuz Blockade Monday AM; Experts Criticize Further Pressure on Oil Prices, Illegality, and Risk of Failure; Will Houthis Close the Red Sea to Back Iran?

Today's Iran war update: Trump again demonstrates his need to dominate results in self, US and global harm, here with a barmy blockade plan.

By Yves Smith

US Orders Blockade of Iranian Ports, Iran Calls Move ‘Illegal Piracy’

The US has announced it will begin blocking all ships entering and leaving Iranian ports today. The post US Orders Blockade of Iranian Ports, Iran Calls Move ‘Illegal Piracy’ appeared first on Morocco World News.

By Sara Zouiten