A US-sanctioned tanker linked to China is making its way through the Strait of Hormuz, testing President Donald Trump's naval blockade.Rich Starry, a medium-range tanker earlier known as Full Star, was blacklisted by Washington in 2023 for helping Tehran evade energy sanctions. It is not clear on th...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The heads of three of the world’s most influential economic and energy institutions have warned that the war in the Middle East is causing widespread and uneven global damage, with low-income countries facing the heaviest burden and energy markets remaining highly unstable.In a j...

The U.S. military is due to begin a blockade of ships entering or leaving Iran's ports at 10 a.m. (1400 GMT), after weekend talks on ending the war broke down.Tehran has threatened to retaliate against ports ​of its Gulf neighbors.The ceasefire, which halted six weeks of U.S. and Israeli airstrikes,...

Starmer says the UK is "not supporting a blockade" of Iranian ports.He says the UK's response is focused on getting the Strait of Hormuz opened because "that's the way we get energy prices down as quickly as possible".Asked if he holds US President Donald Trump personally responsible for the impact ...

The US military says its blockade of Iranian ports will begin on today at 1400 GMT, but that it will not impede vessels bound to or from other countries in the regionIran’s Revolutionary Guard says the Strait of Hormuz is open for civilian vessels, but says that military ships “will be dealt with se...