Saudi Arabia, Hormuz and Key Pipeline
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A merchant vessel was struck by an unidentified projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, UKMTO said, with no reported damage or environmental impact.
Saudi Arabia’s East-West Pipeline is under attack, exposing new risks to global oil flows as Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb come under pressure.
Impasse comes amid growing Saudi anger with Tehran over Houthi advances and strikes on airbase and pipeline
Diesel prices in the U.S. have hit a painful new milestone, $6 a gallon as, reports said, Houthi rebels in Yemen took the key Red Sea port city of Mokha.
The conflict between Iran and the US appears to have reached a stalemate. The US navy continues to prevent Iranian vessels or others transiting to or from Iranian ports. Iran, meanwhile, threatens shipping moving in or out of the Persian Gulf region via the Strait of Hormuz.
President Donald Trump says the United States is making progress in reopening the Strait of Hormuz and escorting more oil through the waterway, yet oil prices have jumped in recent days. The recent attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and Saudi energy infrastructure have also pushed crude prices up,
NATO's Matthew Whitaker discusses President Donald Trump calling out NATO allies over securing the Strait of Hormuz, NATO's response and Russia's drones putting the eastern flank on alert. The segment also covers diesel and oil price spikes.
More than 500 South Korean religious and civic groups marched through Seoul to oppose a possible military deployment to the Strait of Hormuz.