US will provide insurance for ships in Gulf amid Iranian attacks: Trump ⊖
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US Navy 'will begin escorting' oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway, if necessary, Trump says.
Oil surges for second day, Brent tops $83 after Iran orders Strait of Hormuz closure ⊕
Oil prices have soared more than14% this week as tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has ground to a halt. European natural gas has soared more 70%.
‘Ships now fear crossing the Strait of Hormuz’ ⊖
“Ships are now afraid to cross the Strait of Hormuz, and that has profound implications for the global economy.”
Why has oil not hit $100 a barrel? ⊖
Crude has surged as flows through Strait of Hormuz dry up, but so far reaction is muted compared with past oil shocks
Maritime insurers cancel war risk cover in Gulf: Will it spike energy cost? ⊖⊖
Insurers announced they were cancelling war risk coverage after the IRGC said the Strait of Hormuz was 'closed'.
Watch: How the US-Israel war with Iran is jeopardising shipping ⊖
Ben Chu has been looking at what’s happened to marine traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, a key trade passage.
Iranian general warns Tehran will 'burn every ship' in the Strait of Hormuz and push the price of oil to $200 a barrel - with motorists already queuing for petrol as panic-buying begins ⊕
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Brigadier General Jabbari, an adviser to the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, made the remarks on state television on Monday, declaring the vital waterway effectively closed.
What we know on day four of US-Israeli attacks on Iran ⊖
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Washington says 'harder hits' are still to come, as Tehran retaliates by closing the Strait of Hormuz.
The Strait of Hormuz is facing a blockade. These countries will be most impacted ⊖
A closure of the Strait of Hormuz would send shockwaves through global energy markets, but the pain would be felt most acutely in Asia.
Queues grow at London petrol stations amid fears of price rise linked to Middle East war: Reports of forecourts running dry ⊖⊖
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The conflict in the Middle East has affected the transport of fuel to the West after companies suspended sailing through the Strait of Hormuz following Iranian attacks on ships and ports.