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Oil steadies at $100 and markets stay volatile as US-Iran talks stall

Brent crude trades at $100 per barrel while European indices drop, Asian stocks close mostly flat and US equities open higher. Markets remain volatile as US-Iran talks stall and President Trump reiterates nuclear demands.

Euronews

Ship seized near UAE coast headed for Iranian waters, UK maritime agency says

A ship has been taken near the UAE coast and is headed for Iranian waters, the UK's UKMTO said, in the latest vessel seizure around the Strait of Hormuz.

Euronews

Trump says US navy will ‘guide’ trapped ships from strait of Hormuz amid ‘very positive’ talks with Iran

US president’s post follows flurry of mixed signals including concern Tehran had not ‘paid big enough price’

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UK welcomes ceasefire extension after ship attacks in Strait of Hormuz

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper called for a ‘full reopening’ of the key shipping passage.

Evening Standard

‘Ignored repeated warnings’: Iran fires on container ship in Strait of Hormuz

Iran's Revolutionary Guard fired on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz, causing significant damage to its bridge. While Iran claims the vessel ignored warnings, the UKMTO reported no prior alert. This incident escalates regional maritime tensions, following recent US seizures of Iranian vessels and ongoing disputes over naval…

The Times of India

Tankers under fire as Iran closes Strait of Hormuz hours after reopening

Iran and the US continued to accuse each other of piracy as Tehran seized back control of the Strait of Hormuz

The Independent UK

Iranian gunboats ‘fire at tanker’ after Strait of Hormuz closure

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Iran-US war latest: Oil prices spike after Trump vows to keep hitting Iran ‘extremely hard’ in address to nation

The president said US forces would 'finish the job' in Iran and that 'core strategic objectives are nearing completion’

The Independent UK

Trump promised US Navy protection for ships in Strait of Hormuz, but Iran is blowing up vessels and the Navy is nowhere to be found

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What is the Strait of Hormuz and why is it so important?

The world's busiest oil shipping channel has around a fifth of the world’s oil passing through it each year

Evening Standard

Three cargo ships hit in Strait of Hormuz after US destroys 16 minelayers

The Strait of Hormuz has been all but closed by Iran after the US and Israel launched an attack at the end of February

The Independent UK

UK confirms first Middle East charter flight for stranded British nationals

The flight will depart Oman’s capital at 7pm on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Government charters repatriation flight from Oman on Wednesday evening

The Foreign Office said the flight will depart the country’s capital, Muscat, at 7pm.

Evening Standard

Vessel ablaze in Gulf of Aden off Yemen after being struck by a projectile, UK military says

A likely missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels has set a ship ablaze in the Gulf of Aden

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Evening Standard

UK warns ships over Iranian attempts to divert vessels into own waters

The incidents are thought to be connected to a large-scale military exercise being carried out by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

France 24

Suspected attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels target two Red Sea ships near stricken oil tanker

Suspected attacks by Houthi militants targeted two ships in the Red Sea on Monday in an area where crews hoped to tow a Greek oil tanker damaged in an earlier strike by Houthi forces. The Houthis have targeted more than 80 vessels with missiles and drones since the war in…

The Independent UK

Houthi rebels release footage of Red Sea oil tanker explosion amid fears of ‘disastrous’ impact on marine life

The Greek-flagged Sounion tanker, drifting in the Red Sea with 150,000 metric tons of crude oil, represents a significant environmental risk

The Independent UK

Greek oil tanker drifting and ablaze after repeated attacks in the Red Sea, British military says

A Greek-flagged oil tanker traveling through the Red Sea has come under repeated attack, leaving the vessel “not under command” and drifting ablaze in an assault suspected to have been carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels

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The Guardian - AU

Israel-Gaza war: ‘My life’s mission is to thwart establishment of Palestinian state,’ says Israeli minister – as it happened

Bezalel Smotrich, finance minister, restates his position that occupied West Bank should be permanently part of Israel

Al Jazeera

Yemen’s Houthis claim joint raid on Israeli ships with Iraqi militia

The Houthis say they targeted vessels in Israel’s Haifa port together with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq.

Al Jazeera

Greek-owned Tutor believed to have sunk a week after Houthi missile attack

The crew abandoned the coal carrier after it was struck by Houthi missiles, which started a fire, on June 12.

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Iran's IRGC Navy Seizes Container Ship Near Strait Of Hormuz

Iran's IRGC Navy seizes container ship near the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions in the region. Heightened alert due to suspected Israeli attack in Sy...

The Guardian - UK

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seize Israeli-affiliated ship

State news agency says MSC Aries was taken in strait of Hormuz and is being transferred to Iran’s territorial waters

Evening Standard

Three crew dead after Houthi missile attack on ship off Yemen

Two others are seriouly injured after the attack on the True Confidence bulk carrier

The Guardian - UK

Maritime authorities investigate reported attack on UK-registered cargo ship near Yemen

UK Maritime Trade Operations says military authorities exploring apparent explosion near vessel

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