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Iran’s Parliament working on bill to impose fees on ships in Strait of Hormuz

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Iran’s Parliament working on bill to impose fees on ships in Strait of Hormuz

A map showing the Strait of Hormuz is seen in this illustration taken March 23, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran’s Parliament is working on a bill to formalise the fees it is reportedly charging on some ships transiting through the Strait of Hormuz, local media reported. The Fars and Tasnim news agencies, both close…

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An energy transition driven by ethics

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An energy transition driven by ethics

“Fossil fuel dependency is ripping away national security and sovereignty, and replacing it with subservience and rising costs,” UN climate change arm executive secretary Simon Stiell told European Union officials and Ministers in Brussels on March 16, 2026, against the backdrop of the U.S.-Israel-Iran war. He added that the disruption serves as an “abject lesson” on the pitfalls…

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Donald Trump’s changing course on Strait of Hormuz strategy raises questions about U.S. war preparation

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Donald Trump’s changing course on Strait of Hormuz strategy raises questions about U.S. war preparation

At war with Iran, President Donald Trump is cycling through an increasingly desperate list of options as he searches for a solution to the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz. He has jumped from calls to secure the waterway through diplomatic means to lifting sanctions and now escalating to a direct threat against civilian infrastructure…

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Japan could consider Hormuz minesweeping if ceasefire reached, says Foreign Minister Motegi

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Japan could consider Hormuz minesweeping if ceasefire reached, says Foreign Minister Motegi

File photo of Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi. | Photo Credit: Reuters Japan could consider deploying its military for minesweeping in the Strait of Hormuz, a ​vital artery for global oil supplies, if a ceasefire ‌is reached in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, ​Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Sunday (March 22, 2026). “If ⁠there…

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Iran army says will target energy, desalination infrastructure after U.S. threats

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Iran army says will target energy, desalination infrastructure after U.S. threats

A cargo ship in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran’s military renewed threats on Sunday (March 22, 2026) against the region’s infrastructure after…

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Iran-Israel war LIVE: Israeli military says it is striking Hezbollah targets in Beirut; Trump says considering ‘winding down’ Iran war

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Iran-Israel war LIVE: Israeli military says it is striking Hezbollah targets in Beirut; Trump says considering ‘winding down’ Iran war

The Israeli ‌military said early on Saturday it ⁠was striking Hezbollah targets in Beirut, after issuing ‌an evacuation warning for ‌seven neighborhoods ‌in ⁠the southern suburbs of ⁠the Lebanese capital. There were no immediate reports of casualties. Israel ‌has been stepping up airstrikes against Lebanon in the ‌third week of its war with Iran-backed Hezbollah….

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Panama Canal at top capacity as Iran war triggers more LNG vessel traffic, chief says

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Panama Canal at top capacity as Iran war triggers more LNG vessel traffic, chief says

A cargo ship transits the Panama Canal in Panama City, on March 12, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP The Panama Canal is operating at top capacity, with a daily passage of between 36 and 38 vessels, the waterway’s ‌chief Ricaurte Vasquez told reporters on Friday (March 20, 2026), adding that the war on Iran was…

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EU asks for reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and no more strikes on energy, water sites

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EU asks for reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and no more strikes on energy, water sites

European leaders have demanded the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a moratorium on strikes on water and energy infrastructure in the West Asia as they met in Brussels to grapple with rising energy prices caused by the war. All heads of the 27 European Union nations known collectively as the European Council issued…

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About 90 ships have crossed Strait of Hormuz so far as Iran exports millions of barrels of oil despite war

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About 90 ships have crossed Strait of Hormuz so far as Iran exports millions of barrels of oil despite war

About 90 ships including oil tankers have crossed the Strait of Hormuz since the outset of the war with Iran and it is still exporting millions of barrels of oil at a time when the waterway has been effectively closed, according to maritime and trade data platforms. Many of the vessels that passed through the…

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