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Record Supertanker Rates Follow U.S.–Iran Naval Clashes and Houthi Move on Perim

Escalating attacks have cut the pool of safe tankers, driving freight and war‑risk insurance to record levels.

Acting Navy Secretary Says Iran "Blew the Hell Out of" Bahrain Base

Iran Resumes Ballistic Missile Assembly in Underground Sites

Trump Predicts Iran War Will End After Midterms as Naval Strikes and Oil Prices Escalate

Oil Surges Past $100 as U.S.–Iran Exchanges and Houthi Attacks Tighten Middle East Supplies

Iran Displays Seized US Dive‑LD Underwater Drone Near Strait of Hormuz

U.S.-Iran Maritime Escalation Pushes Brent Above $100 a Barrel

Brent Crude Tops $100 After U.S. Strikes Hit Iranian Tankers

U.S. Destroys Five Iranian Tankers as Tehran Launches Missile Strikes Toward Jordan

U.S.-Iran Strikes Push Oil Toward $100 as U.S. Pump Prices Hit Holiday Records

U.S. Strikes and Disables Three Iranian Tankers After IRGC Missile Attacks

Markets Reprice Fed Risk After Waller Signal and Strong Jobs Print

Diesel Soars to Multi‑Month Highs as Crude Nears $100 on Compounded Supply Shocks

U.S. Strikes Rocket Launchers on Larak Island and Iran Fires Missiles at U.S. Bases

CIA Director John Ratcliffe Makes Unannounced Visit to Moscow

Iran War Reaches Costly Stalemate as U.S. Shifts to Economic Warfare

Report Says Iran Strikes Caused Billions in Damage to U.S. Intelligence Sites in Middle East

U.S. Expands Sanctions as Iran and Oman Near Temporary Hormuz Corridor

U.S. Launches Operation Economic Outcast to Cut Iran’s Economic Lifelines

U.S. Moves to Economically Isolate Iran as Tehran Warns Neighbours of Retaliation