Strait of Hormuz

The President also slammed reports of heavily depleted U.S. munition stockpiles amid the separate war in Iran

Attacking the island, which handled 90% ​of Iran's oil exports before the war, would severely disrupt its energy trade

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signalled the U.S. would target "fearful nations" that practice "appeasement" by engaging with Iran's economy and financial system

Bulgaria’s Bezmer air base and Britain’s Akrotiri base in Cyprus emerge as potential targets amid fears of a wider war

The U.S. President also threatened military action against Oman, a U.S. ally engaged in separate talks with Tehran on restoring commercial shipping through the strait

Over 125 national measures combine immediate household and business support with longer-term energy diversification and efficiency reforms

With a tentative June deal to end the war in tatters, there was no sign that the U.S. or Iran planned to resume peace talks

Comments by Iranian officials indicate that the Strait of Hormuz would not reopen to shipping anytime soon

Stocks sit about twelve percentage points below the level recorded at the same point last year and sixteen points beneath the five-year historical average

The Mecca Pact formalises mutual defence among three major Muslim powers, reflecting declining confidence in Western security guarantees

In virtually every major “migration” incident of recent years a hybrid-attack pattern can be detected

While no party has claimed responsibility for Wednesday's attack on the tankers at the port of Damietta, the risk to the chokepoint has added to market volatility