Strait of Hormuz

Mid-East oil exports exceeded pre-Iran war levels: Kpler data

Crude oil exports reached pre-war levels in September.

Iran warns US: More firepower will not end Mid-East war

The USS George H.W. Bush sails into a port in Phuket, Thailand, during a rest stop following a long Middle East deployment.

Tanker attacked in Strait of Hormuz, says UK maritime agency

Ships anchored off the coast of Khasab, in Oman’s Musandam Governorate, near the Strait of Hormuz, on Oct 2.

Trump vows to hit Iran ‘very hard’ if linked to flydubai attack

US President Donald Trump speaking to the media on Oct 1, on the South Lawn of the White House, before boarding Marine One.

US sanctions target Iran’s auto, rail sectors, after blockade chokes shipping lanes

Iran’s rail and automotive conglomerates and international suppliers to those sectors are targeted by the new US sanctions.

Saudi resumes Yanbu oil loading after pipeline restart

Drone attacks, which Saudi Arabia blamed on Iraqi militias, forced the kingdom to shut the pipeline on Sept 11.

Iran Foreign Minister expects US answer on Sept 29 on plan to open Hormuz

As a precondition for ending its blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is demanding a seven-day ceasefire across the Middle East.

Houthis say Saudi strikes on Yemen’s Taiz leave dozens of casualties

A handout screen grab taken from a video made available by the Houthis-run al-Masirah TV on Sept 27 shows damage to a market after it was targeted by an alleged airstrike by Saudi Arabia, on the outskirts of the south-west city of Taiz, Yemen.

Trump says he’s ‘very seriously’ looking at diesel export ban

US diesel exports hit a weekly record of nearly 2 million barrels a day in August.

Trump expects new Iran talks despite rejecting deal offer

Iranian missiles are displayed next to a banner with a picture of Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, on a street in Tehran, on Sept 27.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.