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Deal to Reopen Hormuz Kicks Off Long Effort to Ease Energy Crisis
ByRebecca F. Elliott June 15, 2026June 15, 2026

The pace of the recovery will depend on how confident companies are that the deal between the United States and Iran will hold and be extended.

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Trump Claims Strait Will Be ‘Permanently Toll-Free’ Under Agreement With Iran
ByDavid E. Sanger June 14, 2026June 15, 2026

In a call to The New York Times, President Trump praised Russia’s and China’s leaders and described Israel’s prime minister as “a very difficult guy.”

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Risk Strait of Hormuz or Wait? Shipping Companies Face a Costly Dilemma.
ByJenny Gross June 12, 2026June 12, 2026

With more than 500 ships still stranded in the Persian Gulf, pressure on the shipowners and sailors is growing by the day.

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Trump’s ‘Secret Mission’ to Ferry Oil Past Iran Was Widely Disclosed
ByEric Schmitt and Jonathan Swan June 10, 2026

A U.S. military official said the president’s seemingly dramatic announcement on Wednesday referred to a previously reported effort to shepherd commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.

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Indian Sailors Made Frantic Calls for Help After U.S. Missile Strike off Oman
ByPragati K.B. June 10, 2026June 10, 2026

The 24 crew members were stranded for more than two hours before being rescued by an Omani military helicopter. The U.S. military said that the ship had violated its blockade of Iran.

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Houthis Threaten to Widen Iran War by Blocking Israeli Shipping in Red Sea
ByShuaib Almosawa and Vivian Nereim June 8, 2026June 8, 2026

The Yemeni militia group, which is backed by Iran, said it would impose a partial blockade in the waterway, a move that would further strangle supply routes and aggravate the conflict in the Mideast.

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War Games and Warnings on Strait of Hormuz Went Unheeded by Trump
ByMichael Crowley June 2, 2026

Over the past two decades, Iran repeatedly threatened to close down the waterway. President Trump underestimated Iran’s ability to do so.

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MSC Ship Is Struck by Two Projectiles in Iraqi Port
ByJenny Gross June 2, 2026June 2, 2026

The attack on the vessel, owned by the Mediterranean Shipping Company, underlines the threat to ships even as the U.S. and Iran try to negotiate reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

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Oil Prices Jump as Middle East Tensions Build
ByRebecca F. Elliott and Joe Rennison June 1, 2026June 1, 2026

Some analysts said the main international oil price, which was up 6 percent on Monday, could climb much higher in the coming weeks if the Strait of Hormuz doesn’t reopen.

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Inside the Room Where War Insurance Is Bought and Sold
ByJenny Gross May 29, 2026May 29, 2026

Many of the ships stranded in the Persian Gulf depend on coverage negotiated at Lloyd’s, the center of marine insurance for more than 300 years.

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