Taiwan ramps up defences against a possible maritime blockade by China Amid conflicts in Iran and Ukraine, Taiwan braces for a possible maritime blockade by China, bolstering defences to protect …
Houthi naval blockade forces Saudi crude tankers to turn back as U.S. and Iran exchange strikes Houthi naval blockade in the Red Sea forces Saudi-bound tankers to reverse course while …
US strikes on Iran escalate with hundreds of air attacks and naval blockade threatening Strait of Hormuz US strikes on Iran intensify after hundreds of air attacks and a renewed …
Iran-US strikes escalate as Strait of Hormuz closure and naval blockades deepen regional crisis Iran-US strikes intensify as US reimposes naval blockade and Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz, disrupting …
US reimposes naval blockade on Iranian ports after fresh strikes U.S. naval blockade on Iranian ports reinstated as CENTCOM says it launched a seven-hour wave of strikes; Iran reports casualties …
Cuba nationwide blackout plunges island into darkness amid fuel blockade Cuba nationwide blackout on July 14, 2026, left roughly 10 million people without power as authorities blamed an island-wide grid …
Cuba power outage leaves Havana largely dark as fuel shortages slow restoration Cuba power outage: slow recovery after a second nationwide blackout this week leaves most of Havana without electricity …
China oil imports helped blunt global price surge after Strait of Hormuz blockade China oil imports and reserve draws eased supply shocks after Iran’s blockade, keeping Brent and WTI far …
Iranian oil shipments find new routes to China despite U.S. naval blockade U.S. blockade aims to halt Iranian oil shipments, but satellite and shipping data show tankers and covert transfers …
Russia-Iran trade unlikely to replace Strait of Hormuz, experts warn Experts say Russia-Iran trade via the INSTC can ease shortages but cannot match the scale of Strait of Hormuz shipping, …
