US sanctions Chinese firms over Iran links but spare big banks as Trump and Xi eye key talks.
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A Saudi-owned VLCC has been struck off Yanbu in the northern Red Sea, extending the Houthi campaign against Saudi shipping to one of the kingdom’s most important alternative crude export routes. The…
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei. [Iranian Presidency – Anadolu Agency] " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/…
MSC is continuing its restoration of Suez Canal transits for selected east-west services, joining the Gemini Cooperation and Ocean Alliance in a cautious return to the Red Sea route. The move follows…
After what has been a turbulent start to the year, with the conflict in the Middle East pushing up fuel prices and operating costs, the confidence of logistics businesses is beginning to show green…
Strait of Hormuz tanker traffic falls to lowest level since May Only two commodity tankers passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, the lowest daily number recorded since early May, according…
Large commercial vessels and a small boat navigate the waters off the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, Iran on June 21, 2026. [Hassan Ghaedi – Anadolu Agency] "…
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