Archive for the 'Energy' Category
Professor Robert Pape: The Collapse Is Now “Ahead of Schedule”
April 20th, 2026Please pay close attention. Via: Redacted:
Hormuz Traffic Remains At Standstill, U.S. Seizes Iranian Ship
April 20th, 2026Via: ZeroHedge: Traffic through the strait on Sunday and Monday was reduced to a trickle following a Saturday surge, after Tehran rejected a continuing US naval blockade and moved to seal the waterway again. The reduced movement underscores just how quickly hopes unraveled that cargoes could once again resume.
IRAN OPENS FIRE ON SHIPS AFTER STRAIT OF HORMUZ CLOSURE
April 18th, 2026Via: Daily Mail: Iran has opened fire on ships trying to cross the Strait of Hormuz after shutting the key waterway again, according to reports citing maritime sources, as tankers turned around and ran for cover. At least two Indian merchant vessels reported being hit by gunfire as they attempted to pass through the narrow […]
Iran Declares Hormuz ‘Completely Open,’ Citing Lebanon Ceasefire Update: Closed Again
April 17th, 2026
Update: Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz Again Over U.S. Blockade Via: DW: Iran has reversed its decision of reopening the strategic Strait of Hormuz, as the US maintains a blockade on the Islamic republic’s ports. Iran’s military announced the decision in a statement carried by Iranian media. The strait, through which a fifth of crude […]
Europe Has Only Six Weeks Supply of Jet Fuel Left
April 16th, 2026Via: The Guardian: Europe has only six weeks’ supply of jet fuel left before shortages will hit because of the Iran war, according to the head of a global energy watchdog. Fatih Birol, the executive director of the International Energy Agency, said there would be flight cancellations “soon” if oil supplies from the Middle East […]
Sanctioned China-Linked Tanker Sails Straight Through Trump’s Strait of Hormuz Blockade
April 14th, 2026Via: Independent: A Chinese-owned oil and chemicals tanker sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday in an apparent defiance of Donald Trump’s US blockade. Shipping data showed the Rich Starry passed through the waterway and exited the Gulf on Tuesday, becoming the first vessel to make it through the chokepoint since the blockade began […]
UPDATE: U.S. TO BLOCKADE SHIPS ENTERING OR EXITING IRANIAN PORTS TRUMP: U.S. NAVY CLOSING STRAIT OF HORMUZ, NO SHIPS IN OR OUT
April 12th, 2026
Update: CENTCOM To Blockade Iranian Ports Via: What’s Going on With Shipping?: — Update: U.S. to Blockade Ships Entering or Exiting Iranian Ports According to a U.S. Central Command press release, the blockade affects ships entering or exiting Iranian ports, not all ships entering or exiting the Strait of Hormuz, as Trump indicated earlier today. […]
Two U.S. Warships Sail Through Strait of Hormuz to Establish New Route for Merchant Ships, Clear Mines [???]
April 11th, 2026Via: USNI News: Two Navy guided-missile destroyers entered the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, the first American warships to transit the strait since the U.S.-Israel offensive in Iran began on Feb. 28. USS Frank E. Petersen (DDG-121) and USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112) operated in the Persian Gulf after transiting the strait as part of the […]
Shipping Through Strait of Hormuz After “Ceasefire”? “There Is No Free Flow”
April 8th, 2026Via: What’s Going on With Shipping?:
After U.S. – Iran Ceasefire, Massive Israeli Attack Kills Hundreds in Lebanon
April 8th, 2026In other news, Iran blocks ships in the Strait of Hormuz with Lebanon cease-fire demand and $2M toll: Iran is again blocking ships from passing through the Strait of Hormuz just hours after agreeing to reopen the waterway, blaming the reversal on Israel striking Lebanon — despite President Trump making clear Beirut was never part […]
