Iraq’s State Organization for Marketing of Oil, or SOMO, named the tankers as Marshall Islands-flagged Safesea Vishnu and Malta-flagged Zefyros. The “two oil tankers were subjected to a cowardly act ...

The U.S. said it had destroyed 16 Iranian mine-laying ships amid fears Tehran could deploy hundreds of mines to effectively ...

By Parisa Hafezi, Alexander Cornwell and Bo Erickson DUBAI/TEL AVIV/WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - Iran set ablaze two tankers in Iraqi waters as it stepped up attacks on oil and transport ...

DUBAI/BASRA, Iraq, March 11 (Reuters) - Iranian explosive-laden boats appear to have attacked two fuel tankers in Iraqi ...

The West Asia war entered its second week with escalating strikes, Iran mocking the US attack, and continued exchanges of ...

Investing.com-- Oil prices rose sharply in Asian trade on Thursday, rising back above the coveted $100/barrel level amid increasing signs of energy market disruptions due to the U ...

Brent crude oil futures surged past USD 100 per barrel on March 12, 2026, amid rising tensions in the Middle East. The increase came after Iranian explosive-laden boats struck oil tankers in Iraqi ...

Two foreign tankers carrying Iraqi fuel oil were ablaze in Iraqi waters after being hit by projectiles, Iraqi ports officials said. Farhan al-Fartousi, Iraq’s director of the General Company for Ports ...

President Donald Trump said he may tap the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve in an effort to bring down rising gas prices as conflict with Iran threatens global oil shipments. “Well, we’ll do that, and ...

Here’s what to know about the strait and the widening Iran war.

The United States and Iran have signaled no quick end to their war, with US President Donald Trump saying it was necessary to finish the job and Iran warning that the world should be ready for oil at ...

A widening war in Iran has halted oil tankers, made targets of refineries and spooked investors worried about the cascading impact of spiking energy prices.