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POLITICS
Iran retains initiative in Strait of Hormuz despite US claims: Armed Forces
A senior Iranian commander says the initiative of the Strait of Hormuz remains in Iran’s hands.
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ENERGY
Iran's strategic leverage shatters US's illusion of blockade
Iranian oil exports remain high despite US piracy and blockade claims, where Chinese buyers pay premiums, Indians pay in yuan, and Iran uses Hormuz’s legal geography as leverage.
DEFENSE
Geography, energy, asymmetric power: Strait of Hormuz as Iran's permanent strategic asset
Iran has cemented unchallenged authority over the Strait of Hormuz, transforming the waterway into a permanent instrument of strategic influence and economic leverage that no power can undermine.
POLITICS
Iraq thanks Iran for allowing Iraqi oil tankers through Strait of Hormuz
The Iraqi foreign minister thanks Iran for facilitating and allowing Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
DEFENSE
No oil tankers sailing through Strait of Hormuz: Report
Satellite images show transit through the Strait of Hormuz has stopped.
DEFENSE
US Navy denies oil tanker escorts after energy secretary’s lie
The US Navy has denied near-daily requests from the shipping industry for military escorts through the Strait of Hormuz since the onset of the US-Israeli aggression on Iran.
DEFENSE
Iran welcomes, awaits US escort of oil tankers through Strait of Hormuz: IRGC spox
Iran welcomes the escorting of oil tankers by US forces through the Strait of Hormuz and waits for it, a spokesperson for the IRGC said on Thursday.
FOREIGN POLICY
US in 'pursuit' of third Venezuelan oil tanker in Caribbean piracy series
The US intensified its aggressive harassment of Venezuelan shipping on Sunday by pursuing yet another tanker, escalating Washington's siege on Venezuela's critical oil industry amid unproven accusations.
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