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Six crew members from US-held Iranian ship released

The Tasnim news agency reports that six Iranian crew members, who were aboard a U.S.-seized container ship on April 20, have been released and returned to Iran.

29 Apr 2026-23:59
Iranian currency reaches all-time low

Iran's national currency dropped to a historic low of 1.8 million to the U.S. dollar today, as a fragile ceasefire between the United States and Israel held.

29 Apr 2026-20:59
Japan-owned oil tanker passes through Strait of Hormuz

29 Apr 2026-11:48
Panama Canal traffic surges amid Middle East tensions

Traffic through the Panama Canal has increased significantly, with around 300 additional ships transiting the key waterway since October compared to the same period last year, according to the canal authority’s finance chief.

29 Apr 2026-09:31
Japan's crude tanker navigates Hormuz for the first time since conflict

A Japanese crude tanker passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, marking the first such transit since the onset of the Middle East conflict.

28 Apr 2026-18:22
Hormuz transit after war subject to Iran’s security protocols, says defence official

An Iranian deputy defence minister has said the country could allow passage through the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf after the conclusion of what he described as US-Israeli “aggression”, provided that security protocols are in place to safeguard Iran’s interests.

28 Apr 2026-17:47
Hormuz "Economic Clock of War" triggers global energy and inflation crisis

As Tuesday marks two months since the United States and Israel launched joint military strikes against Iran, repeated disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz have turned the waterway into an “economic clock of war.”

28 Apr 2026-17:38
First LNG tanker passes Strait of Hormuz since start of Iran war

28 Apr 2026-12:59
Iran accuses US of “legalised piracy” after reported tanker seizures

Iran has condemned the United States for what it described as the outright legalisation of piracy and armed robbery on the high seas, following the reported interception of Iranian oil tankers by US forces under the pretext of so-called “seizure warrants”.

28 Apr 2026-10:17
Hormuz standoff strands 20,000 seafarers on cargo ships

Thousands of seafarers are stranded as the conflict in Iran has closed down much of the Strait of Hormuz, disrupting global oil and gas trade and raising concerns about safety.

27 Apr 2026-19:47

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