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French-owned container ship passes through Hormuz
AFP, Published on 03/04/2026
» PARIS - A container ship declaring itself to have a French owner has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, according to data analysed by AFP on Friday.
Russian oil arrives in Cuba as US eases blockade
AFP, Published on 31/03/2026
» MATANZAS, Cuba - A Russian oil tanker arrived in a Cuban port on Tuesday to deliver the first crude shipment to the island since January after Washington gave the crisis-hit country a reprieve from an effective fuel blockade.
Massive US-Israeli strikes hit Iran after Trump threat
AFP, Published on 31/03/2026
» TEHRAN - US and Israeli strikes hit military facilities in central Iran, damaged a major religious site in the northwest and provoked power cuts Tuesday, after President Donald Trump threatened to blow up the country’s oil and energy plants.
Cubans ready for Russian oil but some say not enough
AFP, Published on 31/03/2026
» MATANZAS (CUBA) - Cubans on Monday cautiously welcomed the imminent arrival of a Russian oil shipment, with some warning it would do little to ease an energy crisis after US President Donald Trump granted a reprieve from his oil blockade.
Oil rises as Trump threatens escalation in war if no deal soon
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/03/2026
» NEW YORK - Oil prices rose after United States President Donald Trump threatened attacks on Iran’s energy infrastructure, overshadowing his comments that a deal to end hostilities in the Middle East could be close.
Iran claims aluminium plant attacks in Gulf as Houthis join war
AFP, Published on 29/03/2026
» TEHRAN - Iran claimed on Sunday attacks on two major aluminium plants in the Gulf, further raising the economic stakes of the Middle East war after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis joined the conflict.
Yemen's Houthis enter Iran war with attacks on Israel, while US Marines arrive in region
Reuters, Published on 29/03/2026
» CAIRO/DUBAI: The risk of an expanded Iran war grew as Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on Saturday launched their first attacks on Israel since the start of the conflict, even as additional U.S. forces reached the Middle East.
Bahrain's Alba confirms Iranian attack on its facilities
Reuters, Published on 29/03/2026
» Aluminium Bahrain, also known as Alba, confirmed early Sunday that its facilities were targeted in an Iranian attack a day earlier, Bahrain's state news agency reported.
Iran still far from running out of missiles
Reuters, Published on 28/03/2026
» WASHINGTON - The United States can only determine with certainty that it has destroyed about a third of Iran’s vast missile arsenal as the US and Israeli war on the country nears its one-month mark, according to five people familiar with the US intelligence.
Iran Guards issue warning after Trump pushes deadline
AFP, Published on 27/03/2026
» Iran’s Revolutionary Guards urged civilians across the Middle East Friday to stay away from areas near US forces, ramping up their threats despite President Donald Trump’s claim talks to end the month-long war were “going well”.