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The US and Iran have reached a draft memorandum of understanding scheduled for formal signing on June 19, 2026, under mediation by Qatar and Pakistan, but the exact terms remain...
The progressive reopening of the Strait of Hormuz represents a significant energy infrastructure event, with cascading implications extending far beyond
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has halted roughly 16 million barrels per day of petroleum products, crude, condensates, refined products, LPG, and naphtha, triggering a...
Oil prices posted their largest-ever monthly gain in March following the most severe oil supply shock in history, with North Sea Dated crude trading around $130/bbl — $60 above...
The Strait of Hormuz closure since February 2026 represents more than a temporary supply disruption, it marks a fundamental restructuring of global energy markets that will...
The US and Israel launched surprise airstrikes on Iran on February 28, 2026, killing Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has become the largest disruption to world energy supply since the 1970s energy crisis, triggering a fundamental recalculation of global energy
Iran's maritime actions in the Strait of Hormuz have exposed a critical asymmetric vulnerability in US-China strategic competition, with Beijing's energy dependency creating...
Iran-US ceasefire mechanisms contain critical structural flaws that enable rapid escalation cycles through ambiguous violation thresholds, competing interpretations of scope, and...
Iranian missile attacks have triggered the largest oil supply shock in modern history, adding risk premiums between $35-40 per barrel to global crude prices while creating...
Oil futures markets are pricing a temporary disruption through sharp backwardation, with December 2026 WTI futures trading $40 below spot prices as of May 2026, signaling markets...
Iran's Hormuz closure is a calculated escalation, not a prelude to war, but commercial shipping, oil, and downstream financial markets face 30-60 days of structural disruption.