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Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 17, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer
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Strait of Hormuz: Costlier bypass routes won't erase Gulf oil advantage - Expert
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A satellite view shows boats around Perim Island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Yemen, September 13, 2026. Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis reached the strategic island on September 11, according to four Yemeni government sources. 2026 Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT
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People walk on a street near a mural featuring an image of the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, May 18, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Iran warns South Korea against joining Gulf operations
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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends a press conference following a meeting with Cyprus President and Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman at a U.N. compound in the Nicosia airport area, inside the United Nations-controlled buffer zone in the divided capital of Nicosia, Cyprus, July 29, 2026. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou
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UN chief calls for talks to solve conflict in Gulf, Red Sea
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Houthi attack kills six in Red Sea, U.S. strikes vessel in Gulf of Oman
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Boats are pictured on the shore of Bab el-Mandeb, Yemen, April 2, 2026. REUTERS
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Four crew, two rescuers killed in Red Sea attack; US strikes ship in Gulf of Oman
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Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 10, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer
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3D-printed oil pump jack and barrels in front of a rising stock graph appear in this illustration, taken March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
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Asia stocks edge higher, oil up amid Gulf confusion
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A man walks next to a symbolic mockup of an Iranian missile and an Iranian flag at Imam Hussein Square in Tehran, Iran, July 12, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
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Iran threatens to hit Gulf states if US launches new strikes
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FILE PHOTO: A ship off the port of Aden, where traffic remained steady after the Iran-aligned Houthis said their forces had carried out missile and drone strikes on Saudi oil tankers, in Aden, Yemen, July 23, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
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Yemen's Houthis say they attacked Saudi oil tankers in Red Sea, Gulf of Aden
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Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, June 21, 2026. Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA/via WANA (West Asia News Agency)via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. ISRAEL OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN ISRAEL. NO ACCESS FOR ISRAELI MEDIA. NO USE BBC PERSIAN. NO USE VOA PERSIAN. NO USE MANOTO. NO USE IRAN INTERNATIONAL. NO USE RADIO FARDA. DIGITAL: NO USE BBC PERSIAN. NO USE VOA PERSIAN. NO USE MANOTO. NO USE IRAN INTERNATIONAL. NO USE RADIO FAR
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Gulf shipping traffic down after Houthis say they attacked Saudi tanker
06/08/2026
Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, July 12, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer
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Gulf shipping traffic steady amid uncertainty of peace talks
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