The LPG tanker Shivalik, after passing through the Strait of Hormuz, reached Mundra Port in Gujarat on Monday amid cooking gas shortages and supply restrictions in the country triggered by the Middle East conflict. Iranian authorities permitted two Indian-flagged ships transporting liquefied petroleum gas to transit the strategic waterway. Along with Shivalik, the other vessel…
India on Monday said it had not held any bilateral discussions with the United States regarding measures to ensure the safe passage of merchant ships through the Strait of Hormuz. The clarification from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) came amid calls by US President Donald Trump, urging several nations to deploy warships to help…
Finland’s President Alexander Stubb said NATO allies have to take Donald Trump at his word when the US president puts the future of the alliance on the line to safeguard passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Trump insisted on Sunday that allies in NATO and Asia should help ensure oil and gas shipments move through…
A direct line of communication between US envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has recently been restored, reported Axios on Monday, citing a US official and an informed source. Axios noted that it remains unclear how detailed or significant the exchanges between Araghchi and Witkoff have been, marking the first known direct…
US President Donald Trump has renewed his call for international partners to help restore shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, urging nations that rely on the critical oil transit corridor to take part in safeguarding the waterway. Speaking at a White House event on Monday (March 16), Trump said he had reached out to several…
NEW YORK, March 16 (Reuters) – Oil prices slid about 3% on Monday after some vessels sailed through the critical Strait of Hormuz, even as US allies rebuffed President Donald Trump’s call for help in unblocking the strait, and as the head of the IEA suggested more reserves could be released to stem the rising…
16 days have passed since the war that broke out between America, Israel and Iran. The war is affecting these countries as well as other countries of the world. The movement of ships through the Strait of Hormuz has also been affected; to secure it, US President Donald Trump had appealed to the allied countries…
Regarding the Middle East war, US President Donald Trump claimed on Monday (16 March 2026) that Iran’s military power has been destroyed. He said that more than 7000 targets have been attacked in Iran. The US President once again said that we want China and Japan to come and help us. US President Donald Trump…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that the United States is permitting Iranian oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, according to CNBC. He noted the United States believed Iran is allowing a gradual reopening of the route, adding that Washington is comfortable with the situation for the time being as it wanted to…
New Delhi: Amid the escalating war in West Asia and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, India has offered relief to shipping and cargo owners, allowing stranded vessels to temporarily dock at its ports at reduced charges, including anchorage fee, berth hire and storage charges, Rajesh Kumar Sinha, special secretary in the ministry of…
