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An armed student waves a Yemeni flag as he is flanked by a peer waving a Palestinian flag and others displaying the Houthi rebels' banner, which reads 'Death to America, death to Israel, a curse on the Jews,' at a rally in support of the Iran-backed rebels amid escalating tensions with Saudi Arabia, on the Sanaa University Campus in the Houthi-held Yemeni capital, on July 22, 2026. (Mohammed HUWAIS/AFP)
July 29, 2026, 2:42 pm
Yemen’s Houthis considering fees for ships traversing the Red Sea, sources say
Rebels launched a blockade on Saudi shipping last week; are said to have spoken with Iranian backers at Khamenei’s funeral about plan to normalize tolls in international waterways
By Jonathan Saul, Parisa Hafezi and Timour Azhari
A Zim cargo ship is seen outside the port of Haifa on May 1, 2026. (Sharon Leibel/Flash90)
July 8, 2026, 3:17 pm
National security concerns threaten to capsize sale of Israeli shipping giant Zim
Government must okay $4.2 billion deal with Hapag-Lloyd, but officials raise red flags over German firm’s Gulf backers and worry non-Israeli owners could leave country without vital strategic lifeline
By Sharon Wrobel
Oil tankers and cargo ships lining up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
April 16, 2026, 12:04 am
Iranian proposal offers ships safe passage on Omani side of Hormuz, source says
Offer hinges on whether ​Washington is prepared to meet Tehran’s demands to free hundreds of tankers and ships that have been stuck since the war began
By Reuters and ToI Staff
The New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on April 08, 2026 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/AFP)
April 8, 2026, 7:25 pm
Oil prices plunge, stocks surge against backdrop of Iran ceasefire
Wall Street’s three main indexes jump more than two percent, but oil prices are still significantly higher than prewar rates, as threat remains of war resuming
By Agencies
This handout picture released by the Houthi group's Ansarullah Media Centre on July 8, 2025, reportedly shows the Liberia-flagged bulk carrier Eternity C sinking after it was attacked by the Houthis at sea. (ANSARULLAH MEDIA CENTRE / AFP)
December 3, 2025, 7:45 pm
Houthis release mariners held in custody since Iran-backed rebels sank ship in July
Terror group says Oman given custody of crew of Eternity C, a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier ship that was attacked in the Red Sea, killing at least four
By AP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Tankers are seen at the Khor Fakkan Container Terminal, the only natural deep-sea port in the region and one of the major container ports in the Sharjah Emirate, along the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway through which one-fifth of global oil output passes on June 23, 2025. (Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)
November 17, 2025, 9:25 pm
Crew of tanker seized by Iran has made contact and is safe, vessel manager says
Greek-owned Talara is docked at Bandar Abbas after IRGC seized it on Friday over alleged cargo violations, and all 21 seafarers ‘safe and accounted for,’ says Columbia Shipmanagement
By Reuters
Supporters of the Iran-backed Houthi rebels rally, in the Houthi-run capital Sanaa, Yemen, on August 29, 2025. (Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP)
September 1, 2025, 12:47 pm
Houthis say they shot at Israeli ship in Red Sea; maritime agency says missile missed
Iran-backed group fires at Liberian-flagged, Israeli-owned vessel; thousands attend funeral for rebel prime minister killed in Israeli strike, vowing revenge
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Members of the Palestinian Youth Movement pull effigies out of a shipping container during a protest against the shipping and logistics giant Maersk for doing business with Israel on August 28, 2024, at the Port of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/ Damian Dovarganes)
August 19, 2025, 8:20 am
In Europe, longshoremen organize to keep weapons parts from shipping to Israel
Joining the Houthis and some governments, dock workers are trying to disrupt Israel’s supply chain to protest the Gaza war, though Jerusalem claims the effort has yet to make waves
By MILAN CZERNY and Shomrim
This handout picture released by Yemen's Houthi Ansarullah Media Centre on July 8, 2025 reportedly shows the Liberia-flagged bulk carrier Eternity sinking C after it was attacked by the Houthis at sea. (ANSARULLAH MEDIA CENTRE / AFP)
July 11, 2025, 4:21 pm
‘All Crew Muslim’: Red Sea ships broadcast messages in bid to avert Houthi attacks
Iran-backed rebels have stepped up attacks against international shipping in recent days after a months-long lull, sinking two ships they say are linked to Israel
By Reuters and ToI Staff
The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and other warships crosses the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian Gulf on November 26, 2023. (Information Technician Second Class Ruskin Naval/US Navy via AP)
June 16, 2025, 7:20 pm
Shipping disruption surges around Hormuz amid Israel-Iran war, naval agencies say
Closing the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran has threatened to do in the past, could restrict trade and impact global oil prices
By Reuters and ToI Staff
The crew of the Israeli Galaxy ship, which was seized by the Houthi group, sit under a poster of the Houthi leader Abdul-Malik Badruldeen al-Houthi, on their ship in the port of Saleef, near Hodeidah, Yemen, May 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
January 22, 2025, 5:24 pm
Houthis release crew of Israel-linked ship over a year after seizure off Yemen coast
Iran-backed Yemeni rebels say they freed sailors from Philippines, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Romania, Mexico after Oman’s mediation, ‘in support of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
This photo released by the European Union's Operation Aspides shows fires burning aboard the oil tanker Sounion in the Red Sea on August 25, 2024. (European Union's Operation Aspides via AP)
August 26, 2024, 3:17 pm
Greek-flagged tanker in Red Sea still ablaze three days after Houthi attack
Assault on Sounion is most serious strike in weeks, but EU agencies say it hasn’t sprung oil leak; Iran-backed group says it was ‘punishment’ for violating ‘ban’ on Israeli ports
By Agencies
In this photo released on August 2, 2023, by Sepahnews of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, the Guard's speedboats participate during a drill in the Persian Gulf. (Sepahnews via AP)
July 29, 2024, 3:02 pm
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seize tanker in Gulf, arrest crew
Guards say they captured Togo-flagged tanker, owned by an Iraqi resident of Dubai, for smuggling 700,000 liters of fuel
By AFP
Houthi supporters attend an anti-US and Israel protest in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, July 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
July 15, 2024, 4:33 pm
Merchant vessel targeted with missiles off Yemen, in apparent Houthi attack
Ship and crew safe; Yemeni rebels yet to claim responsibility for attack; ship’s name and flag not immediately released
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Belize-flagged cargo ship Rubymar, damaged in a February 19 missile strike claimed by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, floats in the Red Sea. (Satellite image ©2024 Maxar Technologies / AFP)
June 19, 2024, 12:20 pm
Houthis sink commercial shipping vessel in Red Sea, Filipino sailor killed
Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned-and-operated ship was attacked by boat drone last week; US says crewman killed in attack, but Philippines yet to confirm; Sri Lankan national wounded
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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