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A commercial vessel passes through an international shipping lane off Yemen’s Hanish Island in the Red Sea on July 27, 2026. (Khaled ZIAD/AFP)
July 28, 2026, 3:25 pm
Red Sea tanker traffic rises as progress in US-Iran talks buoys shippers
Vessels crossing Bab el-Mandeb strait reach four-day high following Saudi-Houthi tensions, easing pressure on oil shipments with Strait of Hormuz still largely closed off
By Mohi Narayan and ToI Staff
Commercial vessels are seen in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, June 30, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)
July 7, 2026, 10:38 am
Iran said to fire at 2 commercial ships in Hormuz, including Qatari gas tanker
Vessels reportedly damaged but nobody hurt; Iranian TV confirms attacks, but does not claim responsibility; Tehran’s FM warns talks could collapse after Trump issued another threat
By Agencies, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
Tankers and cargo vessels are seen in the Gulf of Oman, along shipping routes linking the Strait of Hormuz and the Arabian Sea, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo)
June 25, 2026, 7:38 pm
Hormuz traffic rebound returns oil to prewar rates, as US reassures wary Gulf allies
Oil dips below prewar price of under $73 a barrel, but number of vessels passing through strait is still below prewar figures; oil tankers use new route through channel despite Iran threats
By Agencies
In this picture courtesy of Captain Rahman Al-Jubouri, he, right, supervises sailors on the deck of the Sea Moon oil tanker on the waters the Gulf of Oman, April 15, 2026. (Photo courtesy of Capt. Rahman Al-Jubouri via AP)
April 21, 2026, 3:50 am
‘Sailing over a ball of fire’: Iraqi captain keeps traversing Mideast waters amid threat of attack
Rahman Al-Jubouri says ‘work has become a real risk’ as Iran attacks tankers amid standoff with US; ‘we don’t know when we might be bombed’
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Supporters of Yemen's Houthis brandish weapons during a rally condemning Israel, in Sanaa on October 17, 2025. (Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP)
March 31, 2026, 10:09 am
After backing Iran with Israel strike, Houthis avoid further escalation, for now
Joining war, albeit late, to satisfy Tehran and assert relevance, Yemeni rebel group is limited by fears of retaliation, but maintains threat of blocking Red Sea traffic and attacking Gulf
By Nava Freiberg
This photograph shows the Bunkering Tanker GAS VITALITY (L) and the Oil and Chemical Tanker HAFNIA MAGELLAN waiting in the Grand Port Maritime de Marseille-Fos, off the Mediterranean coast of southern France on March 11, 2026. (Thibaud MORITZ / AFP)
March 11, 2026, 7:28 pm
400 million barrels to be released from oil reserves as Iran effectively blocks Strait of Hormuz
Release is largest in history of International Energy Agency, which touts ‘major action aiming to alleviate the immediate impacts,’ as Tehran targets ships, oil fields, refineries
By Agencies
An oil tanker offshore in Dubai on March 1, 2026. (Fadel SENNA / AFP)
March 2, 2026, 8:50 pm
One killed as Iranian missile debris hits tanker in Bahrain port, sparking fire
Worker killed, 2 injured, in first fatality in small Gulf kingdom since Iran started its campaign against Arab states
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US Southern Command forces board the Venezuela-linked oil tanker Bertha in the Indian Ocean, February 24, 2026. (U.S. Department of War via X)
February 24, 2026, 7:12 pm
US forces board 3rd oil tanker in Indian Ocean, accused of trying to defy Iran sanctions
Southern Command says Venezuelan-linked Bertha, tracked from Caribbean, operated in defiance of Trump’s ‘quarantine of sanctioned vessels’
By Agencies
Illustrative: This picture taken on October 31, 2022, shows an oil tanker seized by Iranian naval forces at the Gulf port of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran. (IRNA / AFP)
February 5, 2026, 4:00 pm
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seize 2 oil tankers in Gulf
IRGC-linked agency claims tankers were ‘smuggling’ over a million liters of fuel, says ’15 foreign crew members were referred to the judiciary’; unclear what flag ships were flying
By AFP and ToI Staff
A local walks past a mural featuring oil pumps and wells in Caracas, Venezuela, January 6, 2026. (AP/Matias Delacroix)
January 7, 2026, 9:08 pm
US seizes 2 oil tankers linked to Venezuela, including one tied to Hezbollah
US also selectively removing sanctions to enable oil sales; vessel Bella 1 was sanctioned by US in 2024 for allegedly smuggling cargo for company linked to Lebanese terror group
By Agencies
Illustrative: A cargo ship loaded with containers leaves the port in Qingdao, China, on July 8, 2025. (AFP)
December 13, 2025, 3:11 am
US commandos raided ship headed to Iran from China with military-related items — report
Intel showed components could be destined for missile program, Wall Street Journal says; Iran reports seizing tanker transporting ‘contraband’ oil in Gulf of Oman
By AFP
FILE: Oil tanker ships are anchored at the Black Sea near the Bosphorus strait in Istanbul, Turkey, December 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
December 2, 2025, 12:41 pm
Tanker attacked in Black Sea, days after Ukraine hit 2 Russian ‘shadow fleet’ ships
Turkey says ship attacked inside territorial waters, crew unharmed; Erdogan says Black Sea attacks ‘threaten the safety of navigation’; Ukraine yet to claim responsibility
By Agencies
Illustrative: An Iranian Revolutionary Guard speedboat moves in the Persian Gulf while an oil tanker is seen in background, July 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
November 19, 2025, 12:49 pm
Iran releases Marshall Islands-flagged tanker, gives no reason for detention
Cyprus-based Columbia Shipmanagement says crew of Talara ‘in good spirits,’ vessel is free to resume operations after five days in Iranian custody
By Jon Gambrell
Illustrative: An oil tanker is moored off Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)
November 15, 2025, 5:01 pm
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards confirm seizing oil tanker sailing off UAE coast
Marshall Islands-flagged ship unexpectedly diverted into Iranian waters while heading to Singapore, with Tehran claiming it’s carrying ‘unauthorized cargo’; US monitoring situation
By Reuters and AP
Oil tankers ADALYNN and Front Eagle on fire in the Strait of Hormuz, June 19, 2025. (X/used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 19, 2025, 6:07 pm
Greenpeace warns tanker crash in Strait of Hormuz may cause environmental disaster
Group says one of the tankers was operating below standards; vessels catch fire as Iran mulls closing strait as Israel attacks its nuclear and military sites
By GABE LEVIN
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