Strait of Hormuz
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Economy
War on Iran Drives Up Global Energy Costs
DID Press: The war involving United States, Israel and Iran has intensified pressure on global energy markets, pushing up marine fuel costs and keeping oil and petroleum product prices elevated. According to Reuters, marine fuel prices have risen by more…
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Iran
Reuters: Iranian Precision Strikes Disrupted Critical Gulf Infrastructure
DID Press: Iran and its allied forces have carried out at least 135 missile and drone attacks on 84 infrastructure sites across Gulf countries since the war began on February 28, 2026, damaging oil and gas facilities, oil transportation systems…
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Government
UN Urges Swift US-Iran Deal to Prevent Agricultural Crisis
DID Press: UN has warned that failure by Iran and the United States to reach an agreement within the next few weeks on the passage of fertilizer shipments through the Strait of Hormuz could trigger a serious food security crisis…
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Economy
Physical Brent Crude Oil Surpasses $154 a Barrel, Highest Level Since 1991
DID Press: The price of physical Brent crude oil has climbed above $154 a barrel, reaching its highest level since records began in 1991. Meanwhile, the gap between physical Brent and Brent futures contracts has widened to more than $50…
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Iran
IRGC Threaten to Pursue Ships Beyond Strait of Hormuz
DID Press: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has warned that its pursuit of vessels using unauthorized shipping routes will extend beyond the Strait of Hormuz to other parts of the region. In a statement, the IRGC Navy said…
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Government
David Miller: “The World Changed with Al-Aqsa Flood”
DID Press: British sociologist David Miller argues that three years after the October 7, 2023, “Al-Aqsa Flood” attack, the war has yet to end and that the conflict has fundamentally altered the political and strategic landscape of West Asia. In…
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Economy
Iran’s SNSC Chief Rejects Bessent’s Claims, Says Tehran Will Not Retreat
DID Press: Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, has dismissed U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s remarks on economic pressure against Iran, saying Washington will fail in what Tehran describes as an “economic war” just as it allegedly…
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Government
IRGC: Al-Aqsa Flood Turned Resistance Front Into a Strategic Power
DID Press: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says the October 7, 2023, Al-Aqsa Flood operation has had strategic consequences for the regional balance of power, arguing that the Resistance Front remains intact despite heavy pressure and the deaths of…
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Government
IRGC Spokesman: All US Vessels Have Withdrawn 500 Km From Strait of Hormuz
DID Press: Hossein Mohebi, a spokesman for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), said that all U.S. naval vessels have withdrawn from the Persian Gulf and are now at least 500 km from the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian…
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Iran
38 US Service Members Wounded in Middle East Operations in September
DID Press: At least 38 U.S. service members — 29 sailors and nine Marines — were wounded during military operations in the Middle East in September, according to data from the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS).…
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