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March 11, 2026, 08:43 AM - 5 min read
US President worried about Iran putting mines in the Strait of Hormuz but said he has no reports of it, and warned that if Tehran did, "we want them removed, IMMEDIATELY!"
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March 10, 2026, 04:39 PM - 6 min read
A sustained disruption of traffic through Hormuz would not simply constitute an energy crisis. It would also represent a fertiliser shock where prices go up dramatically and supply goes down – and, by extension, a direct risk to global food security.
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March 9, 2026, 10:23 PM - 4 min read
Global oil prices jumped sharply as the escalating Iran conflict threatened key energy routes in the Middle East, while Tehran named Mojtaba Khamenei as its new supreme leader, signalling a hardline stance and deepening market fears over supply disruptions.
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March 7, 2026, 08:21 PM - 2 min read
This is complemented by a global interest in supplying the Indian market, as officials said that "We have surplus stock of LNG" and "We have got offer of LNG from a large number of countries."
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March 7, 2026, 06:35 PM - 4 min read
Meanwhile, as learnt from the government sources, the citizens will get a relief since an increase in petrol and diesel prices is not in the offing as state-owned oil firms have enough financial muscle to absorb the warranted increase.
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March 5, 2026, 06:30 PM - 6 min read
There is serious unease over India’s closeness to Israel. Just two days after the US and Israel attacked Iran, Pakistan President Asif Zardari went on record to say India wants another war with Pakistan. A belief has started gaining ground in Pakistan that the country “will” be the next target after Iran and it will be India and Israel that will attack it.
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March 5, 2026, 02:02 PM - 3 min read
The IRGC declared that all ships linked to the United States, Israel, and their allies in the region are now considered legitimate targets. “If they are observed, they will certainly be hit,” the force stated.
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March 4, 2026, 01:59 PM - 6 min read
The mere possibility that several million barrels per day could be disrupted is enough to push prices up, even before supply is properly hit. This reflects a broader feature of geopolitical risk: expectations and perceptions can be as economically powerful as material disruptions.
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March 3, 2026, 07:41 PM - 4 min read
India holds nearly 100 million barrels of commercial crude oil inventories — stored in refinery tanks, underground strategic petroleum reserves and cargoes currently en route to the country — which could meet about 40–45 days of demand if supplies through the Strait of Hormuz are disrupted.
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March 3, 2026, 03:27 PM - 6 min read
Oil isn’t like most commodities. It has shaped global politics for decades and only a few countries have large reserves. Three-quarters of the world’s population live in countries dependent on oil imports for cars, trucks and other uses. Any serious disruption to tanker traffic in the Gulf would send shockwaves through global oil markets and threaten economic stability.
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March 1, 2026, 08:15 PM - 3 min read
Khamenei’s death, without a publicly designated successor, is expected to plunge Iran into political uncertainty and heighten concerns that the conflict could widen.
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February 1, 2026, 08:06 AM - 3 min read
The blast happened a day before a planned naval drill by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which a fifth of all oil traded passes
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