At the crossroads of the world's most vital shipping lane, Iran has announced a maritime exclusion zone in the Strait of Hormuz, tightening its grip on a passage through which a significant share of the planet's oil once flowed freely. The move arrives amid a deepening cycle of military retaliation between Tehran and Washington, sending Brent crude toward $97 a barrel and American drivers to a Labor Day record at the pump. What unfolds here is not merely a regional conflict but a stress test of the global energy order — a reminder that the arteries of modern civilization run through contested
Oil prices surge as Iran threatens 'exclusion zone' in Strait of Hormuz
More than 300 people killed and hundreds of families displaced in Red Sea fighting; 73 wounded in Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia; 11-12 killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon; 2 Filipino sailors killed in Iranian attack on Saudi tanker.