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EU Finalizes Terms of Trade Deal With U.S.

Following five hours of debate between the European parliament and member states, the EU approved a version of the deal that includes several new safeguards.

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India Prepares to Send Oil Tankers Through Hormuz for New Supply

State-owned Shipping Corp. of India is ready to go back to the Persian Gulf once it has approval from the Indian Navy.

An aerial 3D illustration render of cargo ships stuck in the Strait of Hormuz. Image: iStock/quantic69

UN Cuts Global GDP Growth Forecast

UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs Director Shantanu Mukherjee said that this would represent one of the weakest growth rates so far this century.

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FMC Eyes Expanded Role in Protecting U.S. Cargo

Speaking at 2026's AgTC conference in Tacoma, Washington, on May 19, FMC Chairman Laura DiBella detailed the agency's overarching goal to return to its roots.

FMC Chairman Laura DiBella speaking at AgTC 2026 in Tacoma, Washington. Photo: SCB File Photo

Iran War Could Push Global Hunger to Record Highs

Nearly 45 million more people could fall into acute food insecurity or worse if the conflict doesn't end by the middle of the year, and if average oil prices stay above $100 a barrel.

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UAE to Fast-Track Pipeline Bypassing Strait of Hormuz

The new pipeline is scheduled to come online sometime in 2027, and would double the UAE's oil export capacity.

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U.S., Iran Stall on Hormuz Reopening as Oil Supplies Tighten

Iran has shown little interest in loosening its hold on the waterway, insisting it wants to maintain a degree of control even after the end of the war.

Photo: Bloomberg

Cuba's Supply of Oil and Diesel in 'Critical State'

Cuba has dealt with sweeping blackouts in the months since the U.S. started blockading the country's supply of fuel.

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Hormuz Shipping Threats Grow After Ship Seized Near UAE

While Iran has yet to explicitly claim responsibility for the incidents, a senior Iranian official reiterated the country's claim to the Strait of Hormuz.

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Hormuz Oil Flows Fell Nearly 30% Last Quarter

Roughly 14.6 million barrels a day of crude oil and petroleum liquids moved through the strait in Q1 of 2026, down from 20.4 million over that same period last year.

Photo: Bloomberg

Iran Widens Area it Defines as the Strait of Hormuz

The new definition expands the zone from 20-30 miles to roughly 200-300 miles, with Iran stating that it no longer views the strait as a limited area.

Photo: iStock / Dimitrios Karamitros

Japanese Refiner Secures Mexican Oil to Bypass Hormuz Chaos

A shortage of petroleum products in Japan has affected sectors from food production to medical equipment makers.

A crude oil tanker departs the Port of Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi, Texas. Photographer: Eddie Seal/Bloomberg

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