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Tracking the ships 'going dark' to cross Strait of Hormuz  Sky News

Strait of Hormuz timelapse shows fall in shipping traffic since start of Iran war  BBC

US Navy tells shipping industry Hormuz escorts not possible for now  Reuters

Dark ships and shadow fleets – what is crossing 'closed' Strait of Hormuz?  Sky News

Iran has vast oil as well as gas reserves and is a key supplier to China.

There are alternatives to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, says Lipow Oil Associates' Andy Lipow  MSN

White House says US has not escorted oil tanker through Strait of Hormuz despite now-deleted claim  The Hill

Oil Prices: What If Iran Manages To Keep The Strait Of Hormuz Closed For Longer? (CL1:COM)  Seeking Alpha

Oil prices volatile on conflicting reports about Strait of Hormuz  NBC News

A post by US Energy Secretary Chris Wright saying that the US Navy had escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz was deleted on Tuesday, minutes after his account had posted it. Markets have been roiled by the US-Israel war on Iran, and oil dropped sharply after Wright's initial announcement. It pared back some of those losses after the post was deleted. The US Energy Department and Pentagon did not immediately respond to AFP requests for comment on the issue.

The United States has not escorted any oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz, the White House said Tuesday, after the energy secretary's social media account posted and deleted a claim that it did so. The shift in narrative caused markets to swing, with oil dropping sharply after Energy Secretary Chris Wright's initial post. Oil prices pared back some losses after Wright's post on X was deleted -- just minutes after publication.

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What to know about the Strait of Hormuz, a key passageway essential for global energy supply  Chron

By Alexander Villegas and Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO, March 10 (Reuters) - Elected on promises of economic growth, deregulation and public spending cuts, local markets rallied after Chile elected far-right Jose Antonio Kast as president in December, but the economic tailwinds have turned turbulent as the Iran war has sent global markets into a tailspin.

Aramco warns of oil market ‘catastrophe’ unless strait of Hormuz reopens soon  The Guardian

16 billion litres of risk: How oil tankers stuck in the Strait of Hormuz in Iran could destroy Gulf ecosystem  greenpeace.org

Saudi Aramco CEO issues stark warning: Iran war could bring ‘catastrophic’ shock to global oil  Fortune

Explainer: What are the challenges in securing shipping through the Strait of Hormuz?  Reuters

Ukraine to send military experts to Qatar, UAE and Saudi Arabia Ukraine will send military experts to Qatar, the UAE and Saudi Arabia this week to consult on how to down Iranian drones, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy told reporters.  Ukraine has extensive battlefield experience with Iranian-made Shahed drones used by Russia in its four-year war on the country.

Why the Strait of Hormuz is vital for global energy and trade  AnewZ