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What to know about the Strait of Hormuz  NewsNation

Explainer: How Trump's Hormuz push tests Japan's pacifist limits  Reuters

Trackers show Iran vets friendly ships for Hormuz passage  CNA

By Ahmed Rasheed and Yomna Ehab BAGHDAD, March 17 (Reuters) - The Iraqi government and the Kurdistan Regional Government reached an agreement to resume oil exports to Turkey's Ceyhan energy hub starting on Wednesday, Iraq's oil minister said on Tuesday. Oil flow from Ceyhan port is expected to start at 10 a.m. local time (0700 GMT) on Wednesday, state media said, citing Iraqi Oil Minister Hayan Abdel-Ghani.

If the Strait of Hormuz Reopens, This ETF Could Soar  The Motley Fool

Saudi Arabia to host regional foreign ministers meeting Saudi Arabia will host a meeting of foreign ministers from a group of Arab and Islamic countries in Riyadh on Wednesday evening, the foreign ministry said. The meeting will focus on “consultation and coordination regarding ways to support the security and stability of the region,” the ministry said in a post on X.

Number of ships transiting Strait of Hormuz has nearly doubled in recent days, maritime intelligence company says.

SYDNEY, March 18 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said an Iranian projectile on Wednesday hit near its Al Minhad Air Base in the United Arab Emirates, and that all Australian defence personnel were safe. "There was minor damage to an accommodation block and a medical facility due to a small fire that was created as a result of that projectile hitting on a road leading up to that base," Albanese told reporters in Tasmania. (Reporting by Renju Jose in Sydney; Editing by Himani Sarkar)

‘The costs of all products will rise,’ an energy economist said

Readers Write: Iran, the Strait of Hormuz, Operation Metro Surge  Star Tribune

Strait of Hormuz tensions could raise fertilizer costs for U.S. farmers  WBAY

Why oil tankers remain hesitant to travel the Strait of Hormuz, according to experts  abcnews.com

What history tells us about naval action in the Strait of Hormuz  CNN

Newt Gingrich posted about using nukes to create Strait of Hormuz alternative  Snopes.com

Video: Is the Strait of Hormuz really closed?  CNN

Trump delays Xi Summit, urges China to help reopen Strait Of Hormuz  Fox Business

Strait of Hormuz won’t return to pre-war status, Iranian official says  Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf wrote in English that “the Strait of Hormuz situation won’t return to its pre-war status” in a post on X on Tuesday.  Ghalibaf did not elaborate further. US President Donald Trump had previously encouraged other countries to send their navies to secure the waterway.

Iraq asks Iran for oil tanker passage through Strait of Hormuz  The New Arab

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China’s Hormuz Problem  Foreign Policy