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Trump threatens Iran with "hell" if Hormuz strait isn't open in 48 hours

Iran has accused the U.S. of planning to commit war crimes.

Axios

God on their side, the bill on ours: Counting the real cost of the war in West Asia for India

With guns in their hands and God on their side – Bob Dylan John Mearsheimer writes in The Tragedy of Great Power Politics: “States rarely go to war unless they think that rapid success is likely.”It has been more than a month since Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump started the…

Newslaundry

Several vessels, including French container ship, pass through strait of Hormuz

Reports say CMA CGM vessel and three tankers linked to Oman have exited the Gulf despite the ongoing blockade

The Guardian - UK

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Trump says US can open Hormuz with 'a little more time' and asks Congress for $1.5tr for defence

Lying between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, the Strait of Hormuz is one of the most strategic and vital corridors for the transport of energy and has been effectively closed by Iran since the start of the war.

Euronews

'Can easily open Hormuz, take oil & make fortune': Trump makes 'gushing' claims

Trump's remark is concurrent to Washington's repeated claims that talks with Tehran have been "progressing well", though the Islamic regime, currently without the leadership, has outrightly quashed the Trump's claim. Trump's fresh assertion on Hormuz, a key chokepoint in the global oil supply route, comes a day after he appeared…

The Times of India

French and South Korean leaders say they'll work together to reopen Strait of Hormuz

Iran warned the UN Security Council against any "provocative action", ahead of a scheduled vote on a draft resolution on the Strait of Hormuz that ended up being postponed.

Euronews

Stocks Recover on Hopes Strait of Hormuz Could Soon Reopen

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Thursday closed up +0.11%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.13%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.11%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) rose +0.08%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...

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Crude Prices Soar as Iran War Keeps Strait of Hormuz Closed

May WTI crude oil (CLK26 ) on Thursday closed up +11.42 (+11.41%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBK26 ) closed up +0.1966 (+6.36%). Crude oil and gasoline prices rallied sharply on Thursday, with crude posting a 3.5-week high. Crude prices are soaring after President Trump pledged more aggressive action against Iran...

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Over 40 countries launch coalition to secure Strait of Hormuz

The multinational coalition will pursue "the collective mobilisation of our full range of diplomatic and economic tools" to enable a "safe and sustained opening" of the Strait of Hormuz, said the British foreign secretary.

Euronews

Stocks Pare Losses on Hormuz Report

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.06%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.23%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.20%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) are down -0.04%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Barchart

Cooper condemns Iranian ‘recklessness’ in talks to reopen Strait of Hormuz

Britain is seeking to lead a diplomatic initiative, including countries such as France, Germany and some Gulf nations, to restore access to the route.

The Independent UK

The US-Israel war on Iran is accelerating de-dollarization and America’s decline

De-dollarization promises to reorder the world, reducing American power globally

The Guardian - US

Trump claims Iran war ‘nearing completion’ and seeks to justify conflict in prime time address

Markets sink after president offers little detail on how he intends to wind down conflict over next two to three weeks

The Guardian - US

So Donald Trump helps Iran choke off the Strait of Hormuz, and now he’s telling the world to figure out their own oil supply

President Donald Trump has launched another sharp critique against European nations for not joining his war on Iran, telling them to “go get your own oil” by force if they’re worried about fuel prices. This comes as several European countries are actively pushing back against the conflict, with France blocking…

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The Times of India

'Not just straits, also focus on gays of Hormuz': No Kings protesters' bizarre comments go viral

Street interviewer Lionel, known online as No Cap On God, went to the "No Kings" protests with a microphone and a straight face. What he came back with was something else entirely.

The Guardian - US

Colbert on Trump’s shifting tone on Iran: ‘It’s a military strategy known as starting a 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle’

Late-night hosts discussed Trump’s refusal to clean up his mess in Iran and gas prices soaring to over $4 a gallon

The Independent UK

Inside the island home to Iran’s underground missile fortress in the Strait of Hormuz

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Qeshm: Iran’s fortress island with an underground ‘missile city’ threatening US troops in Hormuz

US Centcom said it had attacked the island early on Wednesday amid escalatory strikes with Iran

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Top Iranian official injured in strike on Tehran – as it happened

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Euronews

Can Algeria's gas save the old continent from the Strait of Hormuz?

Algeria is acting as a "safety valve" for Europe, but cannot fully compensate for the loss of Qatari supply, energy expert Hashem Akl told Euronews.

Euronews

Strait of Hormuz shutdown: What implications for Europe, for how long and how high can prices go?

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is rattling global markets, sending energy prices soaring and fuelling fears of supply shortages. Euronews explains:

The Independent UK

Trump tells UK ‘go get your own oil’ and warns that the US ‘won’t help you any more’ in latest tirade over Iran war

US president tells Keir Starmer to get some ‘courage’ and and ‘take’ fuel from the Strait of Hormuz

The Independent UK

Donald Trump tells UK to secure Strait of Hormuz and ‘go get your own oil’

Donald Trump said allies would have to fight for themselves as ‘the USA won’t be there to help you anymore, just like you weren’t there for us’.

The Independent UK

What is the ‘Gate of Tears’? Key shipping route that could be attacked by Houthis and disrupt global economy

The Bab al-Mandab strait has been a vital shipping route for Saudi Arabia since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz

The Guardian - UK

‘There’s no safe place here’: Kuwaiti tanker hit by Iranian drone attack in Dubai port

Dozens of other vessels leave area after drone strike causes fire onboard tanker owned by Kuwait’s state oil company

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