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Latest 24 February 2026

Middle East oil exports push tanker costs to 6-year-high amid threat of US-Iran war

The cost of shipping oil has surged to the highest in six years, fuelled by a wave of crude exports from the Middle East as traders accelerate charters ahead of…

Greece · 2 Jul 2022 Iranian-flagged tanker in Greece tugged to Piraeus port ATHENS, July 2 (Reuters) - An Iranian-flagged tanker seized by Greece in April, part of whose cargo was confiscated by the United… Iran · 27 Sep 2019 UPDATED: UK tanker held in Iran leaves Bandar Abbas port The British-flagged Stena Impero tanker, which was detained by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards in July, has started moving and exited the Bandar Abbas… UK · 29 Jul 2019 Britain rejects idea of tanker swap with Iran Britain on Monday rejected the idea that it could release a Iranian tanker in exchange for a British-flagged vessel seized by the… UK · 20 Jul 2019 Hunt says Iran may be on ‘dangerous path’ after seizing tanker British foreign minister Jeremy Hunt said on Saturday that he was worried that Iran had taken a “dangerous path” after it seized… USA · 17 Jul 2019 Suspicions Iran may have seized UAE-based oil tanker A small oil tanker that stopped transmitting its location more than two days ago while traveling through a vital waterway near the… Spain · 5 Jul 2019 Iran threatens tit-for-tat retaliation after after Royal Marines storm super tanker Iran has threatened to seize a British tanker after Royal Marines held one of their vessels suspected of taking oil to Syria… Gibraltar · 4 Jul 2019 UPDATED: Royal Marines board oil tanker in Gibraltar Royal Marines have boarded an oil tanker on its way to Syria thought to be breaching EU sanctions. The government of Gibraltar… USA · 19 Jun 2019 U.S. Navy link mine fragments to Iran The United States Navy on Wednesday displayed mine fragments it said it had removed from one of two oil tankers attacked in… Saudi Arabia · 7 Jun 2019 UAE claims ‘State actor’ behind tanker attacks The United Arab Emirates has told the UN Security Council that a "state actor" was most likely behind attacks on four tankers…