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Pentagon Pushes Hormuz Return, But Shipping Still Confined to High-Risk Corridor
The Pentagon’s rollout of Project Freedom is being presented as the first step toward reopening the Strait of Hormuz. But the details emerging behind those early transits point to something...

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U.N. Weighs Hormuz Sanctions as U.S. Pushes Resolution That Could Open Door to Force
U.N. Security Council members will begin talks on Tuesday on a U.S.- and Bahrain?backed draft resolution that could lead to sanctions against Iran, and potentially authorize force, if Tehran fails to halt attacks and threats to commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, three Western diplomats said.

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Erik Bethel
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China’s Maritime Gambit Is Backfiring—And Beijing Knows It
The waters around Japan are writing the future of the Indo-Pacific, and China doesn’t like what they’re saying. For over a decade, Beijing perfected a simple formula: deploy coast guard...

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Bloomberg
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US-Iran Ceasefire Holds After Hormuz Clashes and UAE Strikes
The fragile US-Iran ceasefire held Tuesday morning after a day of clashes involving shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and missile attacks against the United Arab Emirates.

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Mike Schuler
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Maersk Ship Exits Hormuz Under U.S. Protection
Maersk has confirmed that one of the vessels involved in Monday’s U.S.-escorted transits of the Strait of Hormuz was its U.S.-flagged roll-on/roll-off ship Alliance Fairfax, marking one of the clearest tests...

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Reuters
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Explosion Hits Ship as Trump’s Hormuz Push Meets Reality
A South Korean ship was hit by an explosion in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday and Iranian drones caused a fire at a UAE oil port, as Tehran demonstrated its grip on Middle East oil after U.S. President Donald Trump said his Navy would open the strait.

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Coast Guard’s National Maritime Center Reopens—But Credentialing Backlog Could Stretch to a Year
The United States Coast Guard has resumed operations at its credentialing hub following the restoration of funding to the Department of Homeland Security, but the restart is unfolding under the weight of a...

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Evacuations Planned as Suspected Hantavirus Outbreak Traps 150 on Ship Off Cape Verde
edics were working on Monday to evacuate two people with symptoms of the deadly hantavirus after a suspected outbreak on a luxury cruise ship held off West Africa carrying mostly British, American and Spanish passengers, officials said.

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
U.S. Launches ‘Project Freedom’ to Escort Ships Out of Hormuz as Risks of Clash With Iran Loom
The United States has launched a major naval-backed operation in the Strait of Hormuz aimed at guiding stranded commercial vessels out of the conflict zone, with the first U.S.-flagged ships...

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Bloomberg
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Qatar Extends Force Majeure on LNG Supply Through Mid-June
State producer QatarEnergy extended force majeure on its liquefied natural gas supply through mid-June, according to people familiar with the matter, as the Strait of Hormuz remains almost entirely closed to tanker traffic.

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Reuters
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Iran Says It Turns Back US Warship From Strait of Hormuz, US Official Denies Missile Strike
Iran said it had forced a U.S. warship to turn back from entering the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, but a U.S. official denied a report that it had been struck by Iranian missiles, according to an Axios journalist.

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Malte Humpert
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gCaptain
Stricken Russian LNG Tanker ‘Arctic Metagaz’ Anchored Off Libya After Two-Month Odyssey, Future Uncertain
The burnt-out Russian LNG carrier Arctic Metagaz has been anchored off Libya’s eastern coast, potentially ending a two-month drift across the central Mediterranean, though uncertainty remains over how authorities will handle the stricken vessel.