Vessel struck by projectile while transiting Hormuz strait, UKMTO says

Vessel struck by projectile while transiting Hormuz strait, UKMTO says

Straitsweeper

A tanker is transiting a mined strait. Sweep the route and mark the mines before it arrives.

US rejects Iranian claim that tanker hit mine near Hormuz

Panama-flagged El Gaia was struck by Iranian missile last month, hit again by drone this weekend, says US Central Command | Anadolu

Systemic Risk: A 12-Order Cascading Analysis of a Zero-Flow Strait of Hormuz Closure

Executive Summary

Renewable Energy and National Security

The wind and the sun don’t need to transit the Strait of Hormuz

Isolated by Iran and Yemeni Houthi rebels, Saudi Arabia seeks US backing

With Tehran-allied rebels seizing control of the Bab al-Mandab Strait between the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean on Thursday, and Iran blocking the Strait of Hormuz, the kingdom is at risk of losing all maritime access for its oil tankers.

U.S. fires a new wave of strikes on Iran and hits a tanker trying to skirt its blockade

The U.S. and Iran traded fire for the sixth consecutive day on Thursday with U.S. strikes targeting Iranian command centers and missile sites, and Iran targeting U.S. military bases in Gulf countries, as both sides intensified attacks over control of the Strait of Hormuz.

Battle Of The Straights

We ain't talking about Hormuz, baby.

Brent at $108: Gulf States Halt Hormuz Talks as Houthis Strike Saudi Airbase | OilPrice.com

Gulf states postponed Hormuz talks as Houthis struck a Saudi airbase and Brent hit $108 amid a pipeline outage threatening 4% of global oil supply.

Yemen's Houthis seize strategic Red Sea port of Mokha

Mokha's capture brings the Iran-backed group closer to controlling a key international shipping route.

Iran-backed Houthi rebels seize strategic Red Sea port in Yemen

The rebel group took over Yemen's port of Mokha, an area vital to controlling shipping through the Red Sea, Houthi and Yemeni officials said. Mokha is about 50 miles from the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

The World Beyond Hormuz

What plate tectonics, Taichi Ohno and ecology could teach us in the matter

Briefing note - Killing “Narco-Terrorists” at Sea: The Legality of Military Attacks on Criminal Groups and Drug Trafficking under International Human Rights Law and Other Applicable International Law September 2026

Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism

Houthis seize 2 strategic Red Sea islands, and other Mideast developments

This move strengthens their control over a key maritime shipping route.