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Hormuz Is Back Under Pressure

Jul 30, 2026

According to WPB, renewed military escalation on July 29 has returned the Strait of Hormuz to the centre of oil and refined-products risk after sever...

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Iraq’s $17 billion megaproject takes off as the Faw Highway opens to link the Persian Gulf with Europe!

Jul 16, 2026

According to WPB, the completion of a 62-kilometre highway between Al Faw Grand Port and Umm Qasr gives Iraq’s $17 billion Development Road program...

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Why Is the U.S. Focusing Its Strikes on Southern Iran?

Jul 16, 2026

According to WPB, the renewed United States blockade of Iranian ports and the latest air raids across Iran’s southern coast immediately raise the r...

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From Pipeline to Port: How Effective Were the Alternative Routes to the Strait of Hormuz?

Jul 12, 2026

According to WPB, The Iran–US war and the prolonged disruption of commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz produced immediate consequences a...

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Tanker Traffic Through Hormuz Plunges; Military Uncertainty Disrupts Export Contracts

Jul 11, 2026

According to WPB, the developments has raised commercial risk across Middle Eastern and global energy supply chains, although the Strait of Hormuz ha...

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Ceasefire is over! The bitumen supply chain has entered crisis

Jul 09, 2026

According to WPB, renewed military exchanges between the United States and Iran have brought immediate attention back to the energy security of the G...

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Behind the Iraq-OPEC Tensions: Why Iraq’s New Stance Has Everyone Worried?

Jun 30, 2026

According to WPB, the latest developments surrounding Iraq's position within OPEC have attracted attention far beyond the crude oil market because th...

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6 Million Barrels Pass Through the Strait of Hormuz! Is Calm Returning to the Energy Market?

Jun 20, 2026

According to WPB, the interim agreement between the United States and Iran has brought immediate attention across global energy, shipping, insurance,...

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Iran-U.S. Deal? Is the Strait of Hormuz Set to Reclaim Its Role as the World’s Energy Artery?

Jun 17, 2026

According to WPB, The signing of a preliminary understanding between Iran and the United States on June 19, 2026, in Switzerland is expected to initi...

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Tenfold Shock to Tanker Insurance: Behind-the-Scenes Analysis of the Disruption in the Global Supply Chain!

Jun 15, 2026

According to WPB, Global shipping costs have risen sharply in recent months as geopolitical tensions and security risks along key maritime corridors ...

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Game Changer in the Strait of Hormuz: Examining the Role of the Tehran–Washington Agreement in Stabilizing the Global Bitumen and Asphalt Market

Jun 13, 2026

According to WPB, Diplomatic progress toward an organized agreement between Washington and Tehran, through the Islamabad memorandum of understanding,...

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Iran and the U.S. Helicopter Incident: Hormuz Once Again Becomes the Top Headline in Global Energy Markets!

Jun 11, 2026

According to WPB, Recent security developments in and around the Strait of Hormuz have become a central focus for governments, energy companies, ship...

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Tehran-Washington Talks: Can Energy Exports Save Iran’s Economy?

Jun 03, 2026

According to WPB, Developments surrounding Iran and the United States have returned to the forefront of global energy discussions after reports emerg...

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Battle of the Tankers in the Atlantic: France Hunts Down a Russian Oil Tanker!

Jun 02, 2026

According to WPB, the detention of a Russia-linked tanker by French authorities on 1 June 2026 has immediately attracted attention far beyond Europe,...

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Sanctions, Drones, and Military Threats: The New Triangle of Crisis in the Global Energy Market

May 31, 2026

According to WPB, Recent developments across the Persian Gulf and Russia have drawn renewed attention from governments, commodity traders, infrastruc...

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War or Diplomacy? How Ambiguity in the Strait of Hormuz Disrupted the Energy Industry?

May 30, 2026

According to WPB, Developments across the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz during the final weeks of May 2026 have become a central concern for ...

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Draining US Strategic Reserves to Fill the Persian Gulf Supply Gap

May 28, 2026

According to WPB, the shipment of crude from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve to the Philippines places the global energy market in a more sensit...

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Hormuz Paradox: Resuming Tanker Traffic or Just the Calm Before the Storm?

May 28, 2026

According to WPB, the recent partial return of commercial tanker movement through the Strait of Hormuz has become one of the most closely monitored d...

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Trump’s Double Game in the Persian Gulf: From the Promise of a Constructive Deal to Warnings of Unprecedented Conflict in the Strait of Hormuz!

May 26, 2026

According to WPB, the latest diplomatic and military developments surrounding the Strait of Hormuz have intensified uncertainty across global oil, as...

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Behind the Scenes of Iran-US Negotiations: Is the Global Energy Market Expecting a Sanctions Explosion or the Beginning of a Rebalance?

May 25, 2026

According to WPB, growing diplomatic contact between Iran and the United States has become one of the most closely monitored developments across glob...

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