2026-04-3 87c2bc0c86c320303a6510434425d045bde7618b /feed/2026/04/3/japanese-shipping-company-mitsui-osk-lines-says-that-a-liquefied-natural-gas-lng-oil-tanker-registered-in-japan-cro Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines says that a liquefied natural gas (LNG) oil tanker registered in Japan crosses the Strait of Hormuz for the first since the outbreak of the Iran war. A third ship also crosses the strait. 1775286483 2026-04-3 e0ab1924434ba08569135acf953725154ffbc4ad 7 Japan 71 /wiki/japan Middle Eastern crisis 1 /wiki/middle%20eastern%20crisis Mitsui O.S.K. Lines 2 /wiki/mitsui%20o.s.k.%20lines Strait of Hormuz 116 /wiki/strait%20of%20hormuz liquefied natural gas 14 /wiki/liquefied%20natural%20gas oil tanker 37 /wiki/oil%20tanker Japan Middle Eastern crisis Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Strait of Hormuz liquefied natural gas oil tanker Middle Eastern crisis 2026-03-20 5fcbea840fbd96f85c1376589f69c14944ac2322 6 Japan Middle Eastern crisis 2 /feed/2026/03/20/iranian-foreign-minister-abbas-araghchi-says-that-iran-is-ready-to-help-the-passage-of-vessels-from-japan-in-the-strait Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says that Iran is ready to help the passage of vessels from Japan in the Strait of Hormuz. 2026-03-17 7754a7165dd3a2eb4f2911bd5308ffa64bb00f19 5 Middle Eastern crisis oil tanker 2 /feed/2026/03/17/an-oil-tanker-near-fujairah-united-arab-emirates-is-struck-by-an-unknown-projectile An oil tanker near Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, is struck by an unknown projectile. 2026-03-14 279200c4d4f97f279c1c1355ad732151e159c8d8 /feed/2026/03/14/us-president-donald-trump-calls-on-the-united-kingdom-and-other-allies-to-help-lift-the-iranian-blockade-of-the-strait U.S. president Donald Trump calls on the United Kingdom and other allies to help lift the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. 1773558470 2026-03-14 38cd7a1ca3a0bb79f6d2b86a1ad0bda2316901b6 5 Middle Eastern crisis Strait of Hormuz 2 /feed/2026/03/14/united-states-president-donald-trump-calls-on-the-country-s-allies-to-help-lift-the-iranian-blockade-of-the-strait-of-ho United States president Donald Trump calls on the country's allies to help lift the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. 2026-03-13 cbf5b7cb07dd9dc19c79a34224cfade8e2ad7f37 /feed/2026/03/13/united-states-president-donald-trump-says-that-his-forces-conducted-airstrikes-on-military-targets-on-kharg-island-iran United States president Donald Trump says that his forces conducted airstrikes on military targets on Kharg Island, Iran, and warns that the U.S. may also target the island's oil infrastructure if shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is disrupted. 1773494811 2026-03-13 1ebc4d9beceb94d383cbe545e483fe69e64bdedd 7 Middle Eastern crisis Strait of Hormuz 2 /feed/2026/03/13/united-states-president-donald-trump-says-that-us-forces-conducted-airstrikes-on-military-targets-on-kharg-island-ira United States president Donald Trump says that U.S. forces conducted airstrikes on military targets on Kharg Island, Iran, and warns that the U.S. may also target the island's oil infrastructure if shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is disrupted. 2026-03-5 5b01bfcf288723227546b6daed699b3b110b14d0 /feed/2026/03/5/it-is-reported-that-china-is-in-talks-with-iran-to-allow-crude-oil-and-qatari-liquefied-natural-gas-vessels-safe-passage It is reported that China is in talks with Iran to allow crude oil and Qatari liquefied natural gas vessels safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. 1772810708 2026-03-5 77fc5afe4e49a448f19eb73d88fd0da1b2e596a5 20 Middle Eastern crisis Strait of Hormuz liquefied natural gas 3 /feed/2026/03/5/china-is-reportedly-in-talks-with-iran-to-allow-crude-oil-and-qatari-liquefied-natural-gas-vessels-safe-passage-through China is reportedly in talks with Iran to allow crude oil and Qatari liquefied natural gas vessels safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. 2025-12-27 cccdbd902c4a148ee61298e7fb5aa4c2987447e5 19 Strait of Hormuz oil tanker 2 /feed/2025/12/27/the-iranian-justice-ministry-seizes-a-foreign-flagged-oil-tanker-carrying-25000-barrels-traveling-through-the-strait-of The Iranian justice ministry seizes a foreign-flagged oil tanker carrying 25,000 barrels traveling through the Strait of Hormuz and detains its sixteen crew members on allegations of carrying illegal items. 2025-06-17 1b9aaf783c7d3fb3d724702b927a23593a1199db 13 Strait of Hormuz oil tanker 2 /feed/2025/06/17/twenty-four-people-are-evacuated-after-two-oil-tankers-collide-near-the-strait-of-hormuz-in-the-gulf-of-oman Twenty-four people are evacuated after two oil tankers collide near the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf of Oman. 2025-03-31 0ea8ee365fc85f4b0f2973332ffa91e7edff5076 /feed/2025/03/31/the-iranian-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-navy-seizes-two-foreign-oil-tankers-in-the-persian-gulf-and-is-towing-the The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy seizes two foreign oil tankers in the Persian Gulf and is towing the vessels to the country’s Bushehr port, claiming they are part of a "fuel smuggling network". It is currently unknown what countries the vessels belong to. 1743492666 2025-03-31 7d1e298eda3648472856084039d23c9e96cc72fe /feed/2025/03/31/iran-s-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-navy-seizes-two-foreign-oil-tankers-in-the-persian-gulf-and-is-towing-the-vesse Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy seizes two foreign oil tankers in the Persian Gulf and is towing the vessels to the country’s Bushehr port, claiming they are part of a "fuel smuggling network". It is currently unknown what countries the vessels belong to. 1743449486 2025-03-31 7a500f1a806b42feb07839d7c613040d223b52d2 5 Middle Eastern crisis oil tanker 2 /feed/2025/03/31/the-iranian-irgc-navy-seizes-two-foreign-oil-tankers-in-the-persian-gulf-and-is-towing-the-vessels-to-the-country-s-bush The Iranian IRGC Navy seizes two foreign oil tankers in the Persian Gulf and is towing the vessels to the country's Bushehr port, claiming they are part of a "fuel-smuggling network". It is currently unknown what countries the vessels belong to. 2011-03-6 e92b63715ff50686dd263beea4dd0ddb3faaf857 16 Japan oil tanker 2 /feed/2011/03/6/united-states-navy-commandos-from-the-destroyer-uss-bulkeley-capture-four-somali-pirates-who-boarded-the-japanese-oil United States Navy commandos from the destroyer USS "Bulkeley" capture four Somali pirates who boarded the Japanese oil tanker, the MV Guanabara. 2010-08-6 7e36940e5ab4993c10d9621a81f8893ac696024a 6 Japan Strait of Hormuz 2 /feed/2010/08/6/the-united-arab-emirates-says-the-incident-in-which-the-japanese-tanker-the-mv-m-star-was-damaged-in-the-strait-of The United Arab Emirates says the incident in which the Japanese tanker, the MV "M. Star", was damaged in the Strait of Hormuz near Oman last week involved an explosives-laden dinghy. /feed/2026/04/3/japanese-shipping-company-mitsui-osk-lines-says-that-a-liquefied-natural-gas-oil-tanker-registered-in-japan-crosses-t Kyodo News 3 17ed6a141f03dfe574029aacca5b497a33f514f2 4 https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/73560 2026 The Guardian 3 09d974a37cae461d8aec00466deec24ff32d3189 4 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/03/french-owned-ship-japanese-tanker-pass-through-strait-of-hormuz-iran-war 2026 Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines says that a liquefied natural gas oil tanker registered in Japan crosses the Strait of Hormuz for the first since the beginning of the Iran war. A third ship also crosses the strait.