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The Houthis deny reports that they have closed the Bab-el-Mandeb and state that they are not seeking to close it, reaffirming that they have only established a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia.
2026-07-24

Shipping data shows that two Chinese very-large crude carriers carrying four million ​barrels of Saudi Arabian oil, the Singaporean-flagged "VLCC Xin Long Yang" and Chinese-flagged "VLCC Cosnew Lake", are heading towards Bab-el-Mandeb strait.
2026-07-23

Seven oil tankers departing Saudi Arabia's port of Yanbu change course away from the Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb after the Houthis announced a blockade on Saudi Arabian ports.
2026-07-22

Two oil tankers departing Saudi Arabia, "Xin Long Yang" and "Rodos", turn around in the Red Sea and head for the Suez Canal instead of the Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb, after a warning by Houthi-controlled Yemen.
2026-07-21

Ship tracking websites, including Kpler, MarineTraffic, and TankerTrackers, show that three Iranian oil tankers, including two from the National Iranian Tanker Company, have escaped the blockade that was imposed on April 13 by the United States. Additionally, the Iranian-flagged NITC vessel "M-T Stream" have reached the blockade line as it headed towards the Gulf of Oman.
2026-06-17

Gabon-flagged oil tanker "MSG" crosses the Strait of Hormuz according to MarineTraffic, making it the first non-Iranian oil tanker to cross the waterway since the ceasefire was announced.
2026-04-9

MarineTraffic reports the first ships that have passed through the Strait of Hormuz since the ceasefire announcement, namely the Greek-owned bulk carrier "NJ Earth" and Liberia-flagged "Daytona Beach".
2026-04-8

The Kyrgyz emergency ministry says that Kyrgyzstan has dispatched over 100 tons of humanitarian aid to Iran. The shipment is ordered by Kyrgyz president Sadyr Japarov.
2026-04-3

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says that the United Kingdom has agreed to a United States request to use British military bases for "defensive" strikes on Iranian missile sites.
2026-03-2

Israel intercepts two ballistic missiles launched by the Houthis from Yemen.
2025-03-27