Iran and Oman’s top diplomats have discussed a proposed framework for a temporary transit corridor through the Strait of Hormuz and a mine-clearing project in the key waterway, which they both border.

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What started as an ambitious ride between England and France quickly became a much bigger problem when the support boat developed a fuel issue near the shipping lanes. Trump strikes back with ...

A warming climate and a dearth of summer sea ice have opened the Arctic to cargo shipping—a reality that seemed impossible just decades ago. Some countries believe the Arctic route could provide an ...

China, the world's second-largest economy, sent several cargo ships through an Arctic route over the weekend, along waters hugging Russia's northern coast. The two countries are trying out a path that ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. On Saturday, a senior Iranian national security official issued a set of demands that ...

WASHINGTON — Iran claims a new deal with neighboring Oman could partially reopen the Strait of Hormuz — but the proposed arrangement would only create a temporary, limited corridor while leaving ...

Iran and Oman are edging towards an agreement on future shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz, but a fresh wave of attacks and warnings of continued Iranian influence over vessel movements are ...

A commercial vessel passes through an international shipping lane off Yemen's Hanish Island in the Red Sea on July 27, 2026. Khaled ZIAD/AFP via Getty Images The world's leading international shipping ...

The Iran war has not just rattled the Strait of Hormuz. It reached down the Red Sea and knocked on a door Washington thought it had closed: Somali piracy. It had not been closed. It had been left ajar ...

Attacks and threats around the Strait of Hormuz, Red Sea, Black Sea and Sea of Azov are disrupting commercial shipping routes. Roughly 80% of global merchandise trade by volume moves by sea, so ...