Saudi Arabia Is Pressing U.S. to Drop Its Hormuz Blockade
Gulf energy exporters worry Iran could escalate and close the Bab al-Mandeb, the main exit route for bottlenecked Persian Gulf oil
Saudi Arabia Is Pressing U.S. to Drop Its Hormuz Blockade
Gulf energy exporters worry Iran could escalate and close the Bab al-Mandeb, the main exit route for bottlenecked Persian Gulf oil
Rich Starry is currently only making 2.2kn and anyway did not come from Iran.according to this, if accurate, seem the ship sailed on the outside side of the 2 iran islands (ships recently passing SoH pass between the 2 iran islands right?)
International waters corridor is in the center of the strait, this track puts it entirely in Iranian territorial waters, i.e. toll.according to this, if accurate, seem the ship sailed on the outside side of the 2 iran islands (ships recently passing SoH pass between the 2 iran islands right?)
And retraction issuedAppears to be spreading, but yes, haven't seen anything convincing in Chinese
Correction 4/14/2026, 6:30 a.m. ET:
A previous version of this article erroneously reported quotes which were attributed to China's Defense Minister Dong Jun. There is no record of such statements. Newsweek regrets the error.