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The Bulletin: June 12-18, 2025
The Bulletin: June 12-18, 2025 This past week’s articles of interest… CLICK HERE If you’re new to my writing, check out this overview. Australia – carbon bomber of the Indo-Pacific The Gas Industry Is Redefining Methane as “Clean Energy” The role of aerosol declines in recent warming By Disaster Or Design The Renewables Farce US […]
The Strait of Hormuz and ‘the Spice’
The Strait of Hormuz and ‘the Spice’ Frankly #61 In this week’s Frankly, I’d like to highlight the importance of the Strait of Hormuz, a global supply chain choke point where nearly half of the world’s oil available for export travels through on a daily basis. In the midst of high-stakes geo-political events where threats […]
Shipping Industry Pleads With UN For “Enhanced Military Presence” As Maritime Choke-Point Chaos Spreads
Shipping Industry Pleads With UN For “Enhanced Military Presence” As Maritime Choke-Point Chaos Spreads Exactly one week ago, Iranian commandos seized a container ship affiliated with Israel as it passed through the Strait of Hormuz. This action sparked new fears of another maritime chokepoint becoming disrupted as the crisis in the Middle East escalated. It also prompted […]
Middle East Crisis: Container Ship Hijacked Near Strait Of Hormuz Amid Soaring Iran Tensions
Middle East Crisis: Container Ship Hijacked Near Strait Of Hormuz Amid Soaring Iran Tensions While Israel on Friday braced for cruise missile and suicide drone attacks, there are new reports on Saturday morning that Iranian commandos hijacked an Israeli-affiliated container ship heading towards the Strait of Hormuz. AP News says the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade […]
3,000 US Troops Enter Gulf Region In Latest Escalation With Iran
3,000 US Troops Enter Gulf Region In Latest Escalation With Iran Two American warships with over 3,000 newly deployed US military personnel between them have entered the Red Sea, new statements confirm Monday, as part of the Pentagon’s efforts to thwart Iranian seizures of international vessels in regional waters. The US Fifth Fleet announced Monday the ships have transited […]
Iran Opens Export Terminal To Bypass World’s Biggest Oil Chokepoint
Iran Opens Export Terminal To Bypass World’s Biggest Oil Chokepoint Iran says it has opened its first oil export terminal in the Gulf of Oman to allow Tehran to avoid using the strategic Strait of Hormuz shipping route that has long been a focus of regional tensions. “Today, the first shipment of 100 tons of […]
Finding A Way Around The World’s Largest Oil Chokepoint
Finding A Way Around The World’s Largest Oil Chokepoint Oil is sometimes referred to as ‘black gold’. The discovery and export of fossil fuels have led to tremendous wealth creation for certain countries. In this sense, no region in the world is more blessed than the Middle East. Especially the countries surrounding the Persian Gulf […]
Iran Says It Chased Off US Spy Plane During Large-Scale Hormuz Exercises
Iran Says It Chased Off US Spy Plane During Large-Scale Hormuz Exercises On Friday the AFP reported on some surprising statement from Iran’s military, which however remains unconfirmed from the US side: The Iranian navy on Friday said it drove off American aircraft that flew close to an area where military exercises were underway near the Strait […]
Iran Conducts Annual War Drill To Thwart “Foreign Threats And Possible Invasion”
Iran Conducts Annual War Drill To Thwart “Foreign Threats And Possible Invasion” Adding to the regional instabilities in the Gulf of Oman, near the strategic Strait of Hormuz waterway, the Iranian military launched its annual three-day naval exercise on Thursday. Iranian commander Admiral Habibollah Sardari, who is leading the drills, told Iranian state TV that the exercise would allow […]
Tanker Operators Suspend Travel Through Strait Of Hormuz
Tanker Operators Suspend Travel Through Strait Of Hormuz Following Iran’s decision to lob missiles at US-Iraqi bases last night, several major tanker operators have suspended sailing through the Straits of Hormuz, the site of several tanker attacks last year. Petrobras, Bahri – Saudi Arabia’s state-run tanker operator – and other tanker companies have suspended sailing […]
Japan To Send Its Own Military Force To Strait Of Hormuz
Japan To Send Its Own Military Force To Strait Of Hormuz Ever since the new round of ‘tanker wars’ began in Strait of Hormuz in mid-June with a mysterious mine attack on multiple tankers, one involving a Japanese-owned ship, Tokyo has reportedly mulled sending a Japanese defense force to the area to help protect vital shipping lanes. […]
Emirati-Flagged Ship Seized By Iran In Strait Of Hormuz On Suspicion Of Smuggling Diesel
Emirati-Flagged Ship Seized By Iran In Strait Of Hormuz On Suspicion Of Smuggling Diesel Following reports that it’s planning to release a UK-flagged oil tanker that it seized two months ago, Iran has reportedly seized a UAE-flagged vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday and detained its 11-member crew. The IRGC, which was responsible for […]
Iran Deploys 2 Warships To Escort Commercial Vessels As Zarif Flies To Beijing After G-7
Iran Deploys 2 Warships To Escort Commercial Vessels As Zarif Flies To Beijing After G-7 The threshold to an armed conflict around the Persian Gulf just got even smaller. On Monday, Iran said it had deployed two warships – a destroyer and a helicopter carrier – to protect the country’s commercial vessels around the Gulf […]
“Smoke Will Rise From Tel Aviv”: Iran Warns Israel Against Joining US Maritime Coalition
“Smoke Will Rise From Tel Aviv”: Iran Warns Israel Against Joining US Maritime Coalition The same day that Iran’s Foreign Ministry issued a formal statement warning that any Israeli involvement in the proposed US-led joint maritime coalition in the Gulf is a “clear threat” to Iran’s national security, a separate statement from a senior government official has threatened […]
Iran Seizes Foreign Oil Tanker Accused Of Smuggling Fuel
Iran Seizes Foreign Oil Tanker Accused Of Smuggling Fuel In what will be seen as another escalation of tensions in the Persian Gulf, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seized a foreign oil tanker in the Persian Gulf on July 31, adding to rising concerns about the safety of shipping in a region crucial to oil exports. The […]
