by Josh Wingrove (Bloomberg) President Donald Trump said he will work with the U.K. government on a response to Iran’s seizure of a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. “We have a very close alliance with the U.K.,” Trump said at the White House on Friday as he departed for his golf resort...
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Oil Jumps as Tanker Seizure Escalates Tensions With Iran
By Harkiran Dhillon (Bloomberg) Oil climbed after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corp said it seized a British-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, raising stakes in the critical oil chokepoint. London-traded Brent futures climbed almost 1% while the U.S. benchmark also rose. The seizure of the...
Iran Claims To Have Seized Stena Tanker
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Stena Impero: Britain Calls Emergency National Security Meeting
by Guy Faulconbridge (Reuters) Britain said Iran’s seizure of a British-flagged vessel and a Liberian-flagged vessel in the Strait of Hormuz was unacceptable and called for freedom of navigation in the Gulf. “I’m extremely concerned by the seizure of two vessels by Iranian authorities in the Strait...
Trump Responds To Tanker Seizure By Iran
by Nick Wadhams (Bloomberg) Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps seized a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz amid soaring tensions in one of the world’s critical energy chokepoints. Brent climbed more than 1.3% on the news. U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House that he...