[2026-03-13 11:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: PM calls on Vance to work together to quickly implement deals on nuclear subs, energy, shipbuilding

Snippet: Prime Minister Kim Min-seok called on U.S. Vice President JD Vance to work together to swiftly implement bilateral agreements on South Korea's push to build nuclear-powered submarines, as well as nuclear energy and shipbuilding, during talks in Washington on Thursday, his office said.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10693398

[2026-03-13 11:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: U.S. allows temporary purchases of Russian oil already at sea

Snippet: The U.S. has temporarily authorized the purchase of Russian oil stranded at sea to stabilize energy markets.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/13/bessent-us-allows-purchase-russian-oil-stranded-sea-energy-markets.html

[2026-03-13 10:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Asia-Pacific markets set to open lower as investors brace for a prolonged Iran war

Snippet: Asia-Pacific markets were set to fall Friday as oil prices rebounded on renewed fears that a prolonged conflict in the Middle East could further crimp energy supplies, stoking fears of a global economic downturn.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/13/asia-pacific-markets-today-nikkei-225-kospi-hang-seng-csi300.html

[2026-03-13 10:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Repsol y ENI firman acuerdo de suministro de gas con la corporación estatal Petróleos de Venezuela

Snippet: CARACAS (AP) — La española Repsol y la italiana ENI suscribieron el jueves con la corporación estatal Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA) un acuerdo para garantizar el suministro de gas natural y la sustentabilidad de la licencia de la empresa conjunta Cardón IV.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/repsol-eni-venezuela-cuerdo-pdvsa-eeuu-0c410615a736fcbbfd4b7c5dc15629f3

[2026-03-13 10:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Venezuela and Colombia abruptly cancel planned presidents’ meeting

Snippet: Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez waves after bidding farewell to U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright following their meeting at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-delcy-colombia-petro-meeting-trump-18793d4492ff9ee6812da4e8ee52c89a

[2026-03-13 10:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Consumer Watchdog eviscerates Newsom over gas prices — gives five easy ways to bring them down

Snippet: California drivers are paying about $5.50 a gallon at the pump, up about 3 cents since yesterday, making it one of the highest averages in the nation. Gas prices in Oakland and San Francisco are sitting at $5.60 a gallon right now. That’s a bit higher than the $5.38 people are paying in Los Angeles.Advocacy group Consumer Watchdog blamed both state policies and the international turmoil, saying taxes, environmental regulations and refinery constraints are just as responsible as crude-market disruptions

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/12/us-news/consumer-watchdog-eviscerates-newsom-over-gas-prices/

[2026-03-13 10:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: How Iran’s forced oil crisis is Trump’s energy opportunity

Snippet: The Strait of Hormuz is on fire. And the Iranian regime wants to keep it that way.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/12/opinion/how-irans-forced-oil-crisis-is-trumps-energy-opportunity/

[2026-03-13 10:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Qatar rejects attempts to ‘drive wedge’ with US over gas pause

Snippet: Qatar has rejected claims in sections of Israeli media that it had stopped its LNG production to affect energy prices in the US, calling such accusations an attempt to “drive a wedge” between Qatar and the US.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/12/qatar-rejects-attempts-to-drive-wedge-with-us-over-gas-pause

[2026-03-13 09:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Running on empty — how we were caught short of oil

Snippet: Flames and smoke rise from an oil storage facility struck as attacks hit the city during the US–Israeli military campaign in Tehran, Iran. (Alireza Sotakbar/ISNA via AP)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-13/australia-has-never-been-more-vulnerable-to-an-energy-crisis/106448236

[2026-03-13 09:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Trump administration under attack from all sides for flip-flopping on Iran war

Snippet: The Trump administration is under fire on the left and right for flip-flopping on the cost of high energy prices to American consumers and Iran’s threat to national security, as it attempts to downplay the costs of the war on Iran.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/trump-administration-under-attack-all-sides-flip-flopping-iran-war

[2026-03-13 08:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Trump administration under attack from all sides for flip-flopping on Iran war

Snippet: The Trump administration is under fire on the left and right for flip-flopping on the cost of high energy prices to American consumers and Iran’s threat to national security, as it attempts to downplay the costs of the war on Iran.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/trump-administration-under-attack-all-sides-flip-flopping-iran-war

[2026-03-13 08:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Nevada likely to fall short of clean energy goals because of data centers

Snippet: Six years after Nevada voters approved a constitutional amendment requiring in-state utilities to get half of their power from renewable sources by 2030, NV Energy says it is on track to miss those clean energy standards for the first time.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-donald-trump-es-joe-lombardo-nevada-renewable-energy-c86992c4ddba7d9f3c65389828fd8ed3

[2026-03-13 07:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Charcoal workers in a quiet Kurdish village, in photos

Snippet: Zana, 22, poses for a photo after loading a vehicle with sacks of charcoal at a traditional production site in Sarkand, Iraq, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/iran-war-iraq-charcoal-workers-energy-us-israel-e1c7935e64cf34bba903af111e94101a

[2026-03-13 07:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Trump says US profits from oil price surge, as war on Iran drives prices higher

Snippet: US President Donald Trump has said the US stands to gain financially from rising oil prices triggered by the war with Iran, drawing criticism from some lawmakers.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/trump-says-us-profits-oil-price-surge-war-iran-drives-prices-higher

[2026-03-13 07:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: The top photos of the week by AP photojournalists

Snippet: Missiles launched from Iran streak across the sky over central Israel, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/iran-us-israel-oil-paralympics-extreme-weather-5d4e7d4638ef3e0a5efeb240faacbcc9

[2026-03-13 07:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: How major US stock indexes fared Thursday 3/12/2026

Snippet: Worries about the war with Iran sent oil prices back to $100 per barrel and stocks sinking worldwide.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/wall-street-stocks-dow-nasdaq-f6b6ec54c6e95ad622827c7ef9d86625

[2026-03-13 07:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Oil prices soar past US$ 100 a barrel - DailyNews

Snippet: Oil prices soared back above US$ 100 yesterday (12) as Iran’s fresh attacks on supplies in the Middle East and threats to bring down the global economy overshadowed a record release of strategic crude by the International Energy Agency (IEA).

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/13/breaking-news/966401/oil-prices-soar-past-us-100-a-barrel/

[2026-03-13 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran warns attacks on energy sites will trigger ‘crushing’ regional response

Snippet: Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, the main operational command of Iran’s armed forces, has warned that any strike on the country’s energy infrastructure or ports would provoke a severe retaliation.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-warns-attacks-energy-sites-will-trigger-crushing-regional-response

[2026-03-13 07:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: COPE Chair assures no damage to Norochcholai power plant - DailyNews

Snippet: Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) Chairman Dr. Nishantha Samaraweera confirmed that no damage occurred to the machinery at the Lakvijaya Coal Power Plant in Norochcholai from the recently imported coal. The plant is operating properly despite a slight decrease in power generation.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/13/breaking-news/966452/cope-chair-assures-no-damage-to-norochcholai-power-plant/

[2026-03-13 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Necessary change and union resistance - DailyNews

Snippet: This week, the 56-year-old electricity monopoly ended marking a historic phase of transformation. The dismantling and restructuring of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) signaled one of the most consequential institutional reforms in the country’s economic recovery programme. Yet the process has also triggered a familiar chorus of alarms such as fears of privatisation, protests by trade unions, and a national debate over workers’ rights versus public interest.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/13/sugeeswara-senadhira/966331/necessary-change-and-union-resistance/

[2026-03-13 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Iran vows to make Trump pay for ‘grave miscalculation’ if US escalates war

Snippet: The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani has warned the United States against escalating the war by hitting key energy infrastructure, after US President Donald Trump threatened to take out Iran’s electric capacity “within one hour”.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/12/iran-vows-to-make-trump-pay-for-grave-miscalculation-if-us-escalates-war

[2026-03-13 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Pakistan orders sweeping austerity measures as Iran war triggers oil crisis - DailyNews

Snippet: Pakistan has ordered sweeping emergency austerity and fuel conservation measures after a disruption in oil and gas supply caused by the United States-Israel war on Iran and an escalating Middle East conflict.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/13/world/966128/pakistan-orders-sweeping-austerity-measures-as-iran-war-triggers-oil-crisis/

[2026-03-13 06:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Trump changes tone on gas prices as Iran war drives surge

Snippet: WASHINGTON — Since starting a war with Iran caused oil and gasoline prices to spike, President Donald Trump has pivoted from a focus on keeping energy prices low to painting high oil prices as a positive.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/13/world/trump-changes-tone-on-gas-prices-as-iran-war-drives-surge/2299195

[2026-03-13 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Iran War: U.S. Navy will escort vessels through Strait of Hormuz as soon as 'militarily possible,' Bessent tells Sky News

Snippet: The U.S. Navy will begin escorting ships through the Strait of Hormuz as soon as "militarily possible," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Sky News on Thursday.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/12/iran-war-us-navy-strait-of-hormuz-oil-bessent.html

[2026-03-13 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Iran has Trump stretching to find silver lining in high oil prices

Snippet: President Donald Trump is seen in his limousine, known as “The Beast,” for the motorcade to the White House after his arrival on Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/trump-iran-oil-hormuz-7abbe9d8140de1e61355fb3ddb94639d

[2026-03-13 05:20 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: ASX set to slide as global stocks fall; Oil hits $US100

Snippet: With no clear end in sight, the war with Iran is sending oil prices back to $US100 per barrel, and stocks are sinking worldwide.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/markets/asx-set-to-slide-as-global-stocks-fall-oil-hits-us100-20260313-p5oa2m.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-13 05:15 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Asia Times

Title: Iran war brings history’s largest oil supply disruption, says IEA

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/03/iran-war-brings-historys-largest-oil-supply-disruption-says-iea/

[2026-03-13 04:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: US Navy escorts through Strait of Hormuz ‘can’t happen now,’ Energy secretary says — as Iran touts ‘tool to pressure enemy’

Snippet: WASHINGTON — Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Thursday that US military escorts for oil tankers through the crucial Strait of Hormuz “can’t happen now” but are “quite likely” to be in place by April — as Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei vowed to keep the waterway closed as a “tool to pressure the enemy” with higher energy prices.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/12/us-news/us-navy-escorts-through-strait-of-hormuz-cant-happen-now-energy-secretary-says-as-iran-touts-tool-to-pressure-enemy/

[2026-03-13 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Oil tanker 'armada' moves to Red Sea with closure of Strait of Hormuz

Snippet: A massive flotilla of tankers is rushing to Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast to pick up crude oil that has been diverted as a result of Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/oil-tanker-armada-moves-red-sea-closure-strait-hormuz

[2026-03-13 04:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Trump turns to Strategic Petroleum Reserve as oil prices soar

Snippet: NEW YORK — Oil prices have soared since the US and Israel launched their war against Iran, and President Donald Trump is now turning to America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve as part of a wider agreement from many of the world’s wealthiest countries to tap into emergency stockpiles.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/13/world/trump-turns-to-strategic-petroleum-reserve-as-oil-prices-soar/2299162

[2026-03-13 04:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Qatar cuts 50 percent of workforce at major LNG project over Israeli-US war on Iran

Snippet: Work at QatarEnergy’s huge North Field Expansion liquefied natural gas project has slowed sharply as the war on Iran enters its third week.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/qatar-cuts-50-percent-workforce-major-lng-project-over-israeli-us-war

[2026-03-13 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Trump might lift this obscure 100-year old law to relieve oil and gas price spikes due to Iran war

Snippet: President Trump is considering waiving the Jones Act to speed up oil shipments as his administration works to bring down gas prices.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/12/us-news/trump-might-waive-an-obscure-100-year-old-law-to-relieve-oil-and-gas-price-spikes-from-iran-war/

[2026-03-13 03:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Total shuts 15 percent of oil and gas output amid US-Israeli war on Iran

Snippet: TotalEnergies says it has halted around 15 percent of its global oil and gas production as the war in the Middle East disrupts energy operations across the region.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/total-shuts-15-percent-oil-and-gas-output-amid-israeli-us-war

[2026-03-13 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Oil tanker 'armada' moves to Red Sea with closure of Strait of Hormuz

Snippet: A massive flotilla of tankers is rushing to Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast to pick up crude oil that has been diverted as a result of Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/oil-tanker-armada-moves-red-sea-strait-hormuz-closure

[2026-03-13 03:36 UTC+10:00] [Oil] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Middle East war creating ‘largest supply disruption in the history of oil markets’

Snippet: Vast release of emergency crude reserves fails to quell mounting fears about supply crunch, rattling markets

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/12/middle-east-war-creating-largest-supply-disruption-in-the-history-of-oil-markets

[2026-03-13 03:04 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: ‘We make a lot of money’: Trump downplays rise in gas prices during Iran war

Snippet: The US president says higher oil prices benefit the country as Iran war pushes petrol costs above $100 per barrel

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/12/trump-gas-prices-iran-war

[2026-03-13 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Peso, stocks fall anew as oil again tops $100

Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/13/business/top-business/peso-stocks-fall-anew-as-oil-again-tops-100/2298852

[2026-03-13 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Saudi Aramco in talks to buy Ukrainian drones

Snippet: Saudi Arabia's state oil company is currently in talks to buy Ukrainian drones to protect its oil fields from Iranian attacks, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/saudi-aramco-talks-buy-ukrainian-drones

[2026-03-13 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Local Spain

Title: Middle East war: Spain plans measures to combat soaring energy prices

Snippet: Spain's leftist government on Thursday said it would soon present a plan to contain the Middle East war's impact on Spanish electricity and fuel prices.

Read full article: https://www.thelocal.es/20260312/middle-east-war-spain-plans-measures-to-combat-soaring-energy-prices

[2026-03-13 02:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: US military ‘not ready’ to escort oil ships through Hormuz, official says

Snippet: The United States military is “not ready” to accompany oil ships through the Strait of Hormuz, a top official in President Donald Trump’s administration says as Iran continues to block the strategic waterway.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/12/us-military-not-ready-to-escort-oil-ships-through-hormuz-official-says

[2026-03-13 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Dow falls nearly 600 points, oil hits $100 as Iran’s new leader to keep Strait of Hormuz blocked

Snippet: US stocks plummeted Thursday as oil prices hit $100 after Iran’s new supreme leader vowed to keep the Strait of Hormuz blocked.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/12/business/dow-falls-nearly-600-points-oil-hits-100-as-irans-new-leader-to-keep-strait-of-hormuz-blocked/

[2026-03-13 01:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: The islands off Iran's southern coast are key to its economy and security. What to know about them

Snippet: FILE -A view of the island of Qeshm, which oversees the strategic waterway of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran, on Dec. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-islands-strait-hormuz-oil-trump-1b3e770e61c6a05d3e078223e15b20b2

[2026-03-13 01:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Nepal to ration cooking gas over fears of nationwide shortage

Snippet: Nepal will begin rationing cooking gas over fears of shortages amid ongoing US-Israeli attacks on Iran, an official said on Thursday.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/nepal-ration-cooking-gas-over-fears-nationwide-shortage

[2026-03-13 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Larijani warns region will 'go dark' if US destroys Iran's electricity infrastructure

Snippet: Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani has warned that if Washington follows through on its threats to target the country's electricity network, the "whole region will go dark".

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/larijani-warns-region-will-go-dark-if-us-destroys-irans-electric

[2026-03-13 01:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: If oil price shocks weren’t bad enough, Trump’s war could have other unintended consequences | Adam Hanieh

Snippet: China consumes around 90% of Iran’s oil exports, so could be forced to rely on alternative suppliers – particularly Russia

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/12/oil-price-shocks-trump-war-china-iran-russia

[2026-03-13 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: World faces largest-ever oil supply disruption due to Middle East war

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Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/business/world-faces-largest-ever-oil-supply-disruption-due-to-middle-east-war/

[2026-03-13 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: World faces largest-ever oil supply disruption due to Middle East war

Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/business/world-faces-largest-ever-oil-supply-disruption-middle-east-war/

[2026-03-13 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: How Iran used asymmetric warfare to offset US-Israeli military power

Snippet: Despite United States President Donald Trump’s repeated declarations of victory in the US-Israeli war on Iran, Tehran’s retaliatory strikes on Israel and US military assets in the region have continued, upending global financial and energy markets.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/12/can-irans-asymmetric-warfare-hold-us-israeli-military-power-at-bay

[2026-03-13 00:47 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: Iran's new leader breaks silence with big oil threat

Snippet: Iran's new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, has called on Gulf states to "shut down US bases" and declared the closure of a key oil transit point should be used as leverage, in his first public comments since replacing his father.The statement, read on television by a news anchor, came hours after all but the most essential Australian officials were directed to leave the United Arab Emirates and Israel due to worsening safety fears over the war in the Middle

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-attack-iran-new-supreme-leader-ayatollah-mojtaba-khamenei-issues-first-message/77821e30-da6c-4ce3-96ff-23104e7f65d8

[2026-03-13 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Strait of Hormuz must remain closed as 'tool to pressure enemy,' Iran's new supreme leader says

Snippet: Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has said the closure of the Strait of Hormuz maritime passage should be continued as a "tool to pressure the enemy," in his first public statement since being appointed.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/12/strait-of-hormuz-closure-iran-oil-prices-mojtaba-khamenei.html