The increase comes as the US amasses the largest fighting force in the Middle East since 2003. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, setting off major global attention and raising questions about how the vessel managed to keep its location hidden for weeks. The ...

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Iran is maintaining crude oil supply by loading tankers one at a time and repositioning floating storage closer to Asia, two vessel tracking firms told Reuters, as the country seeks to preserve a ...

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