Aged Oil Tanker Suggests Iran Is Bringing Back Retired Ships
By Weilun Soon Apr 29, 2026 (Bloomberg) –A 29-year-old Iranian supertanker has appeared at Kharg Island after years off…
Are the Houthis ready to strike?
From northern Yemen, the Houthis are making clear that they are prepared for a new round of fighting,…
Why Can’t We Protect the Strait of Hormuz?
In this Lookout briefing, Zeke Lunder uses maps and terrain analysis to explain why geography sits at the…
Kharg Island: Trump’s mercy shot on Iran’s oil lifeline could reshape the war
Amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, the United States has upped the ante against Iran by…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards issue death threat for Israel’s Netanyahu
Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has threatened Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with death, in a…
What is Iran’s Kharg Island used for and why has the US attacked it?
US President Donald Trump says American forces have “obliterated” all of Iran’s military defences on Kharg Island, the…
Iran’s oil lifeline bombed as US strikes strategic hub
Kharg Island plays an outsized role in Iran’s economy because it processes and ships the vast majority of…
The islands off Iran’s southern coast are key to its economy and security. What to know about them
JERUSALEM — Iran’s parliament speaker warned on Thursday that attacks on the Persian Gulf islands that form Iran’s southern maritime…