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2026-05-10

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Industrial oil refinery silhouette at sunset — illustrative imagery of the global crude-oil supply chain whose pricing on the Monday May 11, 2026 Asian open jumped roughly three dollars a barrel after Washington's rejection of Iran's ceasefire reply and the continued near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

2026-05-1010 min read

Brent crude tops $104 as US–Iran talks collapse and Hormuz stays closed; oil up $3 a barrel

By Newsorga desk

Red commercial vessel transiting open water under a gray sky — illustrative imagery for the contested Gulf shipping environment after Sunday's drone strikes and Trump's rejection of Iran's ceasefire reply

2026-05-1011 min read

'Totally unacceptable': Trump rejects Iran's peace reply as drones hit Gulf shipping

By Amina Hassan

Crude oil tankers anchored at sea, illustrative of the Strait of Hormuz shipping disruption now ranked by the World Bank as the largest oil supply shock on record

2026-05-1010 min read

World Bank: Hormuz war is biggest oil supply shock on record, Brent risk runs to $115 a barrel

By maya rao

Courtroom interior with judge's bench and legal seating, illustrating the Damascus transitional-justice trial of Atef Najib

2026-05-109 min read

Damascus court reads war-crimes charges against Atef Najib, Assad's cousin and former Daraa political security chief

By maya rao

United Nations-style chamber motif representing high-stakes diplomatic mediation between the United States and Iran

2026-05-108 min read

Iran hands its reply to the US 14-point proposal to Pakistan: what Tehran's text reportedly asks for and what comes next

By maya rao

United States Capitol dome against the sky, symbolic backdrop for US foreign-policy negotiations on the Iran war

2026-05-108 min read

Rubio and Witkoff meet Qatari PM al-Thani in Miami as Doha-led backchannel pushes Iran ceasefire memo

By maya rao

2026-05-09

4 stories

Modern skyline and waterfront in Manama, Bahrain, at dusk

2026-05-0911 min read

Bahrain arrests 41 over alleged links to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard

By marisol vega

Large oil tanker at sea under an overcast sky, illustrating commercial crude and products shipping

2026-05-099 min read

China confirms attack on oil tanker near Strait of Hormuz earlier this week: what Beijing said and what is still open

By maya rao

Earth viewed from space, illustrating satellite remote sensing used to monitor oceans and oil slicks (not a photograph of this incident)

2026-05-099 min read

Oil spill detected off Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf: what satellites show and what remains unknown

By maya rao

Large oil tanker at sea under cloudy sky

2026-05-0910 min read

U.S. strikes two Iranian-flagged tankers as tensions continue amid ceasefire: what is confirmed now

By maya rao