Oil routes reopen even as drone strikes hit Baghdad and Gulf infrastructure. Allies hesitate, sanctions tighten, and fresh missile attacks signal the conflict is entering a more volatile phase.
Two Indian LPG carriers have successfully navigated the Strait of Hormuz during rising Gulf tensions, with naval monitoring ensuring the safety of ships carrying crucial energy supplies.
Missiles fired toward Israel, US bombers deployed and global shipping routes under watch as the Iran-US war intensifies, triggering diplomatic and military responses across West Asia.
India says diversified oil imports and increased refinery output are helping maintain stable fuel supplies even as tensions in West Asia disrupt key global shipping routes.
Trump has warned about the Strait of Hormuz, hinted at talks with Tehran and even commented on Iran’s leadership - even as US officials insist the military campaign is not about regime change.
Global markets reacted sharply as crude prices climbed despite a historic emergency oil reserve release, highlighting investor fears that tensions in the Middle East could disrupt key shipping routes.
Trump also said Washington is ready to release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to stabilise markets as tensions with Iran intensify and security agencies examine possible retaliation risks.
Saudi Arabia intercepts drones near key oil fields as diplomacy intensifies and airlines cautiously resume services across West Asia amid escalating conflict.
A Washington Post report says US strikes on Iran consumed $5.6 billion in weapons in just two days, as the Trump administration prepares to seek massive new defence funding.
Trump says the US will respond with overwhelming force if Iran disrupts oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, a key global energy route used by major economies.
