PresidentDonald Trump on Monday urged oil tankers to “show some guts” and sail out of the Persian Gulf amid the danger posed by the Iran war that has practically shut down shipping through the strategic Straits of Hormuz. As ... .
TEHRAN, Iran – In a development with profound implications for global energy markets, Iran is reportedly considering a plan to impose tolls on oil tankers passing through the strategic Persian Gulf, according to a report from DB News.
They're talking about the oil prices and the way that it's going to impact and that the president can't last too long ... And he said they just go to the strategic oil reserve ... Even though we get the oil, the market's flush.
Mar 9, 2026 (Bloomberg) –A ship hauling a million barrels of Saudi crude sailed through the Strait of Hormuz in recent days, one of the first big tankers to leave the Persian Gulf since traffic through the chokepoint all but halted.
A commercial oil tanker was set ablaze in the Strait of Hormuz after it was struck by an Iranian ... In response, Trump on Tuesday had said the US Navy could begin escorting oil tankers through the strait.