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Jubail Industrial City at night from the International Space Station, showing the illuminated grid of the industrial zone on the Persian Gulf coast of Saudi Arabia

SABIC Files First War-Damage Disclosure on Saudi Exchange, Warns of ‘Material Impact’ It Cannot Quantify

April 13, 2026April 13, 2026
Vision 2030 & Economy

RIYADH — SABIC, the petrochemical giant 70%-owned by Saudi Aramco, filed a formal Tadawul regulatory disclosure on April 8 stating it “cannot

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NASA MODIS satellite image of the Strait of Hormuz, December 2020, showing shipping lanes, Qeshm Island, and the narrowest 21-mile passage between Iran and Oman

The Blockade Has a Loophole. The IRGC Does Not.

April 13, 2026April 13, 2026
Energy & Oil

DHAHRAN — US Central Command began enforcing a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz at 10:00 AM Eastern Time on April

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Aerial view of a crude oil tanker loading at a single-point mooring buoy terminal — the same offshore infrastructure type used at Yanbu to handle VLCCs when the East-West Pipeline delivers oil to the Red Sea coast

The Price Saudi Arabia Cannot Collect

April 13, 2026April 13, 2026
Energy & Oil

FOUND Length: 28823 -> 29122 “ DHAHRAN u2014 Brent crude crossed $100 a barrel on April 12 for the first time since

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USS Halsey DDG-97 leads French frigate Jean de Vienne and Australian frigate HMAS Warrawunga in formation in the Arabian Gulf, March 2018 — the kind of multinational naval coalition absent from the April 2026 US blockade of Iranian ports

Trump Declared a Blockade. The Coalition Does Not Exist.

April 13, 2026April 13, 2026
Diplomacy & Geopolitics

RIYADH — The United States launched a naval blockade of Iranian ports on April 13 without a coalition, without a United Nations

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Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan signs bilateral agreement at diplomatic meeting, representing the type of government-to-government energy supply negotiation South Korea sought in Riyadh on blockade day

Seoul Came to Riyadh Because It Cannot Come to Washington

April 13, 2026April 13, 2026
Diplomacy & Geopolitics

RIYADH — South Korea’s presidential chief of staff landed in Riyadh on Sunday carrying a handwritten message from President Lee Jae-myung to

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A US Navy F-14D Tomcat conducts a maritime security mission over an oil tanker in the Persian Gulf at sunset, 2005

Russian VLCC Arhimeda Caught in US Hormuz Blockade Zone as Moscow’s Shadow Fleet Collides With Its UNSC Veto

April 12, 2026April 12, 2026

LONDON — A Russian-flagged supertanker formerly sanctioned by the US Treasury for shipping Iranian crude sailed through the Strait of Hormuz toward

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NASA MODIS satellite image of the Strait of Hormuz showing the Musandam Peninsula of Oman projecting into the strait, with Iran to the north and the Gulf of Oman to the south

Oman Controls the Strait Washington Just Declared a Blockade Over

April 12, 2026April 13, 2026
Diplomacy & Geopolitics

MUSCAT — The United States declared a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz on April 12, 2026. Within hours, Oman’s foreign

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Patriot missile interceptor launching from M903 launcher during Tenacious Archer 25 live-fire exercise, Palau, August 2025

Washington’s $4.76 Billion Admission That Saudi Air Defence Won’t Recover Before Hajj

April 12, 2026April 13, 2026
Defence & Security

RIYADH — The Pentagon just told Saudi Arabia, on paper and in public, that the missiles keeping its cities alive are not

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Destroyed residential building in South Lebanon after Israeli airstrike, summer 2006

Israeli Strikes Kill 11 in Southern Lebanon as Saudi Ceasefire Demand Unravels

April 12, 2026April 12, 2026
Diplomacy & Geopolitics

BEIRUT — Israeli airstrikes killed 11 people in southern Lebanon overnight on April 12, hitting homes in the villages of Maaroub and

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NASA MODIS satellite image of the Strait of Hormuz and Musandam Peninsula, December 2018, showing the 21-nautical-mile chokepoint between Iran and Oman

UAE Joins US-Led Hormuz Coalition as Saudi Arabia Stays Out — The GCC Split That Explains the War’s Endgame

April 12, 2026April 13, 2026
Diplomacy & Geopolitics

ABU DHABI — The United Arab Emirates has formally committed naval forces to the US-led multinational coalition tasked with reopening the Strait

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Space Shuttle orbital photograph of the Strait of Hormuz showing the narrow shipping channel between Iran and Oman with oil slick patterns and sunglint visible in the Persian Gulf

Why Has Saudi Arabia Said Nothing About the US Blockade of Hormuz

April 12, 2026April 13, 2026
Diplomacy & Geopolitics

RIYADH — The United States declared a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz on April 12, 2026. Saudi Arabia said nothing.

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ISS-59 orbital photograph showing the Arabian Peninsula, Red Sea coast, Nile River and surrounding desert landscape from 254 miles above Earth

Saudi Arabia Restored Its Pipeline Into a Target

April 12, 2026April 12, 2026
Energy & Oil

DHAHRAN — Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday that its East-West Pipeline has been restored to full 7-million-barrel-per-day capacity — four days after

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US Navy frigates escort reflagged Kuwaiti oil tanker Gas King through the Persian Gulf during Operation Earnest Will, October 1987

US Oil License for India Expires April 19, Seven Days After Trump Declares Iran Blockade

April 12, 2026April 13, 2026
Energy & Oil

WASHINGTON — The US Treasury’s General License U — a 30-day authorization permitting Indian refineries to purchase Iranian crude oil — expires

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USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG-121) underway in the Arabian Sea, March 2026

The IRGC Navy Threatens US Blockade Ships. No One Knows Who Gave the Order.

April 12, 2026April 13, 2026
Iran War

TEHRAN — The IRGC Navy warned on April 12 that any military vessel attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz “will

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NASA MODIS satellite image of the Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Kuwait region showing the Persian Gulf, December 2017

Saudi Arabia’s Iraq Summons Is an Article 51 Dossier in Real Time

April 12, 2026April 12, 2026
Diplomacy & Geopolitics

RIYADH — Saudi Arabia summoned Iraq’s ambassador on Saturday and handed her a formal note of protest over drone attacks launched from

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Popular Mobilization Forces fighters with Iranian Revolutionary Guard advisor during Hawija offensive, Iraq 2017

Saudi Arabia Summons Iraq’s Ambassador as Islamabad Collapses — The Proxy Corridor Riyadh Refused to Name in 2019

April 12, 2026April 12, 2026
Diplomacy & Geopolitics

RIYADH — Saudi Arabia summoned Iraq’s ambassador on April 12, 2026 — the first time Riyadh has formally held Baghdad accountable for

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A Pakistan Air Force JF-17 Thunder Block III fighter jet on the tarmac at the Dubai Airshow 2023, serial number 308, displayed with air-to-ground munitions

Pakistan Sends 13,000 Troops to Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province While Brokering Iran Ceasefire

April 12, 2026April 12, 2026
Defence & Security

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has deployed approximately 13,000 ground troops and up to 18 fighter jets to King Abdulaziz Air Base in Dhahran,

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NASA MODIS satellite image of the Strait of Hormuz, showing the narrow passage between Iran (top) and the UAE and Oman (bottom) through which 21 million barrels of oil moved daily before the war

Two Supertankers Turned Back From Hormuz. The Third One Didn’t — and That’s the Story.

April 12, 2026April 12, 2026
Energy & Oil

DUBAI — Two empty supertankers turned back from the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday as US-Iran talks in Islamabad collapsed, but a

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NASA MODIS satellite image of the Strait of Hormuz showing the 21-nautical-mile narrows between Iran and Oman’s Musandam Peninsula

Brent at $96 After a Declared Blockade Is the Price of Disbelief

April 12, 2026April 13, 2026
Energy & Oil

Brent at $96 After a Declared Blockade Is the Price of Disbelief DHAHRAN — The United States Navy has declared a blockade

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President Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia at the White House on November 18, 2025 — the same day the US-Saudi 123 civil nuclear agreement was signed

The US Wrote a Peace Condition Iran Cannot Accept — and Saudi Arabia Is the One Left Holding the Nuclear Gap

April 12, 2026April 12, 2026
Diplomacy & Geopolitics

ISLAMABAD — Twenty-one hours of talks ended on Sunday with the United States demanding that Iran surrender its entire uranium enrichment programme,

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UN Security Council chamber showing the iconic horseshoe table and Per Krohg mural at United Nations Headquarters, New York

Saudi Arabia Built Its UN Exit Ramp Before Islamabad Collapsed

April 12, 2026April 12, 2026
Diplomacy & Geopolitics

RIYADH — Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan called UN Secretary-General António Guterres on approximately April 1, ten days before the

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian greeted by supporters after voting in the 2024 presidential election — the civilian leader who publicly named IRGC commanders Vahidi and Abdollahi as responsible for destroying ceasefire talks

Pezeshkian Accused IRGC Commanders Vahidi and Abdollahi of Destroying Ceasefire

April 12, 2026April 13, 2026
Iran War

TEHRAN — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has publicly accused IRGC commanders Ahmad Vahidi and Ali Abdollahi of “acting unilaterally” and destroying any

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Map showing the East-West Crude Oil Pipeline (Petroline) route from Abqaiq in the Eastern Province to Yanbu on the Red Sea, bypassing the Strait of Hormuz

Saudi Arabia’s Pipeline Runs at Full Capacity. Yanbu’s Berths Do Not.

April 12, 2026April 13, 2026
Energy & Oil

DHAHRAN — Saudi Arabia announced on April 12 that its East-West Pipeline has been restored to full 7-million-barrel-per-day pumping capacity — the

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Commercial supertanker AbQaiq positioned at an offshore crude oil loading terminal in the Arabian Gulf, 2003

Saudi Arabia’s Quiet Rationing: How Bilateral Crude Deals Replaced the May OSP

April 12, 2026April 13, 2026
Energy & Oil

DHAHRAN — Saudi Arabia has built an informal rationing system for crude oil exports to Asia, allocating barrels bilaterally to allied governments

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Armed US Navy sailor stands watch aboard a guided-missile destroyer transiting the Strait of Hormuz, May 2023

Trump Signals Naval Blockade of Iran After Islamabad Talks Collapse

April 12, 2026April 12, 2026
Iran War

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on April 12, 2026, shared a Just the News article on Truth Social advocating a US naval

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