Report: White House Considering a Raid to Seize Kharg Island

Published Mar 8, 2026 7:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Trump administration is contemplating a series of special forces operations inside of Iran, potentially including a raid to se...

Kuwait Confirms Oil Output Slowdown as Storage Fills Up

Published Mar 8, 2026 3:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

Kuwait's national oil company has announced plans to start throttling down production, confirming concerns that it would have to s...

Published Mar 8, 2026 1:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

The two Iranian naval vessels given refuge in foreign ports this week, IRINS Bushehr (K422) in Kochi, India and IRINS Lavan (L514)...

Published Mar 7, 2026 4:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

A huge Day of Al Furqan demonstration in Sana’a on March 5, in support of Iran and Lebanon’s Hezbollah, was mirrored by smaller de...

Published Mar 6, 2026 11:23 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Navy confirmed that the carrier USS Gerald R. Ford and her strike group transited the Suez Canal from the Mediterranean t...

Published Mar 6, 2026 7:08 PM by The Maritime Executive

Reports broke in the Indian media late on Friday, March 6, that the country has quietly been harboring an Iranian vessel this week...

Published Mar 6, 2026 12:53 PM by The Maritime Executive

The government of Sri Lanka has decided to take control of the Iranian supply ship IRIS Bushehr, with the president of the country...

Published Mar 5, 2026 11:13 PM by The Maritime Executive

War risk insurance remains available for shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and Arabian Gulf, according to Lloyd's of London, despit...

Published Mar 5, 2026 11:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

The financial and operational networks that undergird Iran's sanctioned oil trade pass through Dubai, where they operate in the sh...

Published Mar 5, 2026 10:11 PM by The Maritime Executive

Under pressure to control oil prices amidst a closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the White House is backtracking on its efforts to p...