The Bond-Salesman-In-Chief Has Fired The First Shot Of The Capital Market War That Follows The Trade War
The Bond-Salesman-In-Chief Has Fired The First Shot Of The Capital Market War That Follows The Trade War By Benjamin Picton, senior market strategist at Rabobank US equity markets approached record highs yesterday as traders basked in the afterglow of Donald Trump’s…
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The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Coordination Center reported two incidents involving tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. The first incident, which the center marked as "suspicious activity," occurred eight nautical miles northwest of the city of Khasab in Oman.
The incidents occurred as the tankers had disabled their navigation and identification systems, as well as due to the actions of the US military, according to the public relations department of the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps report
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy stated late Saturday that two oil tankers were burning after striking naval mines in and near the Strait of Hormuz, according to Anadolu. The IRGC reported that the vessels had switched off their navigation and positioning systems and attempted to use an unauthorized route.
The group accused both ships of multiple violations, specifying that one was hit east of the strait and the other inside it.
Iranian state media reported blasts in Qeshm Island, Jask, Sirik, and Bandar Abbas. The UAE stated it rescued 22 people from a cargo ship that caught fire after Iran’s IRGC reported two oil tankers struck mines in the Strait of Hormuz. The US announced a plan to block Iran’s land-based supply routes, expanding its naval blockade on Iranian ports.