Oil prices declined on Friday as markets assessed reports that the United States and Iran were discussing a phased arrangement that could involve reopening the Strait of Hormuz. At 04:02 ET, November Brent crude futures were down 0.

The comments from a US CENTCOM spokesperson come amid continued tensions over shipping through the vital waterway.

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At least one Indian seafarer was killed when a commercial ship was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, AFP has reported, citing statements from Oman and India. Oman's Maritime Security Center said in a post on X that the Cape Dao,

Ten commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, up from seven a day earlier and ​below the 10-day moving average of about 17, preliminary ‌shipping data showed on Thursday.

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French President Emmanuel Macron pressed President Donald Trump on Tuesday to bring the conflict over the Strait of Hormuz to a swift end. Macron declined to blame the president directly for the global energy pandemonium caused by the Iran war’s impact on the Strait of Hormuz,

By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, Sept 21 (Reuters) - A dozen commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on the weekend, down from 35 the prior weekend, shipping data showed on Monday, as tension in the Gulf persisted with the US and Iran in stalemate.