Category: War and Armed Conflicts

Strait of Hormuz May Not Return to Normal, Whether It’s Open or Closed

The New York Times – Business:
The energy industry is planning for a future where the choke point on Iran’s southern coast is a lot less important.
Reopening Strait of Hormuz Would Ease Oil Crisis but Only So Much

The New York Times – Business:
Analysts said energy and shipping companies would be reluctant to fully restore operations until they were confident that hostilities were over.
Oil Prices Fall Sharply After Iran Says Strait of Hormuz Is Open

The New York Times – Business:
But analysts said it was not clear how quickly the oil industry in the Persian Gulf would be able to get back to normal.
The Escalating Global A.I. Arms Race

The New York Times – Business:
China, the U.S., Russia and others have ramped up their contest over artificial-intelligence-backed weapons and military systems. The buildup has been compared to the dawn of the nuclear weapons age.
Overlooked No More: Margaret Gipsy Moth, Fearless CNN Camera Operator

The New York Times – Business:
She covered conflicts across the globe, joking after she was injured in Sarajevo that she would be returning to find her missing teeth.
Iran War Drives Deeper Oil Shock Than Prices Reveal

The New York Times – Business:
The war with Iran is preventing huge amounts of oil from flowing out of the Persian Gulf, but the prices that many people track don’t fully capture the scale of the disruption.
How the Strait of Hormuz Stifled a Market Rally

The New York Times – Business:
Questions about how freely ships can pass through the waterway have pushed up oil prices and weighed on stocks.
Oil Prices Fall, but Energy Firms Remain Frozen After U.S.-Iran Deal

The New York Times – Business:
Analysts said oil and natural gas energy companies would not quickly restore production unless attacks stopped and ships started moving through the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump Threatens Jail if Journalists Protect Certain Iran Sources

The New York Times – Business:
The president indicated he would ask an unnamed media outlet to reveal the sources behind its coverage of Iran’s successful strike on a U.S. fighter jet, and of its crew.
Trump Officials Try to Fight Foreign Disinformation They Once Dismissed

The New York Times – Business:
The war in Iran has exposed the need to mount a defense against foreign influence campaigns, officials and experts say.
In an Asymmetrical War, Iran Seeks an Edge With Its Information War

The New York Times – Business:
Propaganda and disinformation have flooded the internet in a sophisticated effort to undermine support for U.S. and Israeli attacks.
Iran Keeps a Tight Grip on Strait of Hormuz, Pressuring Shipping and Energy Sectors

The New York Times – Business:
Iran has allowed a small number of vessels to pass, but that won’t alleviate pressure or risk for the shipping industry and energy markets any time soon.