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		<title>Trump Treasury Issues Sweeping Iran Oil Waiver, Marking Sharp Break From ‘Maximum Pressure’</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Trump administration has issued a sweeping temporary sanctions waiver authorizing the production, sale and shipment of Iranian oil, a dramatic reversal of the &#8220;maximum pressure&#8221; campaign that defined U.S....]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Iranian Crude Exports Surge Via Hormuz as Activity Picks Up</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Iran has ramped up the amount of oil it sends openly through the Strait of Hormuz to the highest since the war began, as shipping activity picks up while Tehran and Washington seek a lasting peace deal.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>China Lines Up Second LNG Terminal for Sanctioned Russian Cargoes, Sources Say</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[China is preparing a second import terminal to handle liquefied natural gas cargoes from Russia's sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project, expanding a route that so far relies on a single facility, three sources with knowledge of the matter said. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Shipping Slows After Iran Says It Has Again Shut The Strait of Hormuz</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 03:48:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, June 22 (Reuters) &#8211; The number of ships that passed through the Strait of Hormuz fell sharply on Sunday after Iran announced it had again closed the waterway, citing...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Hormuz Transit Security Is ‘Hour to Hour’</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bloomberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 01:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By&#160;Yash Roy Jun 21, 2026 (Bloomberg) &#8211;US efforts to open shipping channels in the Strait of Hormuz will allow a gradual increase in vessel transit, though security remains volatile, Chubb...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>UKMTO Receives Report Of Tanker Incident Southeast Of Al-shihr, Yemen</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 23:52:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[June 21 (Reuters)&#160;&#8211;&#160;United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Sunday that a tanker reported being approached by a skiff carrying five armed individuals about 50 nautical miles southeast of...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Oil Keeps Flowing Through Hormuz Despite Iran Saying It’s Shut</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 23:21:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By&#160;Weilun Soon and Julian Lee Jun 21, 2026 (Bloomberg) &#8211;Millions of barrels of oil continued to flow through the Strait of Hormuz this weekend even after Iran claimed to have...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Aluminum’s War Shock Blunted By Dark Transits And Chinese Supply</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By&#160;Mark Burton and Julian Luk Jun 21, 2026 (Bloomberg) &#8211;The Iran war caused one of the biggest supply shocks to ever hit the aluminum market, but the runaway price surge...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Iran Resumes Kharg Island Oil Loadings After US Blockade Lifted</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 02:54:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By&#160;Julian Lee Jun 20, 2026 (Bloomberg) &#8211;Iran has resumed loading crude from its Kharg island export terminal after a break of about six weeks, following the lifting of a US...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>US Forces Monitoring Strait Of Hormuz To Ensure It Stays Open</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 19:12:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, June 20 (Reuters)&#160;&#8211;&#160;The U.S. military on Saturday denied Iran&#8217;s claims that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz, saying the critical waterway remained open and that U.S. forces were...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Ships Told They Can Use South Hormuz Route With Signals On</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bloomberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 15:10:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By&#160;Weilun Soon and Alex Longley Jun 20, 2026 (Bloomberg) &#8211;Ships can consider transiting the Strait of Hormuz along the southern route at any time of day with their signals on,...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Iran Says Hormuz Has Been Closed But Sends Team For Swiss Talks</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 14:47:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By&#160;Arsalan Shahla and Alex Longley Jun 20, 2026(Bloomberg) &#8211;Iran said it has closed the Strait of Hormuz for shipping transit due to what it called a violation of the ceasefire...]]></description>
		
		
		
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