The United States military conducted fatal strikes on alleged drug boats while simultaneously enforcing a global quarantine on tankers carrying sanctioned crude oil from Venezuela.

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Russia’s defense ministry said Thursday its air defenses intercepted and destroyed 113 Ukrainian drones during the night. Some of them, officials said, were aimed at energy targets.

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Crude oil surges as Iran tensions escalate, raising risks to the Strait of Hormuz and fueling bullish oil outlook, supply fears, and trader speculation.

Russian officials said on Thursday their forces had destroyed 113 Ukrainian drones overnight, some of them having targeted an oil refinery in the northwest ...

Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, on Thursday rose above $71 a barrel for the first time since late July, amid fears supplies could be compromised by a U.S. attack on Iran. The ...

EADaily, February 18th, 2026. In the context of frequent strikes by UAVs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on oil refineries in Russia and the cessation of pipeline supplies to Hungary and The volume of ...

In a dramatic escalation of conflict, Russian forces claimed to have intercepted 113 Ukrainian drones targeting an oil refinery, leading to a fire.

According to a March 2025 White House statement, President Trump ordered a rapid repositioning of 17 tankers within an eight-hour window after what the administration described as the latest in a ...

The latest threats come amid ratcheting tensions between the US and Iran despite second round of indirect nuclear talks.