Oil Tanker Going To China Forced To Reverse Course Before Crossing Hormuz Under US Blockade

Federal Judge Temporarily Allows Pentagon To Enforce Press Restrictions Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A federal court on April 13 temporarily allowed the Trump administration to enforce its media access restrictions at the Pentagon after blocking the policy last month. The Department of War logo at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on March 10, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Judge Paul L. Friedman of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted the federal government’s request for a 14-day administrative stay of his March 20 order...

Currie Slams 'Vibe' Oil Contracts As Trump Admin Halts SPR Drains, IEA Urges Massive Reserve Release Oil prices are extending gains again this morning as traders weigh a weaker global demand outlook and signs of recovering Middle East crude supplies against persistent shipping risks around the Strait of Hormuz and escalating/spreading violence between the Houthis and Saudis. An overnight lull in prices (set with hopes for more reserve releases) was upset as Iran showed more clips of tankers/container ships under attack. The International Energy Agency said Wednesday that Gulf crude shipments rose by...

Trump Threatens 'Big Problems' For Gasoline Retailers If They Don't Cut Prices Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump on Tuesday demanded that gasoline retailers immediately lower prices at the pump, warning of “big problems” if they fail to pass along the benefits of falling crude oil prices to consumers. In an early-morning post on Truth Social, Trump said gasoline prices remain too high despite U.S. crude oil trading at about $68 a barrel and continuing to decline. “Gasoline Retailers must get their Prices down, IMMEDIATELY!” Trump wrote. “They’re too...