standoff

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The current standoff at the crucial waterway has starved the market of roughly 10 million barrels of oil per day, according to Manish Raj, managing director at Velandera Energy Partners.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

After weeks of bombing and counter-strikes, focus has shifted to the standoff in the Strait of Hormuz, which ordinarily carries around a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

A continued standoff risks inflicting further damage on the Gulf countries, which have borne the brunt of Iran’s retaliatory strikes so far.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The move came after Ukraine said it had fixed a damaged oil pipeline that was at the center of a monthslong standoff with Hungary’s departing prime minister, Viktor Orbán.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

The superpower conflict seemed to take a sudden, more ominous turn: a kind of calculated standoff, in which "winning" now depended on guessing correctly at the enemy's strength and intentions.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau