# maritime shipping
Latest news and articles about maritime shipping
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U.S. Says It Has Struck Some 2,000 Iranian Targets as Gulf Fighting Intensifies
U.S. Central Command says American and Israeli forces have conducted a massive strike campaign on Iran, hitting about 2,000 targets and destroying 17 ships while Iran fired hundreds of ballistic missiles and thousands of drones in response. The scale of the exchange raises verification questions and heightens the risk of wider regional and global economic fallout, especially for shipping and energy markets.
Asia‑Pacific on Edge as Middle East Fighting Sends Energy, Shipping and Security Risks Across the Region
Escalating fighting in the Middle East has raised alarms across the Asia‑Pacific, where governments are heightening readiness, considering naval deployments to protect shipping, and preparing evacuations for citizens. The crisis threatens to push up energy and shipping costs, test diplomatic balances and exert politically sensitive domestic pressures.