The facility would also operate as the "anchor tenant" for a planned 2,000 acre science and learning campus.

Constraints have largely kept containerized trade in the region reliant on coastal ports and inland rail and trucking connections.

The U.K. Ministry of Defence has already sent military planners to U.S. Central Command to help find ways to get tankers through the strait.

The process points to Iran’s increasing efforts to assert control over the vital maritime channel.

The disruptions come at a critical time, with publishers ordering print runs in Asia and locking in shipping arrangements.

It’s yet another example of the country claiming sovereignty over the waterway, with the war now in a fourth week.

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The charges raise the issues of sovereignty, precedent and the potential weaponization of a vital trade route for other countries' energy exports.

The FCC said that malicious access to routers was involved in three cyberattacks aimed at U.S. infrastructure between 2024 and 2025.

Semiconductors continued to drive South Korea’s overall shipments, supported by sustained investment in artificial intelligence and data centers.