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Iranian fishermen scramble for loot from sunken container ship after explosion

A massive shipment containing hundreds of brand-new iPhones, luxury French perfumes, and other consumer goods spilled into the sea following the sinking of the container ship "GFS Pride."

Iphones from a sunken ship collected by Iranian fishermen, October 17, 2026.
Vessels transit the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of the port city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran on September 5, 2026; illustrative

Oil prices over $100 could affect war with Iran, leading to escalation before elections - analysis

An oil tanker docked at the Port of Fujairah, as the US-Israel conflict with Iran limits marine traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, May 6, 2026.

Iran manages to ship some gas, jet fuel despite US blockade, sanctions, data shows

The USS George Washington conducts a replenishment at sea, receiving food and supplies from another vessel in the Arabian Sea, September 14, 2026. The aircraft carrier, capable of carrying more than 5,000 personnel, is enforcing a US naval blockade against Iran.

Iran's central bank governor dismisses claims of economic collapse amid US blockade


HRF files complaint on Shayetet 13 commander in British war crimes court over Handala ship seizure

The pro-Palestinian organization urged the British government to take action to seize the vessel, which was sailing under a British Flag.

Activists wash the deck of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition ship 'Handala' as they prepare to sail for Gaza in an attempt to break a long-standing Israeli blockade and deliver humanitarian aid amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Marsa, Malta August 16, 2024.

IDF expects Gaza flotilla within 24 hours, as it claims Israel downed navigation system

The group is carrying supplies for Gazan Palestinians and protesting what they say is “Israel’s “illegal, decades-long blockade, and ongoing genocide” in the enclave.

 People stand on a boat as activists are prevented from approaching the damaged Gaza Freedom Flotilla vessel "Conscience", after it was targeted by drones, at sea outside Maltese territorial waters, May 3, 2025.

'A drone is circling over us!': Greek Coast Guard drone flies over Greta Thunberg's Gaza Flotilla

The "Madleen" ship broadcast a distress signal after spotting a drone flying over the ship, however, their distress signal was in vain.

 Activist Greta Thunberg sits aboard the aid ship Madleen, which left the Italian port of Catania on June 1 to travel to Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid, in this picture released on June 2, 2025 on social media.

WATCH: What’s at stake for Israel at the ICJ in Gaza genocide suit?

Legal affairs correspondent Sarah Ben-Nun joins the Jerusalem Post Studio to discuss what the hearings could mean for Israel.

 Judges arrive at the International Court of Justice at the start of a hearing where South Africa requests new emergency measures over Israel's attacks on Rafah, as part of an ongoing case South Africa filed at the ICJ in December last year, The Hague, Netherlands May 17, 2024.

Houthis to resume attacks on Israeli ships after Gaza aid deadline ended

The 'ban on the passage of all Israeli ships' will continue 'until the crossings to the Gaza Strip are reopened and aid, food, and medicine are allowed in,' Saree added.

 Houthi military spokesman, Yahya Saree, delivers a statement claiming attacks on Israel, during a rally by protesters, mainly Houthi supporters, to show support to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen December 20, 2024.

Armenians warn of crisis as Azerbaijan continues blockade

The main corridor connecting Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh region has been restricted or blocked since December.

 An Azerbaijani service member and a Russian peacekeeper stand guard at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Shusha (Shushi) in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, November 13, 2020.

Unemployment is pushing Gazan youths to move abroad

Tens of thousands of Israel-issued work permits do nothing to put a dent in an unemployment rate of 70% among Gazan youths.

 Moamen Toman, a Palestinian man, reads a book in his coffee shop in Gaza Strip January 23, 2023

Armenia says concerned by Russian peacekeepers' role in blockade row

Armenia fears that Russian interests in Azerbaijan may pose problems with current blockade.

 A view shows divided Taghavard village in Nagorno-Karabakh region

Armenia warns of humanitarian crisis as central road in Nagorno-Karabakh blocked for 24 days

Azerbaijan clams environmental activists have blocked the roads, while Armenia claims Azerbaijani security forces are behind the blockade.

 Azeri service members guard the area, which came under the control of Azerbaijan's troops following a military conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh against ethnic Armenian forces and a further signing of a ceasefire deal, on the border with Iran in Jabrayil District, December 7, 2020

Israel's blockade on Gaza is keeping its doctors from improving - opinion

We cannot accept that two million people are trapped in overcrowded and nearly unlivable conditions, indefinitely, without access to the most basic services we, in Israel, take for granted.

 DR. OSAMA TANOUS of Physicians for Human Rights Israel examines patients in Gaza.