US appeals court keeps in place Pentagon’s escort policy for journalists

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The update comes as analysts raise concerns about the prospect of global olive oil supplies swinging dramatically from one season to the next.

Geopolitical disruptions, including the Iran war, have redrawn shipping routes.

Two US-sanctioned tankers carrying cooking fuel are U-turning and zig-zagging in the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea, part of a flotilla of vessels laden with Iranian energy exports that are facing an aggressive US blockade of the country’s shipping.