#Iran
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Timeline
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US strikes three Iranian oil tankers (September 5, 2026) — Seoul still won't call it a deployment
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Brent at $96.20 on September 3, 2026 — Iran fires missiles at Kuwait
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US-Iran escalation, September 2, 2026 — eight missiles at a Jordan base, three Gulf states intercepting
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US and Iran exchange fire on August 31, 2026 — Larak Island strike, then two US bases in Jordan
All articles
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World · 3 min readUS strikes three Iranian oil tankers (September 5, 2026) — Seoul still won't call it a deployment
Strikes — CENTCOM hit three Iranian crude carriers on September 5. Two disabled, one destroyed, no US casualties
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World · 3 min readBrent at $96.20 on September 3, 2026 — Iran fires missiles at Kuwait
Price — Brent 96.20 dollars (+57 cents), above 97 intraday, up more than 7 percent on the week
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World · 2 min readUS-Iran escalation, September 2, 2026 — eight missiles at a Jordan base, three Gulf states intercepting
Escalation — US strikes near Hormuz for a second time; Iran promises retaliation
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World · 3 min readUS and Iran exchange fire on August 31, 2026 — Larak Island strike, then two US bases in Jordan
What — US forces hit two rocket launchers on Larak Island; Iran struck two US bases in Jordan
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Economy · 3 min readBrent crude back above $90 on August 31, 2026 — the settlement was reported as 90.49, 90.69 and 91.09
Direction — Brent back above $90, on the resumption of US-Iran fighting at the mouth of Hormuz
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World · 3 min readIran names 45 ships in violation of Hormuz rules (August 23, 2026) — five belong to Korea's Sinokor
Action — Iran's Persian Gulf and Strait Authority listed 45 tankers as transit rule violators
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World · 3 min readHormuz declared clear of mines (August 25, 2026) — the same day Iran and Oman agreed to clear it
Declaration — Trump, August 25: all mines cleared from Hormuz international waters; new mine-layers to be destroyed
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World · 3 min readTanker struck off Oman (August 25, 2026) — hours after new Iran sanctions
Where and when — nine nautical miles NE of Ash Shishah, Oman, at 20:57 UTC on August 24
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World · 4 min readUS launches 'Operation Economic Outcast' on August 24 — five sectors, about 60 targets
Name — Operation Economic Outcast. Bessent had trailed it as an 'economic D-Day'
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World · 3 min readIran lets some Iraqi tankers through Hormuz on August 22, 2026
Decision — Iran permitted a number of vessels carrying Iraqi crude to transit. Reported August 22
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World · 4 min readWhat secondary sanctions are — how the US punishes companies in third countries
Definition — sanctioning a third-country company for trading with a sanctioned state, with no direct US connection required
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World · 3 min readHormuz traffic falls to zero on Sunday — 31 ships crossed the weekend before
Weekend traffic — five vessels Saturday, zero registered Sunday, down from 31 the prior weekend
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World · 3 min readTrump says he will declare the Strait of Hormuz US territory
Where and when — Friday, August 14, 2026, at the Nassau County Police Academy in Garden City, New York, at an event for a Republican gubernatorial candidate
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World · 4 min readHormuz transits at 3% of pre-war levels — both sides claim they closed it
Hormuz tanker transits — around 3% of the pre-war baseline on a weekly average, with at least one day recording zero
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World · 3 min readHormuz transit fees: Iran wants 7%, Oman offers 3%, Washington says zero
Lanes are split — inbound to the Gulf via northern Iranian waters, outbound via southern Omani waters
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World · 3 min readHormuz deal odds fall to 9% — and another tanker burned while the talks were on
Prediction markets put an Aug 15 deal at 9%, down 39 percentage points
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World · 3 min readIran puts a price on reopening Hormuz — reparations, and about a week left
Foreign Minister Araghchi says Iran and Oman are "very close" on a new maritime routing through the strait
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World · 1 min read'Language has been drafted' — Qatar confirms a US-Iran text exists
Qatar's spokesperson said deal language 'has been drafted and is being circulated'
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World · 1 min readFirst Oman, now Qatar — the Gulf's second mediator
It was Qatar — not the US or Iran — that confirmed the draft deal's existence
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World · 1 min readA draft Iran deal is circulating — but it only lasts months
Qatar's foreign ministry says draft agreements are circulating, 'very progressive'
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World · 1 min readUS interceptors nearly 80% spent — 'dangerously low'
The US military has spent nearly 80% of interceptors for a key defense system
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World · 1 min readWhy Oman sits between Washington and Tehran
Iran says its Hormuz shipping talks with Oman are in their 'final stages'
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World · 1 min readTrump says 'last chance.' Iran says there are no talks.
Trump called his offer Iran's 'last chance' after scrubbing planned strikes
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Economy · 1 min readOil drops 5% — WTI back below $80
WTI crude fell more than 5% on Monday, breaking below $80 a barrel
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World · 1 min readThe Strait of Hormuz: 34km that price the world
Hormuz is the only sea route between the Persian Gulf and the open ocean
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World · 1 min readTrump calls off Iran strikes, conditionally
Trump said he is cancelling a planned attack if both sides rapidly reach a deal
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World · 2 min readThe bases behind Iran's threats, mapped in words
Every Gulf state Iran has struck or threatened hosts US forces or supports US operations
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World · 2 min readKuwait downs drones as Iran warns US base hosts
Kuwait's military intercepted drone threats over its airspace early Saturday
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World · 2 min readSenate blocks Iran war powers, 49-50
The chamber voted 49-50 against discharging S.J.Res.181, Gillibrand's war powers resolution