#Strait of Hormuz
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Timeline
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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
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Brent crude back above $90 on August 31, 2026 — the settlement was reported as 90.49, 90.69 and 91.09
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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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Economy · 3 min readWTI settles at $84.89 on August 24, 2026 — down as sanctions landed
Settlements — WTI $84.89 (-2.5%), Brent $92.06 (-2.5%). Friday's were $87.06 and $94.39
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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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Economy · 3 min readUS gasoline at $4.1044 a gallon on August 20, 2026 — up 97 cents in a year
Price — $4.1044 a gallon on August 20. Up 3 cents on the week, 97.07 cents on the year
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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 · 5 min readWhat a naval blockade is — why declaring one is not enough
Definition — cutting off maritime access to a coast or ports. In law, an act of war
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World · 3 min readUS-Iran memorandum expires August 17, 2026 — it broke after ten days
The 60-day memorandum signed June 17 expired August 17 with no extension sought
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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 · 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