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Coverage timeline for “arabia strait hormuz saudi”

Wednesday, August 5, 2026
- Brent Bounces As Houthis Attack, Sink Vessel Off Yemen With Sea DroneZeroHedge•12:20 PM
- Futures Hit New Record High On Strong Earnings Following Historic Call Buying FrenzyZeroHedge•12:20 PM
Thursday, August 6, 2026
- Futures Flat As Tech Slides After Memory Stocks, Korea TumbleZeroHedge•12:10 PM
- Yemen War Reignites As Houthis Intensify Saudi Shipping Attacks, Ground Assault, With Hormuz Deal 'Close'ZeroHedge•1:00 PM
Friday, August 7, 2026
- Futures Rise Ahead Of Closely Watched Jobs ReportZeroHedge•12:26 PM
- Saudi Arabia's $5 Oil Detour Is Expensive... But Worth ItZeroHedge•5:20 PM
Sunday, August 9, 2026
- Yemen's Houthis claim attack on Aramco oil facility in Saudi Arabia, and other Middle East news - NPRGoogle News•9:44 AM
- Yemen's Houthis claim attack on Aramco oil facility in Saudi Arabia, and other Middle East newsNPR World•9:44 AM
- Yemen’s Houthis claim responsibility for attack on Saudi oil refineryThe Guardian — World•12:29 PM
- Fire Erupts At Saudi Aramco's Jazan Refinery As Iran-Backed Houthis Claim Drone StrikeZeroHedge•12:45 PM
Monday, August 10, 2026
- Netanyahu rejects US-backed 15-point Gaza peace plan | First ThingThe Guardian — World•10:19 AM
- Futures Erase Overnight Gains As Oil Hits One-Week High, Yen SlidesZeroHedge•12:21 PM
- Tehran Doubles Down On Hormuz Demands As Hardline IRGC Commander Promoted To National Security ChiefZeroHedge•12:30 PM
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
- US Fires On Ship Attempting To Break Iran Blockade, Amid Several Regional Maritime AttacksZeroHedge•12:50 PM
- Hormuz Traffic Sank To Just Six Vessels MondayZeroHedge•6:40 PM
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
- Gulf states scramble for an alternative to Strait of HormuzDW News•2:02 PM
- Gulf states scramble for Strait of Hormuz alternativeDW News•2:07 PM
- WTI Dips After Massive Crude Inventory Build, Big SPR Drain, Surge In ImportsZeroHedge•2:39 PM
- US Now Expects Iran War Oil Supply Disruptions To Last Through End Of 2027ZeroHedge•5:20 PM
Thursday, August 13, 2026
- Gulf states scramble for Strait of Hormuz alternativesDW News•8:43 AM
- Hormuz Shock "Manifesting Itself In Cracks, Not Crude," Jefferies SaysZeroHedge•11:45 AM
Friday, August 14, 2026
- Saudi Oil Fleet Increasingly Going 'Dark' Due To Houthi BlockadeZeroHedge•11:20 AM
Saturday, August 15, 2026
- Escobar: The New Great Game, RevisitedZeroHedge•3:25 AM
Monday, August 17, 2026
- Geopolitical Reality Has Ended The Rush To RenewablesZeroHedge•9:00 PM
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
- Iran War Pushes Middle Eastern Airlines Towards $4.3BN Loss In 2026ZeroHedge•12:05 AM
- "Sea Of Red": Futures Slide As Market Wakes Up To Soaring Bond Yields And Diesel PricesZeroHedge•12:30 PM
- Report: Saudi Arabia Resumes Loading Oil in Strait of HormuzBreitbart•4:28 PM
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
- Saudis Offer To Sell Oil Near Oman, A Sign They're Sailing Dark Through HormuzZeroHedge•9:45 AM
Thursday, August 20, 2026
- Futures Slide As Treasury Yields Surge, Erasing Bessent Intervention, Driven By Oil SpikeZeroHedge•12:29 PM
Friday, August 21, 2026
- Houthis Claim Fourth Attack On Saudi Aramco Refineries This MonthZeroHedge•6:45 AM
Monday, August 24, 2026
- Futures Slide Ahead Of "Pivotal Week" With Nvidia Earnings. Warsh Speech On DeckZeroHedge•12:25 PM
- Houthis Attack Saudi Oil Tanker In Red Sea, As Bab el-Mandeb Transit Is Up SlightlyZeroHedge•3:20 PM
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
- Oil Falls Further As US Prepares Return Of Diplomats To Mideast EmbassiesZeroHedge•1:00 PM
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
- Futures Flat Ahead Of Key PCE Report, Nvidia EarningsZeroHedge•12:12 PM
- WTI Rises After Big Product Draws, Tiny Crude Build, SPR Nears 'Tank Bottoms'ZeroHedge•2:40 PM
- India's Crude Import Bill Surges As Hormuz Shipping Rates SoarZeroHedge•11:15 PM
Thursday, August 27, 2026
- Hormuz And The Law Of Diminishing Returns: When Leverage BurnsZeroHedge•1:45 AM
- Iran attacks another commercial ship in Strait of Hormuz as Trump sends new warship to Middle East - Fox NewsGoogle News•4:41 PM
- Qatar And Kuwait Restore 70% Of Pre-War Oil Exports Through HormuzZeroHedge•5:40 PM
Friday, August 28, 2026
- "That sucker is open": U.S. gains the upper hand in the battle for HormuzAxios•9:30 AM
- The Iran War Has Turned VLCCs Into $650,000-A-Day AssetsZeroHedge•11:15 PM
Monday, August 31, 2026
- Oil Tops $91, US Diesel Crack Near $100 As US-Iran Strikes Resume, Tehran Claims Supertanker Mined In HormuzZeroHedge•11:45 AM
- Stock Futures Drop To Close Out August As Oil Jumps On Renewed Iran HostilitiesZeroHedge•12:39 PM
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
- Two Oil Tankers Simultaneously Attacked in Strait of HormuzBreitbart•7:38 PM
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
- The 'Great Satan' Strikes, The 'Snake' Bites Back: Damage Assessed From Iran Flare-Up After Deadly US AttacksZeroHedge•1:45 PM
- Iranian attack on Saudi tanker killed two Filipino sailors, Saudi Arabia saysBBC•5:33 PM
- Iranian attack on Saudi tanker killed two Filipino sailors, Saudi Arabia says - BBCGoogle News•5:33 PM
- Iranian attack on Saudi tanker killed two Filipino sailors, Saudi Arabia saysBBC•5:33 PM
- Saudi Arabia condemns deadly Iranian attack on tanker in Strait of HormuzAl Jazeera•7:16 PM
- Saudi Arabia condemns deadly Iranian attack on tanker in Strait of Hormuz - Al JazeeraGoogle News•7:28 PM
Friday, September 4, 2026
- Asian Oil Buying Spree Sends Dubai Crude Toward $100ZeroHedge•10:25 PM
Monday, September 7, 2026
- Iran Threatens South Korean Assets If Seoul Joins Hormuz MissionZeroHedge•1:20 AM
- Futures Drop As Iran Hostilities Send Brent To 6 Week High Above $97ZeroHedge•1:22 PM
- Iran To Draw New "Restricted Zone" In Hormuz As Saudi Aramco Facility Hit Again, Oil ClimbsZeroHedge•5:00 PM
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
- Futures Fall As Inflation Fears Mount With Oil Set To Top $100ZeroHedge•12:40 PM
- Houthis Pummel Southwest Saudi Arabia With Ballistic Missiles, As Yemen Air & Ground War EruptsZeroHedge•1:25 PM
- Iran-backed attacks threaten a second major oil chokepoint as new risk emerges for US consumersFox News•4:27 PM
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
- Brent Tops $100 As Gulf Conflict Escalates; UBS Warns US-Iran "Off-Ramp Remains Elusive"ZeroHedge•11:20 AM
- Futures Slide As Brent Tops $100, 10Y Yields Rise Above 4.81% Ahead Of Expanded Treasury BuybackZeroHedge•12:37 PM
Thursday, September 10, 2026
- Houthis seize key Yemeni port of Mocha in drive to take control of Red Sea coastThe Guardian — World•11:39 AM
- Futures Slide As Yields, Oil Spike Ahead Of PPIZeroHedge•12:27 PM
- WTI Tops $101 As Strategic Petroleum Reserve Nears Record LowZeroHedge•4:10 PM
Friday, September 11, 2026
- Oil Tanker Rates Hit Record Highs as Middle East Shipping Risks SoarZeroHedge•1:40 AM
- Saudi crown prince urged Trump to strike Houthis amid Red Sea threatAxios•3:51 AM
- Brent Nears $110 Then Tumbles On IEA Demand Destruction Warning As Houthis Threaten Saudi Oil Escape Route, Diesel Shock Goes GlobalZeroHedge•11:20 AM
- Futures Rise As Oil Prices Drop Ahead Of CPI ReportZeroHedge•12:28 PM
- Twin Chokepoint Shock: Houthis Seize Mayyun Island In Bab el-Mandeb Strait As Hormuz Disruptions PersistZeroHedge•1:00 PM
- MbS Begs Trump For Bigger Anti-Houthi Intervention, As Over 100 US Advisers On GroundZeroHedge•1:35 PM
- Piper Sandler Sounds Alarm: Shrinking Oil Buffers To Collide With Winter Demand ZeroHedge•3:40 PM
- Saudi Arabia shutters key pipeline bypassing Strait of Hormuz following Houthi offensiveWashington Examiner•9:13 PM
Saturday, September 12, 2026
- Saudi Arabia shuts down oil pipeline, blaming drones from IraqThe Guardian — World•5:22 AM
- "Riyadh In Difficult Position": Saudis Shutter Critical East-West Pipeline After Drone AttacksZeroHedge•1:55 PM
Sunday, September 13, 2026
- UAE Meets With Iran Leaders As Tehran Teases Oman Shipping DealZeroHedge•1:55 PM
- Hormuz Meeting With Iran and Gulf Nations Postponed, Oman Says - Bloomberg.comGoogle News•7:17 PM
- Diplomacy stumbles with postponement of meeting on Strait of Hormuz proposal - ReutersGoogle News•11:02 PM
Monday, September 14, 2026
- BRICS Steps Off The Dollar, With Iran Pressing HardestZeroHedge•1:30 AM
- Satellite images show extent of damage to major Saudi pipeline, amid global oil supply fears - The GuardianGoogle News•2:45 AM
- Oil Jumps as Shutdown of Saudi Pipeline Deepens Energy Crisis - Bloomberg.comGoogle News•5:04 AM
- Diplomacy stumbles as meeting on Hormuz between Iran and Gulf states is postponed - timesofisrael.comGoogle News•5:10 AM
- Iran live updates: Oil prices rise after strikes in Saudi Arabia, Strait of HormuzABC News•7:16 AM

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