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Coverage timeline for “iranian saudi iraq us”

Thursday, May 7, 2026
- UAE Slips Hidden Oil Tankers Through Straits Of HormuzZeroHedge•2:10 PM
Friday, May 8, 2026
- Iranian Army Commandos Seize Oil Tanker Over Export Disruption Claims ZeroHedge•11:20 AM
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
- Truth Is The First Casualty Of War; The Currency Is The Second...ZeroHedge•2:35 AM
Thursday, May 14, 2026
- Israel's Netanyahu Made Clandestine Trip To UAE During Height Of Iran WarZeroHedge•2:10 AM
- Today's Soap Operas – Coronation Streeting, Eastenders, And SuccessionZeroHedge•2:30 PM
- Separate Peace? Saudi Arabia Floats Regional Non-Aggression Pact With IranZeroHedge•5:40 PM
Sunday, May 17, 2026
- Attack Drone Hits Near UAE Nuclear Power Plant ZeroHedge•12:59 PM
Monday, May 18, 2026
- Futures Slide After Bond Yields, Oil Prices Jump Around The GlobeZeroHedge•11:42 AM
- Oil Slides After Iran Says US Agreed To Lift Oil Sanctions During Talks, Long-Term 'Nuclear Freeze' On TableZeroHedge•12:50 PM
- The Question This Week Is "Does Trump Go Back To The Well On Bombing Iran?"ZeroHedge•1:10 PM
- Almost All Non-Iran Tankers That Entered The Persian Gulf During The War, Have Successfully Exited With A CargoZeroHedge•11:40 PM
Thursday, May 21, 2026
- This hard-line Iranian general is a major player in talks with US over warAP•6:23 AM
Friday, May 22, 2026
- US says ‘slight progress’ in Iran talks amid uncertainty on whether war will resumeAP•11:53 AM
- Rubio Says 'Not There Yet' As Reports Of Draft Iran Deals Circulating Deemed InaccurateZeroHedge•1:55 PM
Saturday, May 23, 2026
- Trump Speaks With Qatar Emir As Pakistani-Led Iran Peace Push IntensifiesZeroHedge•1:20 PM
Monday, May 25, 2026
- Iran Says U.S. Peace Talks Hit "Consensus" On Many Issues, But No Final Deal YetZeroHedge•11:30 AM
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
- Futures Drop, Yields And Oil Rise On Latest Middle East HostilitiesZeroHedge•12:24 PM
- Major Iranian Attack On Kuwait International Airport Leaves One Dead, 63 InjuredZeroHedge•12:30 PM
Monday, June 15, 2026
- Even with a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, it could take weeks or months for oil to fully flowAP•5:23 PM
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
- "Zero Hormuz Dependency": UAE Races To Rewire Energy Flows, Bypassing Chokepoint Chaos ZeroHedge•10:50 PM
Friday, June 19, 2026
- Read the transcript of Trump's interview with "The Axios Show"Axios•6:03 PM
Thursday, July 2, 2026
- Sin(a)traZeroHedge•5:20 PM
Friday, July 3, 2026
- Saudi Delegation Makes Unexpected Appearance In Tehran For Start Of Ayatollah's FuneralZeroHedge•4:50 PM
- Massive Security Presence For Khamenei’s 'Multi-City' Funeral Amid Hezbollah, Hamas, Taliban, China, Russia Paying RespectsZeroHedge•8:40 PM
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
- UAE Crude Output Nears Record High Following OPEC Exit Amid Surge In Chinese BuyingZeroHedge•12:55 AM
- Qatari LNG Tanker Hit By Iranian Missile In Hormuz ChokepointZeroHedge•11:20 AM
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
- Comfortably BombZeroHedge•2:00 AM
- Futures Mixed Ahead Of CPI And Warsh Testimony, As IBM Sinks, Bank Earnings FizzleZeroHedge•12:24 PM
- Iran Launches 'Brazen' Attacks On More Tankers In Hormuz, Killing Sailors, After Araghchi Mocked Trump's Toll PlanZeroHedge•1:05 PM
- Whose-muz?ZeroHedge•5:45 PM
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
- We Have The Tools/Tolls To Do ItZeroHedge•2:00 PM
- UN Maritime Boss Warns Ships To Avoid Hormuz As Transits Continue ZeroHedge•6:00 PM
Saturday, July 18, 2026
- "We've Burned Through All Buffers": Oil Traders Warn Market Running On FumesZeroHedge•10:05 PM
Sunday, July 19, 2026
- Middle East crisis live: US launches new round of airstrikes to ‘swiftly punish’ Iran after American troops killedThe Guardian — World•7:47 AM
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
- Shipping Firms Offering Sailors Massive Bonuses To Risk Crossing HormuzZeroHedge•11:20 AM
- Trump Vows US Will Destroy A Bridge Or Power Plant For Each Iranian Attack On ShippingZeroHedge•1:40 PM
Thursday, July 23, 2026
- Oil Soars As Trump Warns Iran Will Pay For Future Houthi Shipping Attacks, Rubio Rules Out DealZeroHedge•12:55 PM
Friday, July 24, 2026
- Futures Rebound As Brent Dips Below $100ZeroHedge•11:37 AM
Sunday, July 26, 2026
- Iran, Oman Hold Hormuz Talks As US Pauses Airstrikes For Second DayZeroHedge•12:10 PM
Monday, July 27, 2026
- Futures Jump As Brent Tumbles Below $90 On Fresh Round Of Iran Ceasefire OptimismZeroHedge•12:22 PM
- Saudi Aramco Targeted, Including Sprawling Abqaiq Facility, As Tehran-Aligned Militants Test US-Iran 'Pause'ZeroHedge•12:40 PM
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
- Futures Slide As Tech Rout Continues, Kospi Halted As It Crashes 10%ZeroHedge•11:25 AM
- Mediators Say US-Iran 'Close' To 'Resurrecting' Failed MoU Deal, Pushing Oil Lower, Stocks JumpZeroHedge•3:40 PM
- US says it intercepted Iranian ballistic missiles launched towards US forces in Middle East - ReutersGoogle News•11:32 PM
- Iran Launches Surprise Missile Attack on U.S. Forces - WSJGoogle News•11:42 PM
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
- US thwarts ‘surprise’ Iran missile attack, and joins forces with Saudis to hit targets in Iraq - The GuardianGoogle News•12:12 AM
- Live updates: US and Saudi forces conduct strikes on Iranian proxies in Iraq - CNNGoogle News•1:23 AM
- Saudi Arabia, US carry out strikes on Iran-backed groups in Iraq - Al JazeeraGoogle News•3:51 AM
- Iran launches 'attempted surprise attack' on American forces in Middle East, US military says - BBCGoogle News•4:30 AM
- Saudi Arabia joins U.S. military strikes on Iranian proxies - The Washington PostGoogle News•5:57 AM
- Jordan intercepts Iranian missiles as US and Saudi Arabia launch strikes against militias in Iraq - AP NewsGoogle News•7:24 AM
- US blocks Iranian missile barrage as pause in fighting falters | First ThingThe Guardian — World•10:27 AM
- Live updates: US and Iranian forces resume attacks in Middle East, piercing relative calm - CNNGoogle News•11:31 AM
- Iran hits US in Jordan, US-Saudi strikes on Iraq: Is war spreading?Al Jazeera•11:34 AM
- Iran War Live Updates: U.S. and Saudi Airstrikes Drag More Countries Into Fighting - The New York TimesGoogle News•12:04 PM
- Futures Rise Despite Oil Spike And Ongoing Korean Collapse, Ahead Of Fed, Meta And MicrosoftZeroHedge•12:15 PM
- Trump Vows To Hit Iran 'Hard' As Rare Joint US-Saudi Strikes Pound Iraq, Killing 20 MilitantsZeroHedge•12:45 PM
- An Interesting Divergence Is Emerging Between The Fed And Other Central BanksZeroHedge•2:30 PM
- WTI Holds Spike After Big Crude Draw, SPR Drain Continues As Cushing Stocks Stuck At 'Tank Bottoms'ZeroHedge•2:36 PM
- Iran hits US in Jordan, US-Saudi strikes on Iraq: Is war spreading? - Al JazeeraGoogle News•2:48 PM
- Trump Encounters a More Determined Iran as War Widens - The New York TimesGoogle News•10:40 PM
Thursday, July 30, 2026
- Iran war live: Trump threatens to hit ‘very hard’ over strikes on JordanAl Jazeera•12:00 AM
- Red Sea Redux: Saudis Call For 'Coalition Of The Willing' To Protect Shipping From HouthisZeroHedge•12:35 AM
- US launches fresh strikes on Iran after days-long pause, amid fears the war is wideningThe Guardian — World•3:17 AM
Monday, August 3, 2026
- Futures Rise As Oil Plunge Helps Yields Ease From Nosebleed Highs; All Eyes On YenterventionZeroHedge•12:02 PM
- Iran Denies Negotiations With US After Trump Announces Talks For Monday AfternoonZeroHedge•12:30 PM
Thursday, August 6, 2026
- 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
Monday, August 10, 2026
- Tehran Doubles Down On Hormuz Demands As Hardline IRGC Commander Promoted To National Security ChiefZeroHedge•12:30 PM
Friday, August 14, 2026
- Stocks Set To Post Fresh All Time High As Tech Euphoria ReturnsZeroHedge•12:04 PM
Saturday, August 15, 2026
- Escobar: The New Great Game, RevisitedZeroHedge•3:25 AM
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
- Pentagon Weighing Permanent Smaller US Presence In Gulf (Just Don't Call It Retreat)ZeroHedge•7:25 PM
Monday, August 24, 2026
- Futures Slide Ahead Of "Pivotal Week" With Nvidia Earnings. Warsh Speech On DeckZeroHedge•12:25 PM
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
- Oil Falls Further As US Prepares Return Of Diplomats To Mideast EmbassiesZeroHedge•1:00 PM
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
- Futures Tumble As Global Yields Hit Multi-Year HIgh, Oil Jumps On Iran EscalationZeroHedge•12:35 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
Monday, September 7, 2026
- Futures Drop As Iran Hostilities Send Brent To 6 Week High Above $97ZeroHedge•1:22 PM
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
- Futures Fall As Inflation Fears Mount With Oil Set To Top $100ZeroHedge•12:40 PM
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
- Futures Slide As Brent Tops $100, 10Y Yields Rise Above 4.81% Ahead Of Expanded Treasury BuybackZeroHedge•12:37 PM
Saturday, September 12, 2026
- Trump & Hegseth Try To Tie Iran To 9/11 At Pentagon CeremonyZeroHedge•6:35 PM

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