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Coverage timeline for “middle east oil escalate”

Wednesday, July 8, 2026
- The Plumbing For Vast Defense Spending Needs To Be Set UpZeroHedge•2:05 PM
Friday, July 10, 2026
- Futures Flat As Traders Brace For Weekend Iran EscalationZeroHedge•12:07 PM
- Guns Fall Silent As Trump Says US-Iran Talks On Again, But Insists 'In No Uncertain Terms, Ceasefire Is OVER'ZeroHedge•2:40 PM
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
- Oil prices jump as fighting flares in the Middle East, while Asian shares are mixed - AP NewsGoogle News•9:48 AM
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
- Iran War 3.0: Where Did This All Go Wrong?ZeroHedge•3:25 AM
Thursday, July 16, 2026
- Iran Tells Houthis To Close Red Sea Energy Chokepoint If Trump Bombs Power GridZeroHedge•7:20 PM
Friday, July 17, 2026
- Futures Tumble As Latest Chinese "DeepSeek Moment" Sparks Chip MeltdownZeroHedge•12:35 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
- Oil prices surge, stock futures dip as fighting between U.S. and Iran intensifies - MarketWatchGoogle News•10:16 PM
- Oil Prices Cross $90 a Barrel as U.S.-Iran Conflict Widens - The New York TimesGoogle News•10:22 PM
- Oil tops $90 as Middle East fighting escalatesAxios•11:38 PM
Monday, July 20, 2026
- Brent oil tops $90 as US, Iran intensify attacks in Middle East - ReutersGoogle News•12:16 AM
- Oil Climbs as Middle East Conflict Escalates: Markets Wrap - Bloomberg.comGoogle News•5:51 AM
- Futures Rebound On Fresh Bout Of Iran Optimism As Hyperscaler Earnings LoomZeroHedge•12:33 PM
- Gas prices hit $4 again after oil soars more than 15% in a week - NBC NewsGoogle News•2:00 PM
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
- Oil surges past $95 as U.S. downplays Iran diplomacy and a 2nd key trade route is disrupted - NBC NewsGoogle News•11:16 AM
- Stock Market Today: Oil Price Jumps to $95 as War Squeezes Supply — Live Updates - WSJGoogle News•12:53 PM
- Global Oil Price Jumps as War Threats Intensify - The New York TimesGoogle News•1:59 PM
- Oil Soars To Six-Week Highs Amid Trump Threats, US Production Dip, & 'Tank Bottoms' At CushingZeroHedge•2:40 PM
Thursday, July 23, 2026
- Global Oil Price Nears $100 a Barrel as Conflict With Iran Deepens - The New York TimesGoogle News•8:12 AM
- Oil producers race to build alternatives to Hormuz as oil hits $100 - Euronews.comGoogle News•9:27 AM
- Live updates: Oil nears $100 as Red Sea attacks mark new escalation in Iran conflict - CNNGoogle News•12:49 PM
- Stock Market Today: Bonds Sell Off as Oil Prices Hit $100 a Barrel - WSJGoogle News•1:05 PM
- Oil price passes $100 a barrel again as Middle East conflict escalatesThe Guardian — World•1:37 PM
- Oil prices hit $100 for the first time since MayBBC•1:55 PM
- Oil prices hit $100 for the first time since MayBBC•3:31 PM
- Middle East oil producers seek Strait of Hormuz alternatives as the U.S.-Iran war escalates - CBS NewsGoogle News•3:39 PM
Friday, July 24, 2026
- Wall Street sees only two paths for Trump in the Middle East - Investing.comGoogle News•10:47 AM
- Futures Rebound As Brent Dips Below $100ZeroHedge•11:37 AM
- "It's Getting Worse": HSBC Warns Commodities Face Squeeze As Chokepoint Chaos SpreadsZeroHedge•1:20 PM
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
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
- The War's Back Is BrokenZeroHedge•3:25 AM
Thursday, July 30, 2026
- Futures Rise As Oil Drops, Bond Selling Slows, Meta Tumbles And Microsoft SoarsZeroHedge•12:13 PM
- IRGC Strikes Jordan Again After 2-Hour US Bombardment Kills Iranian Troops, Civilians - Hormuz Traffic Creeps HigherZeroHedge•12:35 PM
Monday, August 3, 2026
- Iran Denies Negotiations With US After Trump Announces Talks For Monday AfternoonZeroHedge•12:30 PM
- Groundhog DayZeroHedge•3:00 PM
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
- Futures Hit Record High As Oil Tumbles After Bessent Says Hormuz May "Reopen Tomorrow"ZeroHedge•12:30 PM
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
- BP Retreats Further From Green Energy With Archaea SaleZeroHedge•10:30 AM
- Futures Hit New Record High On Strong Earnings Following Historic Call Buying FrenzyZeroHedge•12:20 PM
Sunday, August 9, 2026
- Yemen’s Houthis attack Saudi Aramco Jazan refinery - NBC NewsGoogle News•2:56 PM
- Yemen’s Houthis target Saudi Aramco facility amid Iran war - Fox NewsGoogle News•7:50 PM
Monday, August 10, 2026
- Futures Erase Overnight Gains As Oil Hits One-Week High, Yen SlidesZeroHedge•12:21 PM
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
- Futures Jump, Oil Tumbles As Well-Timed Comments Spark Latest Round Of Hormuz OptimismZeroHedge•12:22 PM
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
- Iran Rejects US Pressure, Enters 'Survival Economy' As Mediators Cite 'Absolutely No Progress'ZeroHedge•12:50 PM
- Global Oil Deficit To Hit 1.8 Million Bpd This Quarter, IEA ForecastsZeroHedge•6:40 PM
Friday, August 14, 2026
- Stocks Set To Post Fresh All Time High As Tech Euphoria ReturnsZeroHedge•12:04 PM
Sunday, August 16, 2026
- "US Can't Bomb Its Way To Victory": Scotiabank Maps Bessent's Coming Economic Hammer On IranZeroHedge•7:45 PM
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
- The US Is Forcing Others To Take Sides, As Is ChinaZeroHedge•3:15 PM
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
- Futures Flat With All Eyes On Interest Rates And OilZeroHedge•12:34 PM
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
- Futures Bounce As Brent Drops Under $90 On Renewed Iran OptimismZeroHedge•12:29 PM
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
- Futures Flat Ahead Of Key PCE Report, Nvidia EarningsZeroHedge•12:12 PM
- The Great Games AfootZeroHedge•4:05 PM
Monday, August 31, 2026
- Stock Futures Drop To Close Out August As Oil Jumps On Renewed Iran HostilitiesZeroHedge•12:39 PM
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
- Futures Tumble As Global Yields Hit Multi-Year HIgh, Oil Jumps On Iran EscalationZeroHedge•12:35 PM
- Global Bond Yields Surge as Oil Prices Fuel Inflation Worries - WSJGoogle News•2:59 PM
- Bond Yields Around the World Soar in Challenge to Government Borrowing - WSJGoogle News•8:39 PM
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
- No shortage of culprits in panic over long US Treasury yields - ReutersGoogle News•5:05 AM
- Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures little changed as US-Iran war escalates, inflation jitters return - Yahoo FinanceGoogle News•9:00 AM
- Futures Swing As Global Bond Yields Follow Oil Tick For TickZeroHedge•12:18 PM
Friday, September 4, 2026
- Asian LNG Prices Surge To Highest Since 2022 As Iran War EscalatesZeroHedge•12:05 AM
- Hormuz Disruptions Could Drag Into Next Year, Japanese Tanker Giant WarnsZeroHedge•10:30 AM
Sunday, September 6, 2026
- Iran Vows 'Faster, More Painful' Response To US Attacks After Weekend Sea BattleZeroHedge•4:40 PM
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
- Houthis Pummel Southwest Saudi Arabia With Ballistic Missiles, As Yemen Air & Ground War EruptsZeroHedge•1:25 PM
- More - And Less - Of The Same ThingsZeroHedge•1:50 PM
- Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis Edge Back to the Brink of War - The New York TimesGoogle News•4:35 PM
- Iran-backed terrorists escalate war with Saudi Arabia as US trades strikes with Iran - Fox NewsGoogle News•4:56 PM
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
- Brent crude nears $100 a barrel as U.S.-Iran tit-for-tat strikes stoke supply worries - CNBCGoogle News•12:32 AM
- CNBC Daily Open: Sanctions, strikes and the road to $100 oil - CNBCGoogle News•1:27 AM
- Oil tops $100, European stocks drop on fresh Gulf attacks - ReutersGoogle News•2:27 AM
- Oil prices rise above $100 a barrel for first time since July as Iran war escalates - The GuardianGoogle News•7:28 AM
- Oil prices rise above $100 a barrel for first time since July as Iran war escalatesThe Guardian — World•7:28 AM
- Oil Hits $100 a Barrel as Turmoil Intensifies in Middle East - The New York TimesGoogle News•7:33 AM
- Iran War Updates: Oil hits $100 per barrel as Tehran fires missiles in retaliation for U.S. blowing up tankers - CBS NewsGoogle News•8:15 AM
- Brent crude rises above $100 a barrel as Middle East conflict escalates - ReutersGoogle News•8:25 AM
- Brent crude rises above $100 a barrel as Middle East conflict intensifies - Yahoo FinanceGoogle News•8:29 AM
- Oil rises past $100 a barrel after the latest wave of Middle East attacks - AP NewsGoogle News•9:21 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
- Oil jumps to $105 a barrel after Middle East tanker attacks escalate - ReutersGoogle News•1:24 AM
- Oil Prices Surge as Fighting in Middle East Escalates - The New York TimesGoogle News•12:54 PM

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