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Coverage timeline for “middle east oil hostilities”

Tuesday, May 19, 2026
- The UAE’s economy and image as Mideast haven are tested by warAP•6:23 AM
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
- Xi and Putin highlight their friendship and cooperation on energy and other issues in Beijing visitAP•6:23 AM
- Iran Warns Will Take War 'Beyond The Region' If Trump Restarts AttacksZeroHedge•12:50 PM
- Xi Warns US Against New Iran Strikes, Denounces 'Law Of The Jungle', As Putin Talks Energy Leverage In Beijing SummitZeroHedge•2:05 PM
- Three Supertankers Carrying 6 Million Barrels Exit Strait Of HormuzZeroHedge•3:45 PM
Friday, May 22, 2026
- Fake Wars & Higher Prices: What A "Multipolar World Order" Really MeansZeroHedge•3:25 AM
- Japan To Welcome First Crude Cargo Via Hormuz Since War BeganZeroHedge•9:40 PM
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
- Iranian Leader Calls For Muslim Unity, Says 'Death To America' Will Become Common SloganZeroHedge•1:30 PM
- Why Oil Markets Could Face A Generational Shock This Summer If US-Iran Talks FailZeroHedge•4:20 PM
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
- S&P Futures At Daily Record High Because RAM And World PeaceZeroHedge•12:10 PM
- StrandedZeroHedge•1:40 PM
Thursday, May 28, 2026
- 'Tank Bottoms' Loom At Cushing After Across-The-Board Inventory Draws, Another Huge SPR DrainZeroHedge•4:09 PM
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
- US Futures Dip As Questions Mount Over Relentless Tech Rally, Lack Of Peace ProgressZeroHedge•12:22 PM
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
- Futures Drop, Yields And Oil Rise On Latest Middle East HostilitiesZeroHedge•12:24 PM
- House approves war powers resolution to halt military action against Iran, in a rebuke of TrumpAP•9:53 PM
Thursday, June 4, 2026
- With Trump in a holding pattern on Iran war, allies and critics worry he risks getting boxed inAP•6:53 AM
- Hezbollah rejects latest ceasefire agreement as Israeli strikes kill 4 in LebanonAP•12:53 PM
Monday, June 8, 2026
- Asian shares drop after plunge in Big Tech stocks gives Wall St its worst day in months - AP NewsGoogle News•2:44 AM
- Futures Rebound, Oil Pares Gain After Iran Declares End To Military OperationsZeroHedge•12:34 PM
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
- Futures Rise As Tech Rebound Extends While Oil DropsZeroHedge•12:38 PM
Thursday, June 11, 2026
- Futures Rise, Oil Drops As US Ends Iran StrikesZeroHedge•12:19 PM
Sunday, June 14, 2026
- Qatari mediators travel to Tehran for final touches on a possible deal to end warAP•10:23 AM
Monday, June 15, 2026
- Trump heads to G7 summit with wind at his back after announcing agreement aimed at ending Iran warAP•6:23 AM
- Iran and US reach a tentative deal to end war as Israel rules out withdrawing from seized landAP•8:53 AM
- US Futures, Global Stocks Surge, Oil Tumbles On Iran DealZeroHedge•12:20 PM
- First LNG Tanker Crosses Hormuz After Deal Announcement As Most Ship Managers Remain CautiousZeroHedge•4:19 PM
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
- Iran will reopen Strait of Hormuz and can sell oil freely under deal with US, according to leaksAP•10:23 AM
Thursday, June 18, 2026
- Futures Rise, Oil Drops As Market Prices In Iran Deal For Yet Another DayZeroHedge•12:28 PM
Monday, June 22, 2026
- Middle East crisis live: US talks with Iran set to continue despite Iranian walkoutThe Guardian — World•7:29 AM
- Stocks Drift As Chips Extend Gains, Oil Slides On Positive US-Iran TalksZeroHedge•12:26 PM
Monday, June 29, 2026
- Hormuz Tanker Traffic Plunges After Fresh US-Iran StrikesZeroHedge•7:40 PM
Monday, July 6, 2026
- Saudi Arabia Sells Oil At A Discount For The First Time Since COVID Crash, As China Demand CollapsesZeroHedge•3:10 PM
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
- Futures Slide, Oil Jumps After Trump Declares Iran Ceasefire OverZeroHedge•12:32 PM
Thursday, July 9, 2026
- First Thing: Second day of US strikes on Iran as Trump says Tehran ‘behaving very badly’The Guardian — World•12:16 PM
- Futures Rise, Oil Drops As Markets Ignore Latest Middle East AirstrikesZeroHedge•12:26 PM
Friday, July 10, 2026
- Guns Fall Silent As Trump Says US-Iran Talks On Again, But Insists 'In No Uncertain Terms, Ceasefire Is OVER'ZeroHedge•2:40 PM
- IEA Warns Escalation In US-Iran Hostilities Could Upend Oil Surplus ForecastZeroHedge•3:01 PM
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
- Futures Mixed Ahead Of CPI And Warsh Testimony, As IBM Sinks, Bank Earnings FizzleZeroHedge•12:24 PM
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
- Oil prices rise as hostilities worsen in the Middle East - ReutersGoogle News•1:06 AM
- US Gasoline Prices Could Top $4 Per Gallon Within DaysZeroHedge•6:20 PM
- Japan Trade Chief Says Hormuz Off-Limits As Hostilities ReigniteZeroHedge•11:15 PM
Friday, July 17, 2026
- Futures Tumble As Latest Chinese "DeepSeek Moment" Sparks Chip MeltdownZeroHedge•12:35 PM
Sunday, July 19, 2026
- Gulf bourses retreat as US–Iran hostilities intensify - ReutersGoogle News•12:53 PM
- Overloaded: From Trinkets To Compute And Market StructureZeroHedge•6:00 PM
- 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
- Futures Rebound On Fresh Bout Of Iran Optimism As Hyperscaler Earnings LoomZeroHedge•12:33 PM
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
- Futures Slide Ahead Of Google Earnings As Brent Surges Above $95ZeroHedge•11:45 AM
- Global Oil Price Jumps as War Threats Intensify - The New York TimesGoogle News•1:59 PM
Thursday, July 23, 2026
- Lavrov To Challenge Germany's Bid For French Nuclear Shield In Rubio TalksZeroHedge•3:00 AM
- Global Oil Price Nears $100 a Barrel as Conflict With Iran Deepens - The New York TimesGoogle News•8:12 AM
- Futures Slide After Google Earnings, Oil & Bond Yields Jump On Houthi EscalationZeroHedge•12:05 PM
Friday, July 24, 2026
- India's Fuel Exports Set To Soar In July As Refining Margins JumpZeroHedge•10:30 AM
- Futures Rebound As Brent Dips Below $100ZeroHedge•11:37 AM
Monday, July 27, 2026
- CNBC Daily Open: Markets finally get a calm weekend; Nvidia and SK Hynix announce massive memory deal - CNBCGoogle News•1:05 AM
- Gold and Silver Prices Plunge as Middle East Conflict Drives Oil Toward $100Natural News•6:00 AM
- Futures Jump As Brent Tumbles Below $90 On Fresh Round Of Iran Ceasefire OptimismZeroHedge•12:22 PM
- Massive RelaxZeroHedge•2:20 PM
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
- Futures Slide As Tech Rout Continues, Kospi Halted As It Crashes 10%ZeroHedge•11:25 AM
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
- Futures Rise Despite Oil Spike And Ongoing Korean Collapse, Ahead Of Fed, Meta And MicrosoftZeroHedge•12:15 PM
Thursday, July 30, 2026
- Middle East crisis live: US launches fresh strikes on Iran after days-long pause in attacksThe Guardian — World•12:35 AM
- IRGC Strikes Jordan Again After 2-Hour US Bombardment Kills Iranian Troops, Civilians - Hormuz Traffic Creeps HigherZeroHedge•12:35 PM
Monday, August 3, 2026
- Futures Rise As Oil Plunge Helps Yields Ease From Nosebleed Highs; All Eyes On YenterventionZeroHedge•12:02 PM
- Groundhog DayZeroHedge•3:00 PM
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
- Middle East War Triggers New Global Refining BoomZeroHedge•3:50 PM
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
- Global Oil Deficit To Hit 1.8 Million Bpd This Quarter, IEA ForecastsZeroHedge•6:40 PM
Monday, August 17, 2026
- Futures Rise On Fresh Push Higher In Tech ZeroHedge•12:39 PM
- Trump Threatens To 'Bomb The S**t' Out Of Oman & Touts IRGC BackchannelZeroHedge•12:50 PM
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
- Iran War Pushes Middle Eastern Airlines Towards $4.3BN Loss In 2026ZeroHedge•12:05 AM
Thursday, August 20, 2026
- Futures Slide As Treasury Yields Surge, Erasing Bessent Intervention, Driven By Oil SpikeZeroHedge•12:29 PM
- Has Iranian Crude Become Irrelevant To Global Oil Supply?ZeroHedge•6:00 PM
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
- Japan Power Prices Surge To Highest Since 2023ZeroHedge•12:55 AM
- Futures Bounce As Brent Drops Under $90 On Renewed Iran OptimismZeroHedge•12:29 PM
- 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
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
- Iran Will 'Immediately' Return To MoU Deal If US Does, Pezeshkian Says, After Two Supertankers Struck In HormuzZeroHedge•12:35 PM
- Futures Tumble As Global Yields Hit Multi-Year HIgh, Oil Jumps On Iran EscalationZeroHedge•12:35 PM
- US launches new airstrikes on Iranian targets as hostilities flareThe Guardian — World•5:46 PM

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