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Coverage timeline for “strait hormuz iran escalating”

Sunday, June 21, 2026
- Middle East live: US-Iran peace talks underway as strait of Hormuz remains closedThe Guardian — World•5:52 PM
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
- Brent Falls To Pre-War Levels As Trump Contradicts Tehran On Hormuz Tolls, Nuclear InspectionsZeroHedge•12:40 PM
Saturday, June 27, 2026
- Ukraine Closes Week Of Record Drone Attacks On Russia By Hitting Important Weapons PlantZeroHedge•6:35 PM
Sunday, June 28, 2026
- Escalating US-Iran strikes threaten interim peace agreementThe Guardian — World•1:45 PM
- U.S.-Iran ceasefire could go up in flamesAxios•1:59 PM
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
- Oman Is Playing Word Games On Iranian Tolls Through Strait: 'Service, Environmental Fees'ZeroHedge•4:40 PM
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
- U.S. tries to talk Iran out of tolls as talks resume in DohaAxios•4:47 PM
Sunday, July 5, 2026
- Putin Invites Trump To Visit Russia In 'Constructive' July 4th Phone CallZeroHedge•3:05 PM
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
- "I just want loyalty": Trump's Iran grudge hangs over NATO summitAxios•9:00 AM
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
- Futures Slide, Oil Jumps After Trump Declares Iran Ceasefire OverZeroHedge•12:32 PM
- 63 Million Barrels Of Iranian Oil Stuck At Sea After US Pulls Iran Sanction WaiverZeroHedge•3:45 PM
- U.S. Launches New Strikes on Iran After Trump Says Ceasefire Is ‘Over’Breitbart•11:00 PM
Friday, July 10, 2026
- WATCH: Trump's Energy chief reveals what escalating Iran tensions could mean for gas pricesFox News•2:13 PM
Monday, July 13, 2026
- US launches new wave of strikes against Iran as Tehran says diplomacy has proven ‘futile’The Guardian — World•2:39 AM
- Monday briefing: You ask the questions – is Britain ungovernable?The Guardian — World•5:44 AM
- Oil prices leap and stocks fall amid US-Iran strikes over HormuzThe Guardian — World•7:18 AM
- US and Iran exchange fire and disagree on whether strait of Hormuz is open | First ThingThe Guardian — World•11:41 AM
- Trump reimposes naval blockade on Iran amid escalating clashes in HormuzAxios•3:35 PM
- Oil Holds Gains as Iran Stokes Inflation Worries: Markets Wrap - Bloomberg.comGoogle News•11:50 PM
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
- Oil gains over 2% as Mideast tensions and Hormuz toll prospects raise supply worries - CNBCGoogle News•12:32 AM
- Oil gains over 2% as Mideast tensions and Hormuz toll prospects raise supply worries - CNBCGoogle News•12:32 AM
- Futures Mixed Ahead Of CPI And Warsh Testimony, As IBM Sinks, Bank Earnings FizzleZeroHedge•12:24 PM
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
- Iran War Latest: U.S. launches new wave of strikes in escalating battle over Strait of Hormuz - CBS NewsGoogle News•2:36 PM
Thursday, July 16, 2026
- Iran War Live Updates: U.S. and Iran Trade Strikes, Escalating Tensions Over Strait of Hormuz - The New York TimesGoogle News•8:43 PM
- Blasts reported in Iran as US launches new wave of strikes - BBCGoogle News•9:44 PM
Friday, July 17, 2026
- U.S. strikes key Iranian port, escalating fight over the Strait of HormuzNPR World•8:43 AM
- Iran War Updates: Strait of Hormuz "back to the worst case scenario" amid escalating attacks, analyst says - CBS NewsGoogle News•11:23 AM
- Futures Tumble As Latest Chinese "DeepSeek Moment" Sparks Chip MeltdownZeroHedge•12:35 PM
Saturday, July 18, 2026
- Kuwait Pounded By Iranian Barrage As Oil And Desalination Plants Come Under AttackZeroHedge•12:45 PM
- "We've Burned Through All Buffers": Oil Traders Warn Market Running On FumesZeroHedge•10:05 PM
Sunday, July 19, 2026
- Ships continue to move through Strait of Hormuz, Chris Wright says - PoliticoGoogle News•2:40 PM
- Mission in Iran war has pivoted toward ensuring oil flow, Trump official says - The GuardianGoogle News•6:50 PM
- Oil tops $90 as Middle East fighting escalatesAxios•11:38 PM
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
- US and Iran dig in over the Strait of Hormuz, showing the limits of intensifying airstrikes - AP NewsGoogle News•4:01 AM
- Almost 100 troops injured in recent weeks, Pentagon admits, as Iran launches reprisals on US alliesThe Guardian — World•4:09 AM
- ‘A persistent dark cloud’: Trump faces a bleak new phase in Iran as GOP midterm anxiety grows - PoliticoGoogle News•9:45 AM
- First Thing: Trump urged to end Iran escalation as US deaths and injuries riseThe Guardian — World•10:31 AM
- Futures Jump As Chipmakers Surge After Japan , Korea BounceZeroHedge•11:39 AM
- As U.S. and Iran Trade Strikes, Nearly 100 U.S. Troops Injured in the Past Two Weeks: Iran War Live Updates - The New York TimesGoogle News•4:16 PM
- Trump vows U.S. will soon bomb Iran's Pickaxe MountainAxios•4:54 PM
- Houthis threaten to attack shipping tankers if they use Saudi Arabian ports on Red SeaThe Guardian — World•5:27 PM
Thursday, July 23, 2026
- Could Iran become America's next 'forever war'?DW News•10:24 AM
- RBC Commodities Chief Warns "War Entering Dangerous Phase" As Chokepoint Chaos Risks Oil Above 2008 PeakZeroHedge•11:20 AM
- Exclusive: Trump says he's "close" to decision on "massive attack" against IranAxios•3:28 PM
- The ceasefire has collapsed and shipping in the Strait of Hormuz remains under threat. Could Iran become the next US 'forever war?'DW News•7:08 PM
Friday, July 24, 2026
- Futures Rebound As Brent Dips Below $100ZeroHedge•11:37 AM
Saturday, July 25, 2026
- Trump ordered military not to conduct strikes in Iran FridayAxios•4:51 PM
Sunday, July 26, 2026
- Ambassador Mike Waltz dismisses concerns over depleted U.S. weapons stockpile amid war with Iran - NBC NewsGoogle News•1:49 PM
- Iran will halt attacks as long as US maintains pause, Iranian source says after Trump calls off strikes - ReutersGoogle News•2:50 PM
- Top U.S. military commander in Middle East advised halting Hormuz bombing - AxiosGoogle News•4:50 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
- Massive RelaxZeroHedge•2:20 PM
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
- Futures Rise As Oil Drops, Bond Selling Slows, Meta Tumbles And Microsoft SoarsZeroHedge•12:13 PM
Monday, August 3, 2026
- Trump blasts ‘duplicitous’ Iran after Tehran denies it is in talks with the USAl Jazeera•5:38 PM
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
- We've Been Here BeforeZeroHedge•2:15 PM
Sunday, August 9, 2026
- Turkey Restricts Black Sea Traffic As Drone Attacks On Commercial Vessels SpikeZeroHedge•11:00 AM
- 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
Saturday, August 15, 2026
- Trump Says U.S. Will Declare Strait of Hormuz ‘U.S. Territory’ — ‘After We Finish Defeating Iran’Breitbart•12:24 AM
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
- Trump Posts Map Depicting Hormuz As 'New' US Territory, Just After Latest Tanker Attack By IraniansZeroHedge•12:20 PM
- "Sea Of Red": Futures Slide As Market Wakes Up To Soaring Bond Yields And Diesel PricesZeroHedge•12:30 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
- Futures Bounce As Brent Drops Under $90 On Renewed Iran OptimismZeroHedge•12:29 PM
Monday, August 31, 2026
- Trump weighing limited strikes against Iran to curb Hormuz attacksAxios•6:02 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
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
- Oil prices rise for third session as US-Iran tensions fuel supply concerns - Investing.comGoogle News•10:13 AM
Thursday, September 3, 2026
- Judge blocks new Trump bid against birthright citizenship – US politics liveThe Guardian — World•10:07 AM
- Futures Flat As Yields Ignore Oil MeltupZeroHedge•12:30 PM
Friday, September 4, 2026
- Bibi Makes Crystal Clear That Toppling Iran Is Israel's 'Central Mission, Within Reach'ZeroHedge•1:20 AM
Monday, September 7, 2026
- Can Iran enforce a restricted zone in the Strait of Hormuz?Al Jazeera•11:37 AM
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
- Iran claims to have attacked 10 ships near strait of Hormuz after US strikesThe Guardian — World•3:32 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
- Futures Rise As Oil Prices Drop Ahead Of CPI ReportZeroHedge•12:28 PM
- MbS Begs Trump For Bigger Anti-Houthi Intervention, As Over 100 US Advisers On GroundZeroHedge•1:35 PM
Saturday, September 12, 2026
- Iran strikes U.S. spy drone in Strait of Hormuz, escalating maritime crisisNatural News•6:00 AM

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