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Gulf of Oman
Semi-enclosed sea linking the Arabian Sea to the Strait of Hormuz; Iran's eastern maritime frontier.
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#173 18 Aug
Mentioned in: DP World builds around the strait
Iran Conflict 2026#169 11 Aug
Two Hellfires into a merchant ship
Iran Conflict 2026#22 3 Aug
Mentioned in: Brent sheds 4.88% on called-off strike
European Oil Markets#19 20 Jul
Mentioned in: Fujairah light ends hit record low
European Oil Markets#156 19 Jul
Mentioned in: Strike on Jask plant cuts water to villages
Iran Conflict 2026#157 18 Jul
Mentioned in: Khuzestan sends its civil servants home at 45C
Iran Conflict 2026#156 18 Jul
Mentioned in: CENTCOM denies tanker blasts in Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#156 17 Jul
Mentioned in: Brent clears $87 as Hormuz traffic thins
Iran Conflict 2026#155 15 Jul
Marines start boarding ships off Iran
Iran Conflict 2026#18 12 Jul
Mentioned in: Fujairah's build hides a distillate low
European Oil Markets#135 22 Jun
Mentioned in: Gulf producers build around the strait
Iran Conflict 2026#135 21 Jun
Mentioned in: 55 ships cross the strait Iran shut
Iran Conflict 2026#133 19 Jun
Mentioned in: Saudi tankers moved, Hormuz stayed shut
Iran Conflict 2026#10 18 Jun
Mentioned in: Fujairah distillates double at the floor
European Oil Markets#9 15 Jun
Mentioned in: Fujairah flips to net fuel-oil exporter
European Oil Markets#128 15 Jun
Mentioned in: Iran hardliners revolt against the deal
Iran Conflict 2026#128 14 Jun
Mentioned in: India takes Settebello deaths to G7
Iran Conflict 2026#20 14 Jun
Mentioned in: Marines board shadow tanker in Channel
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#125 11 Jun
US strike kills three Indian sailors
Iran Conflict 2026#6 5 Jun
Mentioned in: Drone hits Oman's last safe oil route
European Oil Markets#113 30 May
Hellfire disables a cargo ship's engine
Iran Conflict 2026#109 26 May
Mentioned in: IRGC claims first US aircraft kill
Iran Conflict 2026#108 26 May
Mentioned in: Brent bounces; ship insurers stay put
Iran Conflict 2026#110 26 May
Mentioned in: Tanker struck at Hormuz mouth, no claim
Iran Conflict 2026#98 14 May
Floating armoury seized 38nm off Fujairah
Iran Conflict 2026#9 12 May
Mentioned in: TTF breaks band on Trump life-support line
European Energy Markets#94 10 May
#92 8 May
Mentioned in: F/A-18 disables tankers via smokestack on 8 May
Iran Conflict 2026#90 7 May
Mentioned in: Northwood mission still on the dock
Iran Conflict 2026#90 7 May
Mentioned in: US jet disables Iranian tanker rudder
Iran Conflict 2026#91 7 May
Mentioned in: Fujairah hits 1.62 mbpd; ADCOP nears cap
Iran Conflict 2026#89 4 May
Mentioned in: Iran zone now spans Fujairah, Khorfakkan
Iran Conflict 2026#6 27 Apr
Mentioned in: Mubaraz: first loaded LNG out of Hormuz
European Energy Markets#80 26 Apr
Mentioned in: Araghchi reaches Muscat after Salalah strike
Iran Conflict 2026#5 25 Apr
Mentioned in: Hormuz: 19 transits, no LNG; ALSI bounce was Atlantic
European Energy Markets#80 23 Apr
Mentioned in: Five vessels, no AIS: Hormuz goes dark
Iran Conflict 2026#76 22 Apr
#77 22 Apr
Mentioned in: Pentagon gives Congress Hormuz clock Trump has not
Iran Conflict 2026#76 21 Apr
Mentioned in: Beijing backs Hormuz passage, names no Chinese hull
Iran Conflict 2026#76 21 Apr
Mentioned in: CENTCOM silent on Tasnim Sea of Oman claim
Iran Conflict 2026#75 20 Apr
Mentioned in: Tasnim claims IRGC drones hit US vessels
Iran Conflict 2026#74 19 Apr
Mentioned in: US warship seizes Iranian cargo ship Touska
Iran Conflict 2026#77 19 Apr
Mentioned in: IRGC drones hit Oman's Salalah port
Iran Conflict 2026#73 18 Apr
Mentioned in: Container ship damaged by explosive off Oman
Iran Conflict 2026#74 17 Apr
Mentioned in: IRGC Navy writes its own Hormuz transit rulebook
Iran Conflict 2026#67 13 Apr
Mentioned in: Oil surges past $103 on blockade
Iran Conflict 2026#42 18 Mar
Mentioned in: Seven allies pledge words, not warships
Iran Conflict 2026#41 16 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran fires at Qatar's Ras Laffan hub
Iran Conflict 2026#38 15 Mar
Mentioned in: Every named ally refuses Hormuz escort
Iran Conflict 2026#38 15 Mar
Mentioned in: Fujairah oil hub struck a second time
Iran Conflict 2026#35 14 Mar
Mentioned in: US strikes Kharg Island, spares the oil
Iran Conflict 2026#34 13 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran draws first blood on Omani soil
Iran Conflict 2026#31 8 Mar
Mentioned in: China, Russia, Iran drill at Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#25 7 Mar
Recorded Brent reaching $92.69 on its largest weekly gain since 1983
Iran Conflict 2026: Brent at $92.69, biggest week since 1983#26 7 Mar
Set record 35.63% weekly US crude futures gain as closure held
Iran Conflict 2026: US crude posts 35.6% weekly gain, record#26 7 Mar
Drove VLCC freight rates to all-time high of $423,736 per day, up 94%
Iran Conflict 2026: Supertanker rates hit $424k/day, up 94%#27 6 Mar
China in Hormuz safe-passage talks
Iran Conflict 2026#28 6 Mar
Mentioned in: IRGC drone strikes tanker Louise P
Iran Conflict 2026#24 6 Mar
Sustained closure prompted analysts to warn of $100 to $120 oil
Iran Conflict 2026: Analysts warn of $100-120 oil#23 6 Mar
Targeted by Chinese negotiations seeking safe passage for its vessels
Iran Conflict 2026: China seeks private Hormuz deal#21 5 Mar
Mentioned in: Angolan tanker hit, first war oil spill
Iran Conflict 2026#20 5 Mar
Sealed to commercial shipping after P&I insurance deadline passed
Iran Conflict 2026: P&I deadline passes; Strait sealed#20 4 Mar
Mentioned in: Goldman bets the war ends before summer
Iran Conflict 2026#20 4 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran strikes Fifth Fleet HQ in Bahrain
Iran Conflict 2026#19 4 Mar
Mentioned in: US torpedo sinks Iran warship IRIS Dena
Iran Conflict 2026#18 4 Mar
Disrupted as Fujairah, the Gulf's primary bunkering hub, was struck
Iran Conflict 2026: Fujairah struck; Gulf bunkering hub hit#17 4 Mar
Mentioned in: European warships move toward the Gulf
Iran Conflict 2026#18 4 Mar
Last P&I clubs quit Gulf; Hormuz sealed
Iran Conflict 2026#15 3 Mar
Mentioned in: Oil rises further as US embassies close
Iran Conflict 2026#16 3 Mar
Mentioned in: European gas nearly doubles in one week
Iran Conflict 2026#15 3 Mar
Disrupted further as Duqm port fuel tank was struck a second time
Iran Conflict 2026: Duqm fuel tank hit for the second time#14 3 Mar
Three P&I clubs pull Gulf war risk cover
Iran Conflict 2026#7 2 Mar
Mentioned in: Third ship hit near Hormuz in 72 hours
Iran Conflict 2026#11 2 Mar