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The Islamic Republic of Iran; theocratic OPEC-member state ruled by its Supreme Leader.

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#180 30 Sept

Loaded no crude in the Gulf for the whole of September

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran loads no crude for a whole month
#180 30 Sept

Hanged both men and announced it through its judiciary outlet

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran hangs two men over Mashhad unrest
#180 30 Sept
#180 30 Sept
Reported on by←HHengaw
“counted august executions”
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#180 30 Sept
Announced both executions by←MMizan
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#180 30 Sept
Loaded no crude for a full month→KIKharg Island
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#180 29 Sept
#180 29 Sept
#180 29 Sept
Reported on by←IHIran Human Rights
“published list of 166 protesters”
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#180 29 Sept
Said treasury would isolate iran s enablers by←SBScott Bessent
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#180 29 Sept
Mediated by←QQatar
“carried plan and returned written answer”
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#180 28 Sept

Struck an American vessel with a cruise missile on 14 September

Iran Conflict 2026: Pentagon adds a 19th name to its toll
#13 27 Sept
#180 26 Sept
Criticised by←DTDonald Trump
“rejected seven day hormuz plan”
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#180 25 Sept
#180 24 Sept
#180 23 Sept

Became harder to assist lawfully in a shipping emergency

Iran Conflict 2026: OFAC lets the ship repair licence lapse
#14 15 Sept
#179 14 Sept
#180 14 Sept
Attacked→UMUS Marines
“cruise missile strike wounded eight marines”
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#178 13 Sept

Lost three land crossings and air links with Iraq

Iran Conflict 2026: Iraq shuts three Iranian crossings and the flights
#178 13 Sept

Scheduled talks with Gulf states on Hormuz safe passage

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran takes safe passage to Oman on Monday
#178 13 Sept

Reported the strike through the Qeshm governor and IRNA

Iran Conflict 2026: A ship is hit near Hengam, and nobody names it
#178 13 Sept

Regained passenger access at al-Shaib and Shalamcheh

Iran Conflict 2026: Iraq reopens Iranian border crossings in stages
#178 12 Sept

Requested a joint investigation into the launch platforms

Iran Conflict 2026: Al-Zaidi gives Tehran a seat at the inquiry
#178 12 Sept

Sent its president to meet a Gulf state that had cut its links

Iran Conflict 2026: Pezeshkian meets Abu Dhabi's crown prince in Delhi
#178 12 Sept
#178 12 Sept

Pressed its position in the overnight negotiation

Iran Conflict 2026: BRICS adopts the text May could not agree
#178 12 Sept
Negotiated with←IIraq
“agreed joint investigation”
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#177 9 Sept
#177 8 Sept

Called the US tanker strikes a war crime and a breach of the UN Charter

Iran Conflict 2026: Tehran calls tanker strikes a war crime
#177 8 Sept
#177 8 Sept

Recovered a US underwater vehicle and published footage of it

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran recovers a broken US drone
#177 7 Sept

Lost five sanctioned crude carriers from its export fleet

Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM disables five Iranian oil tankers
#177 7 Sept
#177 7 Sept
#175 1 Sept
#175 31 Aug
#175 31 Aug
#175 23 Aug
#174 20 Aug
#172 19 Aug
Declared persona non grata→FFrance
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#173 18 Aug
#173 18 Aug
#172 18 Aug

Declared two French embassy staff persona non grata

Iran Conflict 2026: Tehran says it moved first on expulsions
#172 18 Aug
#172 18 Aug
Halted trade and financial transactions by←IFIranian Foreign Ministry
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#172 18 Aug
Declared persona non grata by←FFrance
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#172 17 Aug
#172 17 Aug
#171 17 Aug
#171 16 Aug
#170 12 Aug
#170 12 Aug
#170 12 Aug
#171 12 Aug

Kept crude production near 2,478 tb/d, unchanged from June

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran's wells flat as Iraq adds 665 tb/d
#170 12 Aug
Promised unprecedented isolation measures by←SBScott Bessent
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#170 12 Aug
Condemned executions by←EUEuropean Union
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#168 9 Aug

Agreed four operational areas with Oman

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran and Oman rule transit fees out
#168 9 Aug
Negotiated with→OOman
“reached route understanding”
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#168 7 Aug

Set conditions for reopening its adjacent waterway

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran sets six terms to reopen Hormuz
#168 7 Aug
#168 7 Aug
Attacked→AADNOC
“was accused of targeting vessel owned by”
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#167 6 Aug
#166 6 Aug
#167 5 Aug
#167 5 Aug
#166 5 Aug

Announced a Hormuz shipping-route agreement with Oman

Iran Conflict 2026: Two Hormuz accounts, no published text
#166 4 Aug
#22 3 Aug

Intended target of the called-off strike

European Oil Markets: Brent sheds 4.88% on called-off strike
#165 1 Aug
#165 1 Aug
#165 1 Aug

Executed at least 67 people in July, acknowledging eight

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran executed 67 in July, admitted 8
#165 31 Jul

Executed Arvin Kheirkhahan without notice to his family

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran hangs a protest detainee at Shahrud
#165 31 Jul
#164 30 Jul

Re-tiered its petrol subsidy to a 60-litre allowance

Iran Conflict 2026: The rial slides, the fuel card shrinks
#164 30 Jul
#163 27 Jul
#163 27 Jul
#30 26 Jul

Continued not retaliating through the reversal

European Energy Markets: Mentioned in: TTF breaks 8% off a three-year high
#163 25 Jul
#162 25 Jul

Continued strikes and vowed no stand-down while the US bombing halt held

Iran Conflict 2026: Tehran promises no pause of its own
#162 25 Jul

Published wartime oil-revenue figures covering periods before the current blockade

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran publishes the flattering oil figure
#163 25 Jul
Made condition of→LLebanon
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#163 25 Jul
Attacked by←UUkraine
“struck vessel in caspian sea”
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#163 24 Jul

Reported one sailor killed and one injured

Iran Conflict 2026: Ukraine kills an Iranian sailor at sea
#30 24 Jul

Stopped retaliating following the US halt

European Energy Markets: Strike halt lands across two days
#161 24 Jul
#161 24 Jul
#161 24 Jul

Called the mediation account completely misleading

Iran Conflict 2026: Baghdad and Tehran deny ceasefire trip
#163 24 Jul
Summoned charge daffaires→UUkraine
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#25 23 Jul
#160 21 Jul

Received the mediators' ceasefire proposal

Iran Conflict 2026: Four mediators table a ten-day truce
#160 21 Jul

Warned that a strike on nuclear facilities would expand the war

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran denies moving uranium to Pickaxe
#160 21 Jul

Submitted its own separate ten-day ceasefire proposal

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran files its own ten-day truce
#158 21 Jul
#158 21 Jul

Named as responsible party for three attacks

Iran Conflict 2026: Qatar files a UN claim against Iran
#11 21 Jul

Mentioned in: Langflow hits KEV a second time

Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences
#158 20 Jul

Carried out the missile and drone attack that killed both soldiers

Iran Conflict 2026: The Pentagon names two of the dead
#158 20 Jul

Claimed it disabled two oil tankers transiting Hormuz without permission

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran claims it disabled two tankers
#18 19 Jul
#156 19 Jul
#156 19 Jul
#156 18 Jul

Declared the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding formally suspended

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran formally suspends the Islamabad MoU
#24 15 Jul
#27 15 Jul
#154 14 Jul
#154 14 Jul

retaliated across the Gulf after the blockade

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran fires back across the Gulf again
#16 13 Jul

Declared vessels on unauthorised routes forfeit any safe-passage guarantee

European Oil Markets: Freight has not confirmed the spike
#26 13 Jul

Remained in renewed military tension with the US over Hormuz shipping

European Energy Markets: TTF round-trips back above €50
#151 10 Jul

Confirmed its first individually named Army dead of the wave

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran names two soldiers among its dead
#150 9 Jul

Recorded 14 dead and 78 wounded across the strikes

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran reports 14 killed in two nights of strikes
#25 9 Jul

Attributed source of the strike

European Energy Markets: Mentioned in: Qatar halts LNG ramp on carrier strike
#150 8 Jul

Absorbed the second strike wave and ordered the IRGC retaliation

Iran Conflict 2026: Second US strike wave in 48 hours
#149 7 Jul

Lost its one legal channel for dollar-clearing crude sales

Iran Conflict 2026: OFAC pulls Iran's oil waiver early
#15 7 Jul
#149 7 Jul
#6 6 Jul
#147 4 Jul
#147 3 Jul

Opened crude talks with three Japanese firms

Iran Conflict 2026: Japan reopens Iran oil talks after 2019
#143 30 Jun

Ordered an army-wide security operation around Khamenei's funeral

Iran Conflict 2026: Tehran shuts its airspace on 6 July
#143 30 Jun

Excluded all European governments from Khamenei's funeral guest list

Iran Conflict 2026: No Europeans on the guest list
#32 30 Jun

Traded public criticism with US Secretary Kristi Noem after its exit

2026 FIFA World Cup: Iran and US trade World Cup barbs
#143 30 Jun

Continued indirect talks with the US through Qatari and Pakistani mediators

Iran Conflict 2026: Progress at Doha you cannot bank
#142 30 Jun

Carried out 140 executions in the Iranian month of Khordad

Iran Conflict 2026: 140 executions sit beneath the talks
#22 30 Jun

Agreed verbal stand-down with the US on 29 June, enabling TTF's fall to a two-month low

European Energy Markets: TTF round-trips on Hormuz, ends Q2 down
#141 28 Jun
#141 27 Jun
#31 27 Jun
#22 27 Jun
#141 26 Jun
#140 26 Jun
#140 26 Jun
#138 25 Jun
#21 25 Jun
#138 25 Jun
#139 24 Jun
#137 23 Jun

Co-signed the joint governance statement establishing the fee committee

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran and Oman claim the strait
#136 23 Jun
#137 23 Jun
#137 23 Jun

Cooperated with IMO, Oman and the US on evacuation logistics

Iran Conflict 2026: IMO starts to evacuate 11,000 mariners
#137 23 Jun
#4 23 Jun
#136 22 Jun

Granted 60 days of oil sales authorisation and dollar settlement rights

Iran Conflict 2026: The oil licence Trump finally signed
#136 22 Jun

Conditioned nuclear sub-talks on a confirmed Lebanon ceasefire

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran makes Lebanon the gate to talks
#135 22 Jun
#136 22 Jun

Used the 60-day relief window to complete dollar-independent payment infrastructure

Iran Conflict 2026: GL X lapses 21 August; Iran starts transit fees
#136 22 Jun
#134 21 Jun
#26 21 Jun

Held Belgium to a 0-0 draw and reached two points in Group G

2026 FIFA World Cup: Iran hold Belgium and take the point home
#139 21 Jun
#13 20 Jun
#24 20 Jun
#132 18 Jun
#10 18 Jun

Re-declared the strait closed on 20 June without affecting the 4Q26 FFA

European Oil Markets: Freight prices Hormuz risk as permanent
#132 18 Jun
#131 18 Jun
#19 17 Jun
#20 17 Jun
#8 17 Jun
#131 17 Jun

Secured joint Iran-Oman management of Hormuz navigation fees under UNCLOS framing

Iran Conflict 2026: Deal bans the Hormuz toll, licenses its replacement
#19 16 Jun
#19 16 Jun
#19 16 Jun
#130 16 Jun
#130 16 Jun
#129 15 Jun
#127 14 Jun

Issued no public statement on the concession terms Trump described

Iran Conflict 2026: US drops its uranium ship-out demand
#127 13 Jun
#126 13 Jun
#126 12 Jun
#125 12 Jun

Denied finalisation of any deal through its foreign ministry spokesman

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump halts strikes, Iran denies deal
#74 20 Apr
Met with←AMAsim Munir
“led mediation delegation to”
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#74 20 Apr
Met with←PPakistan
“dispatched delegation to”
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#73 19 Apr
Criminalised possession as capital offence→SStarlink
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#74 19 Apr
Sanctioned by←OOFAC
“allowed crude waiver to lapse against”
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#72 19 Apr
Sanctioned by←UTUS Treasury
“allowed gl u to lapse on iran”
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#73 18 Apr
Tortured to death in custody→Abbas Yavari
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#73 18 Apr
Summoned ambassador over tanker attack by←IIndia
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#73 18 Apr
Publicly warned deal without inspectors illusion by←RGRafael Grossi
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#73 18 Apr
Denied formal extension request by←KLKaroline Leavitt
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#73 18 Apr
Documented custodial executions and torture by←HHengaw
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#72 17 Apr
Reported on by←NNetBlocks
“documented record breaking blackout 1152hrs”
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#72 17 Apr
Endorsed by←FRFazlollah Ranjbar
“endorsed internet blackout as policy”
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#72 17 Apr
Banned→SStarlink
“banned starlink terminals under death penalty”
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#72 17 Apr
Stated by←DTDonald Trump
“claimed iran agreed to uranium transfer”
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#74 17 Apr
“formally rejected transit measures of”
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#73 16 Apr
Brokered monitoring concession by←AMAsim Munir
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#73 16 Apr
Shifted enrichment offer to three five year range→WWashington
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#73 16 Apr
Extracted nuclear monitoring concession by←AMAsim Munir
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#2 15 Apr
Met with←USUnited States
“held second round ceasefire talks”
European Energy Markets · source event
#8 12 Apr
Hosted ceasefire talks with←PPakistan
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#7 12 Apr
Ruled by←FFIFA
“rejected match relocation request”
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#5 8 Apr
“struck causing output loss at”
Drones: Industry & Defence · source event
#5 8 Apr
“intercepted drone and missile attacks from”
Drones: Industry & Defence · source event
#5 8 Apr
“targeted with drone and missile strikes”
Drones: Industry & Defence · source event
#5 8 Apr
Attacked→QQatar
“launched drones and missiles at”
Drones: Industry & Defence · source event
#5 8 Apr
Attacked→SASaudi Arabia
“launched drones and missiles at”
Drones: Industry & Defence · source event
#1 8 Apr
Negotiated with←USUnited States
“announced ceasefire”
European Energy Markets · source event
#6 7 Apr
Summoned→FFIFA
“received no formal response from”
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#6 6 Apr
Withdrew from by←FFIFA
“cannot contractually meet relocation demand of”
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#2 4 Apr
“granted operational carveout for hormuz transits”
European Energy Markets · source event
#4 3 Apr
Supplied by←RRussia
“transferred drone technology to”
Drones: Industry & Defence · source event
#4 3 Apr
Deployed to→SShahed-136
“deployed as primary strike weapon”
Drones: Industry & Defence · source event
#4 3 Apr
“published analysis of drone campaign”
Drones: Industry & Defence · source event
#7 2 Apr
Operated by←KSKino Sports Complex
“continuing preparations for squad arrival”
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#11 2 Apr
Deployed to by←GGeran-2
“transferred upgraded drone variants to iran”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#11 2 Apr
Met with←KKremlin
“confirmed ongoing dialogue while denying drone transfers”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#6 2 Apr
Operated by←KSKino Sports Complex
“continued preparing for squad arrival of”
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#7 1 Apr
Supplied by←FFIFA
“offered pre tournament training camp”
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#11 18 Mar
Deployed to by←RRussia
“shipped geran2 drones food and satellite intelligence”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#11 18 Mar
Attacked by←IIsrael
“struck bandar anzali to interdict russia iran supply routes”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#4 1 Mar
“targeted with drone strikes”
Drones: Industry & Defence · source event
#74 1 Jan
Authorised→OOman
“co-signed traffic separation scheme with”
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event