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Gulf Arab emirate, OPEC member, and CENTCOM host; increasing oil output as Hormuz stays disrupted.
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#1519 Jul
Shut its Flight Information Region to all but vetted arrivals
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran hits Jordan and three Gulf states#1508 Jul
Second US strike wave in 48 hours
Iran Conflict 2026#1508 Jul
Mentioned in: Qatar summons Iran yet keeps mediating
Iran Conflict 2026#1497 Jul
Hosted claimed IRGC strikes on US military sites
Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM hits 80 sites; Iran claims Gulf#145 Jul
Mentioned in: OPEC+ adds barrels it won't pump
European Oil Markets#1441 Jul
Mentioned in: Syria, Lebanon join US defence table
Iran Conflict 2026#14230 Jun
Co-signed the TFTC re-designation of Hezbollah's financial network
Iran Conflict 2026: Gulf and US re-list Hezbollah finance#14430 Jun
Mentioned in: Second Marine unit reaches the Gulf
Iran Conflict 2026#14127 Jun
Condemned IRGC strikes as repeated heinous aggressions and a sovereignty violation
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran hits US bases in Kuwait, Bahrain#14127 Jun
Mentioned in: Iran claims sole control of Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#14127 Jun
Mentioned in: Iran skips talks, then watches them
Iran Conflict 2026#13825 Jun
Mentioned in: GCC backs free passage, splits on Oman
Iran Conflict 2026#14025 Jun
Mentioned in: 11,000 trapped as exit corridor shut
Iran Conflict 2026#14025 Jun
Mentioned in: Hormuz clears a record 20m barrels
Iran Conflict 2026#13825 Jun
Mentioned in: Brent falls below its pre-war level
Iran Conflict 2026#13723 Jun
Mentioned in: Rubio lands in UAE: no Hormuz tolls
Iran Conflict 2026#2823 Jun
Mentioned in: Modric reaches 200 caps as Panama go out
2026 FIFA World Cup#13522 Jun
Mentioned in: Brent falls through Trump's war talk
Iran Conflict 2026#13622 Jun
Mentioned in: What the Navy does while Trump posts
Iran Conflict 2026#1122 Jun
Mentioned in: ARA jet fuel hits a six-year low
European Oil Markets#13522 Jun
Gulf producers build around the strait
Iran Conflict 2026#13521 Jun
55 ships cross the strait Iran shut
Iran Conflict 2026#13420 Jun
Mentioned in: Oman's waters become the only lane
Iran Conflict 2026#13319 Jun
Mentioned in: Hormuz cover returned before the strait did
Iran Conflict 2026#13218 Jun
Mentioned in: Oil priced a reopening that never happened
Iran Conflict 2026#13118 Jun
Mentioned in: Oil prices a Hormuz reopening that has not happened
Iran Conflict 2026#12915 Jun
Mentioned in: Hormuz logged two ships, not 94
Iran Conflict 2026#12714 Jun
Mentioned in: UAE says Hormuz oil waits to 2027
Iran Conflict 2026#12310 Jun
Mentioned in: Iran hits US bases in three countries
Iran Conflict 2026#1229 Jun
Mentioned in: US Army Apache goes down near Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#1229 Jun
Mentioned in: Saudi Arabia left off the Patriot list
Iran Conflict 2026#67 Jun
produced 490kbd in May, down 310kbd
European Oil Markets: OPEC adds 188kbd into 37-year output low#1217 Jun
Mentioned in: Iran fires 10 missiles at Ramat David
Iran Conflict 2026#1196 Jun
Kuwait armed the day Iran hit it
Iran Conflict 2026#1195 Jun
IRGC salvo hits two Gulf states at once
Iran Conflict 2026#1195 Jun
Mentioned in: No Iran signature for nearly 100 days
Iran Conflict 2026#1205 Jun
Mentioned in: Bahrain's missile shield runs near empty
Iran Conflict 2026#65 Jun
Mentioned in: Kuwait: 10-12 weeks to recover output
European Oil Markets#54 Jun
Mentioned in: OPEC+ to vote barrels it can't pump
European Oil Markets#64 Jun
confirmed full output recovery requires 10-12 weeks minimum
European Oil Markets: Novak admits drones are cutting Russian oil#1173 Jun
Suspended commercial flights and closed airspace after strike
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran drone hits Kuwait airport terminal#1173 Jun
Expelled two Iranian diplomats and handed formal protest note to Iran's charge d'affaires
Iran Conflict 2026: Kuwait expels two of Iran's diplomats#1173 Jun
Mentioned in: Bahrain runs low on Patriot interceptors
Iran Conflict 2026#1141 Jun
Intercepted hostile missiles and drones with air-raid sirens sounding nationwide
Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC hits Sirik base, vows sharper reply#1141 Jun
Mentioned in: Denmark rates Iran terror threat 4 of 5
Iran Conflict 2026#11531 May
Deployed air defences that intercepted two Iranian ballistic missiles and invoked Article 51 self-defence
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran fires missiles at US in Kuwait#11431 May
Mentioned in: CENTCOM hits Goruk and Qeshm Island
Iran Conflict 2026#11128 May
Intercepted the Iranian ballistic missile and condemned the attack
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran fires ballistic missile at Kuwait#11228 May
Mentioned in: US threatens Oman, its oldest Iran link
Iran Conflict 2026#11228 May
Invoked Article 51 of the UN Charter, the first Gulf state to make a formal self-defence claim in the war
Iran Conflict 2026: Kuwait invokes Article 51 after strike#11027 May
Mentioned in: Brent hits conflict low, then rebounds
Iran Conflict 2026#223 May
Mentioned in: Brent loses $14 in four sessions
European Oil Markets#10821 May
Signed the formal IMO letter rejecting Iran's PGSA transit route
Iran Conflict 2026: Five Gulf states reject Iran's sea route#10319 May
Mentioned in: Brent at $111, IEA at $106: the $5 gap
Iran Conflict 2026#10015 May
Mentioned in: UAE blocks BRICS Iran statement after Gulf drone strikes
Iran Conflict 2026#9814 May
Mentioned in: IEA: a billion barrels lost, Brent retreats 13%
Iran Conflict 2026#9814 May
Mentioned in: Floating armoury seized 38nm off Fujairah
Iran Conflict 2026#9612 May
Mentioned in: Brent closes $107.05 into Beijing summit
Iran Conflict 2026#9511 May
Mentioned in: Aramco warns of a 17.5% shock
Iran Conflict 2026#9310 May
Mentioned in: Iran hits Doha tanker as Qatar PM meets Rubio
Iran Conflict 2026#9410 May
Reported hostile drones in its airspace
Iran Conflict 2026: Iranian drones hit UAE, Kuwait, Qatar in one morning#9310 May
Mentioned in: Trump expects Iran reply; signs nothing
Iran Conflict 2026#939 May
Bahrain arrests 41; Iran threatens Gulf shipping
Iran Conflict 2026#939 May
Mentioned in: UK reportedly sends warship for Hormuz mission
Iran Conflict 2026#928 May
Mentioned in: US gasoline hits $4.54 as Hormuz premium sticks
Iran Conflict 2026#917 May
Mentioned in: Fujairah hits 1.62 mbpd; ADCOP nears cap
Iran Conflict 2026#894 May
Mentioned in: Brent's kinetic premium settles at $6.81
Iran Conflict 2026#884 May
Mentioned in: Brent falls $21 across four sessions
Iran Conflict 2026#883 May
Mentioned in: IRGC sets 30-day blockade clock for US
Iran Conflict 2026#872 May
Mentioned in: Trump rejects Iran's text on Truth Social
Iran Conflict 2026#8530 Apr
Mentioned in: OPEC+ Seven agree 206k bpd June increase
Iran Conflict 2026#8530 Apr
Mentioned in: Murkowski sets AUMF target for 11 May
Iran Conflict 2026#8328 Apr
Mentioned in: UAE quits OPEC effective 1 May
Iran Conflict 2026#8328 Apr
Mentioned in: Brent hits $111.16, a new post-war high
Iran Conflict 2026#7925 Apr
Mentioned in: CENTCOM intercepts reach 33 in the Strait
Iran Conflict 2026#7925 Apr
Mentioned in: Brent settles $105.30 with no fresh seizure
Iran Conflict 2026#8023 Apr
Mentioned in: Five vessels, no AIS: Hormuz goes dark
Iran Conflict 2026#7722 Apr
Mentioned in: Pentagon gives Congress Hormuz clock Trump has not
Iran Conflict 2026#7621 Apr
Mentioned in: Saudis welcome, UAE posts harder conditions
Iran Conflict 2026#7520 Apr
Mentioned in: Northwood coalition moves from planning to established
Iran Conflict 2026#7420 Apr
Mentioned in: Brent round-trips 9% down and 7% up in a weekend
Iran Conflict 2026#7320 Apr
Mentioned in: Northwood summit drafts Hormuz ROE without US
Iran Conflict 2026#7719 Apr
Mentioned in: IRGC drones hit Oman's Salalah port
Iran Conflict 2026#7217 Apr
Mentioned in: Hormuz opens then closes in 24 hours
Iran Conflict 2026#7015 Apr
Mentioned in: Iran tanker tests Cooper blockade claim
Iran Conflict 2026#6713 Apr
Mentioned in: CENTCOM rewrites blockade scope before enforcement begins
Iran Conflict 2026#6713 Apr
Mentioned in: UK leads 40-nation rival coalition against blockade
Iran Conflict 2026#512 Apr
Mentioned in: Iran breaks Gulf ceasefire within hours
Drones: Industry & Defence#712 Apr
Mentioned in: FIFA shuts Iran relocation door via Sheinbaum
2026 FIFA World Cup#6510 Apr
Mentioned in: Iran lost track of its own minefield
Iran Conflict 2026#6410 Apr
Mentioned in: Seven Ships Cross Hormuz, No Oil Tankers
Iran Conflict 2026#6510 Apr
Mentioned in: Hormuz trickle: five then seven vessels
Iran Conflict 2026#639 Apr
Mentioned in: Iran strikes five Gulf states on ceasefire day
Iran Conflict 2026#129 Apr
Mentioned in: Lockheed locks in $4.76bn Patriot run
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#595 Apr
Mentioned in: IRGC Blocks Pezeshkian as He Warns of Collapse
Iran Conflict 2026#595 Apr
Saudi Arabia Invokes Article 51 After Water Strikes
Iran Conflict 2026#24 Apr
Mentioned in: First LNG tanker crossed Hormuz since February
European Energy Markets#583 Apr
Mentioned in: Iran names eight Gulf bridge targets
Iran Conflict 2026#583 Apr
Mentioned in: Habshan shut; UAE records first dead
Iran Conflict 2026#573 Apr
Kuwait Refinery Hit Third Time; Desalination Plant Struck
Iran Conflict 2026#572 Apr
#91 Apr
Mentioned in: Russia bans gasoline exports to July
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#551 Apr
Mentioned in: Strike on Kharazi Kills the Back-Channel
Iran Conflict 2026#541 Apr
UAE closes Iranian hospital, voids visas
Iran Conflict 2026#5331 Mar
Mentioned in: $200bn war bill not yet sent to Congress
Iran Conflict 2026#431 Mar
Mentioned in: Iraq Qualify for First World Cup in 40 Years
2026 FIFA World Cup#5230 Mar
Mentioned in: Brent above $116, set for record month
Iran Conflict 2026#5230 Mar
First civilian killed on Kuwaiti soil
Iran Conflict 2026#928 Mar
Mentioned in: Zelenskyy signs Gulf security deals
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#5227 Mar
Mentioned in: 3,500 Marines and 82nd Airborne in Gulf
Iran Conflict 2026#4724 Mar
Mentioned in: Strike hits 350m from Iran's reactor
Iran Conflict 2026#4724 Mar
Mentioned in: Pentagon plans to seize Kharg Island
Iran Conflict 2026#4724 Mar
Mentioned in: 82nd Airborne HQ ordered to the Gulf
Iran Conflict 2026#4522 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran threatens to destroy Gulf energy
Iran Conflict 2026#4420 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran threatens Gulf desalination grids
Iran Conflict 2026#4420 Mar
Mentioned in: IEA: 8m barrels/day — record disruption
Iran Conflict 2026#4420 Mar
Mentioned in: 47 Iranian drones downed in 24 hours
Iran Conflict 2026#4420 Mar
Mentioned in: Riyadh expels five Iranian diplomats
Iran Conflict 2026#4319 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump calls NATO a paper tiger
Iran Conflict 2026#4319 Mar
Mentioned in: Kuwait refinery struck by Iran again
Iran Conflict 2026#4218 Mar
Mentioned in: Rubio bypasses Congress on $16.5bn arms
Iran Conflict 2026#4218 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran strikes Kuwait refineries
Iran Conflict 2026#4218 Mar
Mentioned in: IAF hits 200 targets from Yazd to Shiraz
Iran Conflict 2026#4218 Mar
Mentioned in: Ras Laffan struck again in second wave
Iran Conflict 2026#4218 Mar
Mentioned in: Iranian missile hits Haifa oil refinery
Iran Conflict 2026#4016 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump rejects every Pentagon off-ramp
Iran Conflict 2026#4016 Mar
Mentioned in: Migrant workers bear the Gulf's losses
Iran Conflict 2026#4016 Mar
Mentioned in: 200 US troops wounded in eighteen days
Iran Conflict 2026#3715 Mar
Mentioned in: Russia supplying Iran with Shahed drones
Iran Conflict 2026#3715 Mar
Mentioned in: Israel kills Hamas official in Lebanon
Iran Conflict 2026#3614 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran missile hits US Embassy in Baghdad
Iran Conflict 2026#3614 Mar
Mentioned in: Two drones breach Kuwait base, wound 3
Iran Conflict 2026#3514 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran threatens Gulf oil sites
Iran Conflict 2026#3614 Mar
Mentioned in: $16.5bn and 8,700 strikes in two weeks
Iran Conflict 2026#3413 Mar
Mentioned in: 51 drones downed; one near embassies
Iran Conflict 2026#3413 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran draws first blood on Omani soil
Iran Conflict 2026#3413 Mar
Mentioned in: All six KC-135 crew confirmed dead
Iran Conflict 2026#3311 Mar
Mentioned in: Lebanon displacement passes 800,000
Iran Conflict 2026#3311 Mar
Mentioned in: 3.2m Iranians displaced in a fortnight
Iran Conflict 2026#3311 Mar
Mentioned in: IEA: largest oil disruption in history
Iran Conflict 2026#3210 Mar
Mentioned in: Record UN resolution condemns Iran
Iran Conflict 2026#3210 Mar
Mentioned in: IRGC: not a litre through Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#3210 Mar
Mentioned in: Record oil reserve release fails fast
Iran Conflict 2026#318 Mar
Mentioned in: Europe locked out of Wall St rebound
Iran Conflict 2026#318 Mar
Mentioned in: British troops yards from Iran strike
Iran Conflict 2026#308 Mar
Mentioned in: Brent spikes to $116, record since 1988
Iran Conflict 2026#308 Mar
Mentioned in: Nikkei falls 7% as Asia-Pacific buckles
Iran Conflict 2026#48 Mar
Mentioned in: Ukraine weighs lifting arms export ban
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#48 Mar
Mentioned in: Gulf states order 8,000 Ukraine drones
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#48 Mar
Mentioned in: Saudi firm buys Ukrainian interceptors
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#318 Mar
Mentioned in: Chinese ships pass; others are seized
Iran Conflict 2026#318 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran FM warns all Hormuz tankers
Iran Conflict 2026#318 Mar
Mentioned in: Oil swings $30 in a single session
Iran Conflict 2026#307 Mar
Mentioned in: Smoke from 30 depots blacks out Tehran
Iran Conflict 2026#307 Mar
Mentioned in: Israel's fuel strikes exceeded US plans
Iran Conflict 2026#297 Mar
Mentioned in: Drones hit Kuwait airport fuel tanks
Iran Conflict 2026#297 Mar
Mentioned in: Kuwait force majeure halts 3.5m bpd
Iran Conflict 2026#307 Mar
Mentioned in: Seventh US soldier dies of Day 1 wounds
Iran Conflict 2026#307 Mar
Mentioned in: Migrants killed in Saudi drone strike
Iran Conflict 2026#297 Mar
Mentioned in: Arab League condemns Iran's attacks
Iran Conflict 2026#267 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran general denies confirmed strikes
Iran Conflict 2026#267 Mar
Mentioned in: US crude posts 35.6% weekly gain, record
Iran Conflict 2026#267 Mar
Mentioned in: Supertanker rates hit $424k/day, up 94%
Iran Conflict 2026#267 Mar
Mentioned in: Saudi back-channel to Iran intensifies
Iran Conflict 2026#267 Mar
Mentioned in: Pezeshkian rejects Trump surrender terms
Iran Conflict 2026#267 Mar
Mentioned in: 1,566 dead across four countries, Day 8
Iran Conflict 2026#257 Mar
Mentioned in: Brent at $92.69, biggest week since 1983
Iran Conflict 2026#286 Mar
Mentioned in: 454,000 displaced in Lebanon in six days
Iran Conflict 2026#286 Mar
Mentioned in: Iraq extends airspace closure 72 hours
Iran Conflict 2026#276 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump receives six soldiers at Dover
Iran Conflict 2026#286 Mar
Mentioned in: Rockets target US Embassy in Baghdad
Iran Conflict 2026#246 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump demands Iran's surrender
Iran Conflict 2026#236 Mar
Mentioned in: Six US reservists named as war dead
Iran Conflict 2026#236 Mar
Mentioned in: Pentagon eyes Korea missile shields
Iran Conflict 2026#305 Mar
Mentioned in: Eighth US death not classed as combat
Iran Conflict 2026#225 Mar
Mentioned in: UK withdraws diplomats from Bahrain
Iran Conflict 2026#225 Mar
Mentioned in: 35,000 seafarers and passengers stranded
Iran Conflict 2026#225 Mar
Mentioned in: Brent hits $83.75, fifth straight gain
Iran Conflict 2026#225 Mar
Mentioned in: Interceptors burning, no US resupply
Iran Conflict 2026#225 Mar
Mentioned in: One Iranian missile lands inside UAE
Iran Conflict 2026#225 Mar
Mentioned in: Doha evacuates area near US Embassy
Iran Conflict 2026#215 Mar
Mentioned in: Angolan tanker hit, first war oil spill
Iran Conflict 2026#225 Mar
Mentioned in: Seven children killed in Lebanon
Iran Conflict 2026#204 Mar
Mentioned in: Seven Gulf states back offensive action
Iran Conflict 2026#204 Mar
Mentioned in: Missile debris hits Dubai's Burj Al Arab
Iran Conflict 2026#204 Mar
Mentioned in: Girl, 11, killed by shrapnel in Kuwait
Iran Conflict 2026#194 Mar
Mentioned in: Pentagon: Iran missile rate declining
Iran Conflict 2026#184 Mar
Mentioned in: Fujairah struck; Gulf bunkering hub hit
Iran Conflict 2026#184 Mar
Mentioned in: UAE and Kuwait recorded 1,088 intercepts
Iran Conflict 2026#184 Mar
Mentioned in: IRGC: 20 drones struck Dubai consulate
Iran Conflict 2026#174 Mar
Mentioned in: Drone hits Dubai US consulate car park
Iran Conflict 2026#153 Mar
Mentioned in: US closes Riyadh and Kuwait embassies
Iran Conflict 2026#153 Mar
Mentioned in: Oil rises further as US embassies close
Iran Conflict 2026#143 Mar
Mentioned in: Three P&I clubs pull Gulf war risk cover
Iran Conflict 2026#122 Mar
Mentioned in: US orders departure from 16 countries
Iran Conflict 2026#122 Mar
Mentioned in: 13,000 regional flights cancelled
Iran Conflict 2026#72 Mar
Mentioned in: Tanker MV Skylight hit near Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#82 Mar
Mentioned in: Kuwait Patriot fire kills three US jets
Iran Conflict 2026#102 Mar
Mentioned in: Kuwait Patriot fire kills three US jets
Iran Conflict 2026#82 Mar
Mentioned in: Kuwait refinery hit by Iranian shrapnel
Iran Conflict 2026#51 Mar