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Strait of Hormuz

33 km chokepoint for a fifth of global oil; IRGC drone strikes resumed despite ceasefire.

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#15414 Jul
#15414 Jul
#2613 Jul

TTF round-trips back above EUR 50

European Energy Markets
#1613 Jul
#15312 Jul
#1518 Jul
#158 Jul
#1498 Jul
#1497 Jul

Remained at SEVERE threat as the IRGC herded vessels into the northern corridor

Iran Conflict 2026: Hormuz held severe as Guard herds ships
#1497 Jul

Hosted the missile attacks on commercial vessels that CENTCOM said it answered

Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM hits 80 sites; Iran claims Gulf
#1486 Jul
#1486 Jul
#66 Jul

Oman clears mine mission, then a stall

Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea
#1474 Jul
#233 Jul

Registered daily transits of 27 to 43 vessels, still a fraction of the 84 pre-crisis baseline

European Energy Markets: Hormuz stand-down has not reopened the strait
#233 Jul
#1442 Jul
#1462 Jul

Cleared thirty-five tankers on 2 July, matching pre-war levels

Iran Conflict 2026: Hormuz tanker count back to pre-war
#132 Jul

Continued reopening without incident, eroding the risk premium built into Brent

European Oil Markets: Brent grinds to $70 into OPEC+ weekend
#241 Jul

Hosted the tanker-transit recovery

European Energy Markets: Hormuz tankers hit pre-war daily range
#1441 Jul
#2430 Jun

Carried LNG carriers under a separate escort-convoy regime from crude

European Energy Markets: LNG carriers run under a separate cap
#14230 Jun
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#423 Jun

Allied robot minehunters reach the Gulf

Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea
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Remained operationally closed to commercial insurance-backed transit despite Brent pricing a reopening

Iran Conflict 2026: Oil prices a Hormuz reopening that has not happened
#13218 Jun
#13218 Jun
#1018 Jun
#1917 Jun

Asia clears the LNG queue first

European Energy Markets
#2017 Jun
#1916 Jun

Qatar restart leaves a fifth out

European Energy Markets
#1916 Jun
#1916 Jun
#13016 Jun
#916 Jun

Remained priced as disrupted in forward freight despite flat-crude diplomacy selloff

European Oil Markets: VLCC forward freight stays 2x Atlantic
#12915 Jun
#12814 Jun

Named by Trump as immediately reopened toll-free

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump declares the war over by post
#12714 Jun
#12713 Jun
#12613 Jun

Contested waterway where drone combat occurred

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran's drones, the US shield over Hormuz
#12612 Jun
#12411 Jun

Declared closed to all vessel transit by IRGC order

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC declares Hormuz shut, vetoing Iran's own deal
#1711 Jun
#1239 Jun

Served as the operational area for the drone-boat rescue

Iran Conflict 2026: Drone boat rescued the downed Apache crew
#64 Jun

blockaded chokepoint whose reopening is being discussed

European Oil Markets: Novak admits drones are cutting Russian oil
#64 Jun
#1202 Jun
#1162 Jun
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#1141 Jun
#11330 May

Contested waterway whose blockade generated the 116-vessel redirection count

Iran Conflict 2026: Mentioned in: Hellfire disables a cargo ship's engine
#230 May
#11330 May
#11329 May
#11128 May
#11128 May
#11027 May
#11027 May
#127 May

Robot minehunter now sails for Hormuz

Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea
#10826 May
#1226 May
#10825 May

Served as the operational zone for IRGC mine-laying activity targeted in the strikes

Iran Conflict 2026: US strikes Iran's naval base mid-talks
#10725 May
#10724 May
#10623 May

Named in Trump's declaration as the waterway that 'will be opened'

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump declares Iran deal, signs nothing
#1122 May
#1020 May

UK sends GBP 115M to Hormuz drones

Drones: Industry & Defence
#10420 May

Logged only 2 commercial transits on 20 May, down from 7 on 19 May

Iran Conflict 2026: Rial bill, yuan portal, two ships
#10218 May
#10218 May
#10016 May

Designated as toll route by Azizi announcement

Iran Conflict 2026: Azizi names Hormuz toll regime on X
#9915 May
#10015 May

Provided operational setting for Iranian guided-passage confirmation

Iran Conflict 2026: Araghchi tells Jaishankar Iran guides Indian ships
#9613 May
#9612 May
#111 May

Remained physically restricted for maritime transit weeks after 17 April ceasefire

European Oil Markets: Brent-Dubai EFS over $6, TD3C at WS458
#9511 May

Named as target for potential ground takeover in military options briefing

Iran Conflict 2026: Three military options, no signed order
#88 May

Served as the operational theatre for Project Freedom and Iran's new permit regime

European Energy Markets: TTF holds EUR 43-47 through Hormuz week
#917 May
#907 May
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#894 May
#74 May
#884 May
#13 May

Disrupted chokepoint whose risk the lost UAE spare-capacity buffer amplifies

European Oil Markets: Mentioned in: OPEC+ hike 188kbd, UAE out of the room
#883 May
#883 May
#861 May

Named as the reopening concession Iran offered in exchange for US lifting blockade

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran's fourth ceasefire text on 1 May
#861 May

Named as the locus of prohibited toll payment demands

Iran Conflict 2026: OFAC issues GL-W on same Friday
#430 Apr
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#627 Apr
#8127 Apr

Remained effectively shut with only five transits in 24 hours on 27 April

Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM blockade widens past Hormuz strait
#7925 Apr

Continued as site of CENTCOM vessel redirections

Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM intercepts reach 33 in the Strait
#525 Apr

Recorded zero LNG transits on 25 April despite ceasefire extension

European Energy Markets: Hormuz: 19 transits, no LNG; ALSI bounce was Atlantic
#8023 Apr
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#7722 Apr

Named as site requiring up to six months of post-war clearance operations

Iran Conflict 2026: Pentagon gives Congress Hormuz clock Trump has not
#7722 Apr

Served as site of first IRGC vessel seizures since war began

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC boards three ships inside Hormuz
#1422 Apr
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#418 Apr

Re-closed on 18 April by Iranian declaration, halting LNG transits for the second time

European Energy Markets: Iran re-closes Hormuz after one-day opening
#7217 Apr

Declared open then closed within 24 hours

Iran Conflict 2026: Hormuz opens then closes in 24 hours
#7117 Apr
#7017 Apr

Named as subject of multilateral mission commitment

Iran Conflict 2026: Paris drafts the Hormuz passage mission
#7218 Apr
fired on tanker in strait
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#7418 Apr
Negotiated withAAAbbas Araghchi
announced civilian corridor through
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#816 Apr

Unresolved issue in US-Iran talks

2026 FIFA World Cup: Mentioned in: Pakistan ceasefire runs to 22 April
#7217 Apr
Criticised byEREbrahim Rezaei
conditioned ceasefire extension on hormuz control
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#7217 Apr
Stated byAAAbbas Araghchi
declared hormuz open
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#7217 Apr
Deployed to byDTDonald Trump
declared blockade to remain
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#6915 Apr
#7015 Apr
#215 Apr
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#113 Apr
#6712 Apr
#512 Apr

Iran breaks Gulf ceasefire within hours

Drones: Industry & Defence
#113 Apr
Criticised byDTDonald Trump
threatened strait blockade
European Energy Markets · source event
#512 Apr
Authorised byDTDonald Trump
declared naval blockade of
Drones: Industry & Defence · source event
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#24 Apr
Completed byJJapan
completed first carveout hormuz lng transit
European Energy Markets · source event
#24 Apr
Completed byFFrance
completed first carveout hormuz container transit
European Energy Markets · source event
#5331 Mar
#31 Apr
assessed hormuz disruption impact
European Energy Markets · source event
#31 Apr
quantified supply cut from hormuz closure
European Energy Markets · source event
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Closed waterway whose reopening markets are pricing

Iran Conflict 2026: Brent falls 8% on phantom peace talks
#4825 Mar
#4825 Mar

Closed waterway cutting Manila's supply

Iran Conflict 2026: Philippines declares energy emergency
#5025 Mar
#4825 Mar

Closed waterway trapping vessels

Iran Conflict 2026: 20,000 seafarers trapped west of Hormuz
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#4319 Mar

Remained depressed enough for Goldman to warn Brent could break the 2008 price r

Iran Conflict 2026: Goldman: Brent could break 2008 record
#4319 Mar

Allowed 140 million barrels of Iranian crude to transit under 30-day US sanction

Iran Conflict 2026: 140m barrels of Iran crude sanctioned
#4218 Mar

Moved markets 10% on Netanyahu's claim that Israel was helping reopen the waterw

Iran Conflict 2026: Brent touches $119 before falling back
#4117 Mar

Kept closed long enough to drive US diesel to $5.07 and trigger inflation warnin

Iran Conflict 2026: Diesel at $5.07; inflation fears mount
#4117 Mar
#4016 Mar
#4116 Mar

Remained closed, pushing Brent to $111 — 64% above pre-war levels

Iran Conflict 2026: Brent nears $111 as energy war widens
#4316 Mar

Blocked export route causing force majeure

Iran Conflict 2026: Mentioned in: Iraq: force majeure; oil goes nowhere
#3815 Mar

Allowed Iranian oil tankers through while blocking non-Iranian commercial shippi

Iran Conflict 2026: US lets Iranian oil fund Iran's war
#3815 Mar

Remained unescorted as all five named allies refused to send warships within 72

Iran Conflict 2026: Every named ally refuses Hormuz escort
#3715 Mar

Became leverage in Trump's threat to cancel the Xi Jinping summit

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump ties Xi summit to Hormuz passage
#3514 Mar

Designated an Iranian 'kill box' by US Navy with 300-plus ships stranded and 19

Iran Conflict 2026: Navy calls Hormuz an Iranian kill box
#3614 Mar

Became focus of Trump's public demand for allied warships to restore free naviga

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump demands allied warships at Hormuz
#3514 Mar

Received Trump ultimatum: reopen or Iran's oil infrastructure faces destruction

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump: reopen Hormuz or I hit the oil
#3614 Mar
#3514 Mar
#3813 Mar

Opened for two Indian LPG tankers under bilateral diplomatic deal with Tehran

Iran Conflict 2026: India buys Hormuz passage, ship by ship
#3413 Mar

Moved oil markets 5% on false report that a tanker had passed through it

Iran Conflict 2026: Phantom tanker briefly cracks $100
#3413 Mar

Remained closed as US officials publicly contradicted each other on readiness to

Iran Conflict 2026: Three officials, three lines on Hormuz
#3311 Mar
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#3311 Mar

Remained closed as US energy and treasury secretaries publicly split on readines

Iran Conflict 2026: Two cabinet members split on Hormuz
#3311 Mar

Choked flows enough for IEA to declare the largest supply disruption in market h

Iran Conflict 2026: IEA: largest oil disruption in history