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Strait of Hormuz

33km chokepoint for a fifth of global oil and LNG; contested amid Iran conflict.

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Demanded remediation payment byEBEsmaeil Baqaei
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#170 11 Aug
#169 11 Aug
#170 11 Aug
Reported on byLLLloyd's List
recorded weekly transit count
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#170 11 Aug
Reported on byKKpler
tracked traffic shifting to iranian route
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#169 10 Aug
#168 9 Aug
#11 9 Aug
#168 7 Aug

Contained the reported vessel incident

Iran Conflict 2026: UAE says an Iranian missile hit its vessel
#168 7 Aug

Remained closed under the stated conditions

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran sets six terms to reopen Hormuz
#168 6 Aug

Carried 84 recorded weekly transits

Iran Conflict 2026: Hormuz transits rise to an eighth of normal
#167 5 Aug
#22 3 Aug
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Negotiated withOOman
proposed security coalition for
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#30 24 Jul
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#19 23 Jul
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#158 21 Jul
#19 20 Jul
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#28 19 Jul

Showed AIS-verified curtailment rather than a confirmed closure

European Energy Markets: Gas prices a strait nobody can verify
#156 18 Jul
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#155 17 Jul
#156 17 Jul
#18 16 Jul
#156 16 Jul
#27 15 Jul

TTF hits EUR 55 on a Hormuz toll

European Energy Markets
#154 14 Jul
#154 14 Jul
#26 13 Jul

TTF round-trips back above EUR 50

European Energy Markets
#16 13 Jul
#153 12 Jul
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#15 8 Jul
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#149 7 Jul

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

Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM hits 80 sites; Iran claims Gulf
#149 7 Jul

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

Iran Conflict 2026: Hormuz held severe as Guard herds ships
#148 6 Jul
#6 6 Jul

Oman clears mine mission, then a stall

Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea
#148 6 Jul
#147 4 Jul
#23 3 Jul
#23 3 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
#13 2 Jul

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

European Oil Markets: Brent grinds to $70 into OPEC+ weekend
#146 2 Jul

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

Iran Conflict 2026: Hormuz tanker count back to pre-war
#144 2 Jul
#24 1 Jul

Hosted the tanker-transit recovery

European Energy Markets: Hormuz tankers hit pre-war daily range
#144 1 Jul
#24 30 Jun

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

European Energy Markets: LNG carriers run under a separate cap
#142 30 Jun
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#4 23 Jun

Allied robot minehunters reach the Gulf

Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea
#137 23 Jun
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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
#132 18 Jun
#10 18 Jun
#19 17 Jun

Asia clears the LNG queue first

European Energy Markets
#20 17 Jun
#19 16 Jun

Qatar restart leaves a fifth out

European Energy Markets
#19 16 Jun
#19 16 Jun
#130 16 Jun
#9 16 Jun

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

European Oil Markets: VLCC forward freight stays 2x Atlantic
#129 15 Jun
#128 14 Jun

Named by Trump as immediately reopened toll-free

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump declares the war over by post
#127 14 Jun
#127 13 Jun
#126 13 Jun

Contested waterway where drone combat occurred

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran's drones, the US shield over Hormuz
#126 12 Jun
#124 11 Jun

Declared closed to all vessel transit by IRGC order

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC declares Hormuz shut, vetoing Iran's own deal
#17 11 Jun
#123 9 Jun

Served as the operational area for the drone-boat rescue

Iran Conflict 2026: Drone boat rescued the downed Apache crew
#6 4 Jun

blockaded chokepoint whose reopening is being discussed

European Oil Markets: Novak admits drones are cutting Russian oil
#6 4 Jun
#120 2 Jun
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#114 1 Jun
#2 30 May
#113 30 May

Contested waterway whose blockade generated the 116-vessel redirection count

Iran Conflict 2026: Mentioned in: Hellfire disables a cargo ship's engine
#113 30 May
#113 29 May
#111 28 May
#111 28 May
#4 28 May
#1 27 May

Robot minehunter now sails for Hormuz

Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea
#110 27 May
#110 27 May
#12 26 May
#108 26 May
#107 25 May
#108 25 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
#107 24 May
#106 23 May

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

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump declares Iran deal, signs nothing
#11 22 May
#104 20 May

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

Iran Conflict 2026: Rial bill, yuan portal, two ships
#10 20 May

UK sends GBP 115M to Hormuz drones

Drones: Industry & Defence
#102 18 May
#102 18 May
#100 16 May

Designated as toll route by Azizi announcement

Iran Conflict 2026: Azizi names Hormuz toll regime on X
#100 15 May

Provided operational setting for Iranian guided-passage confirmation

Iran Conflict 2026: Araghchi tells Jaishankar Iran guides Indian ships
#99 15 May
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#1 11 May

Remained physically restricted for maritime transit weeks after 17 April ceasefire

European Oil Markets: Brent-Dubai EFS over $6, TD3C at WS458
#95 11 May

Named as target for potential ground takeover in military options briefing

Iran Conflict 2026: Three military options, no signed order
#93 10 May
#8 8 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
#91 7 May
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#1 3 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
#86 1 May

Named as the locus of prohibited toll payment demands

Iran Conflict 2026: OFAC issues GL-W on same Friday
#86 1 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
#85 30 Apr
#4 30 Apr
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#6 27 Apr
#81 27 Apr

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

Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM blockade widens past Hormuz strait
#79 25 Apr

Continued as site of CENTCOM vessel redirections

Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM intercepts reach 33 in the Strait
#5 25 Apr

Recorded zero LNG transits on 25 April despite ceasefire extension

European Energy Markets: Hormuz: 19 transits, no LNG; ALSI bounce was Atlantic
#80 23 Apr
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#77 22 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
#77 22 Apr

Served as site of first IRGC vessel seizures since war began

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC boards three ships inside Hormuz
#76 20 Apr
#4 18 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
#72 17 Apr

Declared open then closed within 24 hours

Iran Conflict 2026: Hormuz opens then closes in 24 hours
#71 17 Apr
#70 17 Apr

Named as subject of multilateral mission commitment

Iran Conflict 2026: Paris drafts the Hormuz passage mission
#74 18 Apr
Negotiated withAAAbbas Araghchi
announced civilian corridor through
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#72 18 Apr
fired on tanker in strait
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#8 16 Apr

Unresolved issue in US-Iran talks

2026 FIFA World Cup: Mentioned in: Pakistan ceasefire runs to 22 April
#72 17 Apr
Criticised byEREbrahim Rezaei
conditioned ceasefire extension on hormuz control
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#72 17 Apr
Deployed to byDTDonald Trump
declared blockade to remain
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#72 17 Apr
Stated byAAAbbas Araghchi
declared hormuz open
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#2 15 Apr
#70 15 Apr
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#1 13 Apr
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#5 12 Apr

Iran breaks Gulf ceasefire within hours

Drones: Industry & Defence
#5 12 Apr
#1 13 Apr
Criticised byDTDonald Trump
threatened strait blockade
European Energy Markets · source event
#5 12 Apr
Authorised byDTDonald Trump
declared naval blockade of
Drones: Industry & Defence · source event
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Completed byJJapan
completed first carveout hormuz lng transit
European Energy Markets · source event
#2 4 Apr
Completed byFFrance
completed first carveout hormuz container transit
European Energy Markets · source event
#53 31 Mar
#3 1 Apr
quantified supply cut from hormuz closure
European Energy Markets · source event
#3 1 Apr
assessed hormuz disruption impact
European Energy Markets · source event
#52 30 Mar
#50 28 Mar
#48 25 Mar

Closed waterway whose reopening markets are pricing

Iran Conflict 2026: Brent falls 8% on phantom peace talks
#48 25 Mar
#48 25 Mar

Closed waterway cutting Manila's supply

Iran Conflict 2026: Philippines declares energy emergency
#48 25 Mar

Closed waterway trapping vessels

Iran Conflict 2026: 20,000 seafarers trapped west of Hormuz
#50 25 Mar