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Strait of Hormuz

Chokepoint between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman carrying roughly a fifth of global oil trade. Scene of US-Iran tanker strikes and counterstrikes since early 2026, with Kharg Island loadings inside the contested zone.

Record verified against agent research 2026-09-10 (Al Jazeera, CNBC, TWZ, Trading Economics). Tracked since 2026-09.

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  1. Iran confirms it received a US response to its seven-day plan; banks put Gulf crude flows near pre-war levels

    Iran's government spokesperson said Tehran received an official US response to its proposal through mediators without disclosing its contents, per AP. JPMorgan put Middle East crude shipments at 98 percent of pre-war levels but product flows at 58 percent, while Goldman Sachs put Gulf exports including dark flows in line with the 2025 average.

    AP via FortuneBloomberg via gCaptain

  2. Qatari mediators take an amended seven-day plan to both sides; Kpler puts September Hormuz crude near 7.4 million b/d

    An official briefed on the negotiations told Reuters that Qatari mediators would hold separate talks with Araghchi in New York and with the US side on Monday or Tuesday on an amended version of Iran's seven-day plan. Kpler preliminary data put September crude shipments through Hormuz at about 7.4 million b/d against roughly 20 million before the war, and Brent settled up 96 cents at $105.28 after jumping more than $4 early.

    Reuters via WMBD

  3. Iran still awaits a formal reply through mediators; Trump says more talks are coming

    Araghchi told NBC that Iran is ready to reopen the strait if its conditions are met and is still waiting for a formal US reply through mediators, while UN ambassador Mike Waltz said Tehran was asking for everything up front, including an end to UN snapback sanctions. Trump told Axios he expects US negotiators to engage in more talks in the days ahead.

    The National

  4. Trump rejects Iran's seven-day plan; trackers put crude leaving the Gulf near 13 million b/d

    President Trump said Iran's plan to reopen Hormuz in seven days in exchange for released assets, oil-sanctions relief and an end to the blockade would not be acceptable, and Araghchi said Iran will not back down on its conditions. Tanker Trackers estimated crude exiting the US blockade line at 13 million barrels a day, double the level of less than a month earlier, helped by daytime transits under US escort.

    Al JazeeraFortune

  5. Iran submits a seven-day plan: truce, asset release and blockade lift, then the strait reopens

    Foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran gave intermediaries a plan under which Hormuz reopens on day seven of a region-wide truce if the US releases frozen assets of at least $12 billion, lifts oil sanctions and ends the naval blockade, with talks restarting; he said China supports it and a US response is awaited. Crude settled lower on the news, WTI down 2.3 percent at $92.41 and Brent down 2.1 percent at $104.32.

    Al JazeeraBloomberg via Rigzone

  6. Phased reopening explored as Iran warns the war could spread to the Indian Ocean

    Reuters reporting relayed by investingLive said US and Iranian negotiators in New York are exploring a phased arrangement in which Iran reopens Hormuz and the US lifts its naval blockade, with both sides reluctant to yield leverage. The same day a senior adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader said the war could spread to the Indian Ocean and beyond if attacks resume, per Fars remarks reported by Bloomberg.

    Reuters via investingLiveBloomberg via Business Today

  7. Rubio calls the Iran meeting 'not a breakthrough'; Brent settles up 3.9 percent

    Secretary of State Rubio called the meeting positive but not a breakthrough, a senior Iranian official told Reuters many differences remain, and Kpler data showed three commodity vessels crossing Hormuz on Tuesday against a 10-day average near 15, per FXStreet. Brent settled at $103.08 and WTI at $92.16, ending five sessions of losses, per CNBC.

    FXStreetCNBC

  8. Iranian official says Tehran could reopen Hormuz within seven days, on conditions

    A senior Iranian official told Reuters Iran can reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if the United States eases military pressure and lifts its blockade on Iranian ports, and that the delegation to the UN General Assembly has full authority to revive diplomacy. Capital Economics said tolls and fees could still block a lasting reopening; IMF PortWatch last logged 8 transits on September 13 against a pre-crisis 85 a day, per the Straits daily brief.

    Reuters via BNN BloombergStraits daily brief

  9. US and Iran hold mediated talks at the UN General Assembly

    US envoy Steve Witkoff said mediators shuttled between the delegations for hours, while President Trump described a three-hour meeting and Iranian state media confirmed a meeting between Foreign Minister Araghchi and Witkoff. Tehran's stated conditions for reopening Hormuz include lifting the US naval blockade, releasing frozen assets and ending the war on allied fronts.

    Al Jazeera

  10. Projectile hits a tanker entering the strait as crude settles below $100 ahead of the UNGA Gulf meeting

    UKMTO said an 'unknown projectile' struck a tanker heading into the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, injuring two crew, with the vessel continuing to its next port under its own power and no environmental impact reported; Iran's parliament speaker said the strait will not reopen until Tehran's conditions are met. WTI still settled down 4.5 percent at $95.78 and Brent down 3.4 percent at $100.34 after President Trump said he would probably be open to meeting Iranian President Pezeshkian at the UN General Assembly, where he meets six Gulf leaders on September 22.

    Associated Press via WSLSCNBCStraits daily brief

  11. IRGC strikes the tanker Trend for 'illegal passage'; a second tanker is hit hours later

    Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it attacked the Togo-flagged tanker Trend for attempting an 'illegal passage' of the strait, sparking a fire the UKMTO reported extinguished with the crew safe, and Tehran said it aims to charge ships for passage. A second tanker was hit by an unknown projectile hours later per UKMTO reporting carried by CBS News, as President Trump said he is nearing a 'big decision' on whether to 'annihilate' the Iranian regime ahead of a Gulf leaders meeting at UNGA.

    The HillCBS News

  12. Crude extends decline on a Reuters report of Chinese pressure on Iran; Washington and Clarksons publish conflicting Hormuz throughput counts

    Prices fell further Thursday after Reuters reported China asked Iran to help rein in the Houthis, whose advance toward Bab el-Mandeb Bloomberg reports traders are watching alongside escalating attacks on Saudi oil and shipping assets. US Energy Secretary Chris Wright cited 18 million barrels through Hormuz in one day and an 11 million b/d seven-day average, while Clarksons Research puts flows near 8 million b/d.

    Bloomberg via gCaptain

  13. Saudi barrels return to the strait via shuttle crossings for transfer off Sohar

    With the East-West pipeline down, Aramco shuttle vessels are crossing the Strait of Hormuz from Gulf terminals to hand cargoes to long-haul tankers off Sohar, per energynews.pro. The arrangement limits long-haul vessel exposure but places Saudi export barrels inside the strait's risk perimeter on every voyage.

    energynews.pro

  14. Salalah meeting postponed; Iran says it will register the bilateral Oman corridor

    The GCC-Iran meeting on temporary Hormuz transit corridors was postponed Sunday night with no new date; Iran's foreign ministry attributed the deferral to Saudi objections, and Axios and CNN reported Riyadh submitted amendments over concern the framework would harden a new status quo. Iran says it will decide with Oman how to announce or register their bilateral transit agreement.

    Al Jazeera

  15. IRGC says the El Gaia struck naval mines; CENTCOM rejects the account

    Iran's IRGC Navy said the supertanker El Gaia exploded and burned after hitting naval mines on what it called an unauthorized route south of the strait, per the IRGC statement carried by Press TV and reported by IranWire. US Central Command said the vessel did not strike a mine and was hit again over the weekend after being damaged in an Iranian attack in late August, per Israel National News.

    Press TV (IRGC statement)IranWireIsrael National News

  16. Iran confirms Monday Hormuz talks in Oman as a transit-deal design emerges

    Iran said its foreign minister will discuss the strait with Gulf states in Salalah on Monday, per Arab News. The Financial Times reported the Omani-brokered framework under discussion would let vessels enter the strait through Iranian waters and exit mostly through Omani territory; attendance was not fully confirmed amid the Houthi escalation.

    Arab NewsFortune

  17. Oman works to seat Gulf states and Iran in Salalah as Brent settles lower

    Bloomberg reported Oman aims to convene GCC and Iranian foreign ministers Monday in Salalah, the first such gathering since the war began, with Iraq and other littoral states expected. Brent settled down 2.8 percent at $104.61 and WTI at $100.05 as the diplomacy headline outweighed the East-West pipeline shutdown, per CNBC.

    BloombergCNBC

  18. Transits fall to single digits as Brent clears $108

    Six commodity vessels moved through the strait on September 8 against a February average near 135, per Kpler and S&P Global data reported by Oil & Gas Journal, with EIA putting second-quarter liquids flow at 4.9 million b/d versus 21.6 million b/d pre-war. Brent breached $108 as Iran signaled continued retaliation.

    Oil & Gas JournalTrading Economics

  19. US destroys five Iranian tankers; Iran claims strikes on ten ships and orders crews to abandon vessels near Kuwait and Bahrain

    CENTCOM said it destroyed the IRGC crude carriers Kaviz, Charminar, Horizon 1 and Riesco in the Gulf of Oman and the Derya near Kharg Island after two attempted missile attacks on a US warship. The IRGC claimed retaliatory strikes on two American vessels and eight tankers plus missiles at the Al-Azraq base in Jordan, declared a restricted area from Chabahar into the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea, and Brent traded above $101 for the first time since May.

    Al JazeeraCNBCTrading Economics

  20. CENTCOM disables three IRGC tankers after missile attacks on US warships

    CENTCOM said it permanently disabled the IRGC crude carriers Downy off Kharg Island and Stark 1 near Jask and destroyed the unladen carrier Kylo in the Gulf of Oman after Iran fired ballistic missiles at a US aircraft carrier and destroyer. Iran said it responded the same day by attacking three commercial ships and three US-linked vessels.

    NPRCNNCENTCOM via TWZ

  21. US strikes Iranian oil tankers for the first time

    The US struck Iranian tankers in retaliation for attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, a shift from earlier incidents in which vessels were acted against only for running the naval blockade on Iranian ports. The strikes opened what officials described as a tanker-for-a-tanker policy.

    Axios

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