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Week of Jul 13–19, 2026

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Sunday, July 19, 20264 entries

  1. 4:14 AM in Muscat, Jul 20

    Greek-owned tanker set ablaze off Oman's Kumzar; crew abandons ship

    ConfirmedShipping, energy & marketsOff Kumzar, Musandam, Oman

    A projectile set the Maltese-flagged tanker Kavomaleas, owned by Greece's Dynacom, on fire about 8 nautical miles northwest of Kumzar, Oman; its crew abandoned ship and was picked up by a tug, UKMTO said. A second vessel, the Acheloos, was hit 17 nautical miles east of Dibba with damage to its steering gear, and Iran's Revolutionary Guards said two tankers on the southern route had 'exploded' and been halted.

    Why it matters The IRGC presented the strikes as enforcement of its demand that ships use an Iranian-approved route, on the same night CENTCOM completed its ninth straight night of strikes on Iran.

    Sources: AP, Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera (2), Al Jazeera (3), CBS News, CBS News (2)

  2. 7:43 AM in Singapore, Jul 20

    Brent climbs above $90 in Asian trading as U.S.-Iran attacks widen

    ReportedShipping, energy & marketsSingapore

    Brent futures rose about 3% to above $90 a barrel in Monday trading in Asia, a one-month high, as nightly U.S. strikes and Iranian retaliation kept Hormuz shipping at a trickle.

    Why it matters The Houthis announced a blockade of Saudi ports the same day, threatening the Red Sea route Saudi Arabia had used to export oil around the Hormuz closure.

    Sources: Reuters via Investing.com, The Guardian

  3. 3:22 PM in New York

    U.S. service member killed in Iraq while destroying an Iranian drone's ordnance

    OfficialBackgroundNorthern Iraq

    CENTCOM said a U.S. service member died on July 18 in northern Iraq during the controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian one-way attack drone, and that another was wounded.

    Why it matters It raised the U.S. death toll since the war began on February 28 to 17, a day after two troops were killed in Jordan.

    Sources: Forbes, KAIT8, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2)

  4. 2:50 PM in Jerusalem

    Israel says the U.S. is sending more refuelling aircraft as U.S.-Iran strikes escalate

    OfficialMilitary & securityIsrael

    An Israeli military official said the U.S. had decided to reinforce its fleet of aerial refuelling aircraft stationed in Israel, and another senior official said dozens more were expected; Axios had reported the move was ahead of a potential expansion of operations against Iran.

    Why it matters Israel had not joined the latest U.S. strikes, and extra tankers would extend the range and tempo of air operations if the campaign widens.

    Sources: U.S. News, Al-Monitor / Reuters

Saturday, July 18, 20265 entries

  1. 3:39 AM in Tehran, Jul 19

    Iran says U.S. hit Darkhovin nuclear plant site; IAEA sees no radiological risk

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsDarkhovin, Khuzestan Province, Iran

    Iran's Atomic Energy Organization said multiple projectiles hit the under-construction Darkhovin nuclear power plant site in Khuzestan at 3:39 a.m. local time. The IAEA said it was looking into the reports, that the site was in the very early stages of construction and held no nuclear material when last visited, and that no radiological risk was expected.

    Why it matters It was the second nuclear site reported hit in the renewed fighting after Bushehr, and IAEA chief Rafael Grossi called for restraint near all nuclear-related sites; the same day Jordan said it shot down three Iranian missiles and the IRGC said it stopped ships on an 'unsafe route'.

    Sources: ABC News, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3)

  2. 6:00 PM in New York

    U.S. launches eighth straight night of strikes to 'punish' IRGC over Jordan deaths

    OfficialMilitary & securitySouthern Iran

    CENTCOM said U.S. forces began new strikes at 6 p.m. ET at Trump's direction to degrade Iran's ability to threaten shipping in Hormuz and to 'swiftly punish' the IRGC forces it blamed for killing U.S. troops in Jordan; it later said coastal surveillance, air defence, maritime and missile and drone storage sites were hit. Iranian media reported explosions at Qeshm, Bandar Abbas, Sirik, Hajiabad and Shadegan.

    Why it matters The strikes were now explicitly retaliation for U.S. deaths as well as for attacks on shipping.

    Sources: Anadolu Agency, CNBC, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2)

  3. 1:25 PM in New York

    CENTCOM says two U.S. service members were killed in Jordan and one is missing

    OfficialBackgroundJordan

    CENTCOM said two U.S. service members in Jordan were killed in action on July 17 as U.S. and partner forces defended against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks, and that another was missing in action.

    Why it matters They were the first U.S. troops killed by Iranian fire since the memorandum, and CENTCOM said that night's strikes were meant to 'swiftly punish' the IRGC forces responsible.

    Sources: CNN, Al Jazeera live blog

  4. 4:05 PM in Tehran

    Iran suspends its commitments under the deal; Khamenei calls Trump's signature 'worthless'

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsTehran, Iran

    Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said Iran had suspended its commitments and implementation of the Islamabad memorandum because the U.S. had violated and suspended all of its own, and that Iran was 'busy defending the country'. Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in a written statement that repeated U.S. breaches showed the U.S. president's signature was 'worthless and invalid'.

    Why it matters It ended the deal from the Iranian side a month after it was signed; Trump said he 'couldn't care less'.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2)

  5. 9:19 AM in Kuwait

    Iranian attacks set a second Kuwaiti power and desalination plant on fire

    OfficialShipping, energy & marketsKuwait

    Kuwait's electricity ministry said a fire broke out at a power and water desalination plant after a new round of Iranian attacks, forcing it to disconnect generating units, a day after another plant was damaged. Kuwait Petroleum Corporation said a vital oil site was hit, injuring several people, and Kuwait Airways suspended flights at Kuwait International Airport.

    Why it matters About 90% of Kuwait's drinking water comes from desalination, so attacks on these plants put the civilian water supply at risk.

    Sources: Turkiye Today, Bloomberg, PBS News, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3), Al Jazeera live blog (4), Al Jazeera live blog (5)

Friday, July 17, 20262 entries

  1. 2:30 PM in New York

    Brent rises to about $88, up 16% in a week of U.S.-Iran fighting

    ReportedShipping, energy & marketsNew York, United States

    Brent crude rose 4.6% on Friday to about $88 a barrel, 16% above the previous week's roughly $76, and U.S. crude rose 4.5% to $82.49, as fighting kept Hormuz largely shut and raised fears for the Red Sea route.

    Why it matters Prices had fallen below their pre-war level in late June; the renewed fighting reversed that in less than two weeks.

    Sources: CNN live updates, Al Jazeera live blog

  2. 5:45 PM in Tehran

    Satellite images show new damage inside the Bushehr nuclear plant complex

    ReportedDiplomacy & politicsBushehr, Iran

    Comparing Sentinel-2 satellite images from July 7 and July 12 showed new impact scars inside the Bushehr nuclear power plant complex and another apparent strike site at nearby support facilities, after Iranian officials had said the plant itself was not damaged.

    Why it matters Bushehr is Iran's only operating nuclear power plant, and the images contradicted the earlier assurance; two days later the IAEA urged restraint near nuclear sites after another site was hit.

    Source: Al Jazeera live blog

Thursday, July 16, 20262 entries

  1. 12:01 AM in New York, Jul 17

    Full U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil exports return as the licence wind-down ends

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsWashington, D.C., United States

    U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil exports came back into full effect on July 17, the date U.S. officials gave when Washington revoked the licence that had allowed Iranian oil sales under the memorandum.

    Why it matters The U.S. blockade of Iranian ports had already resumed on July 14, so Iran lost both the legal route and the physical route for its oil exports.

    Sources: CNBC, CNBC (2), Al Jazeera live blog

  2. 10:35 PM in Dubai

    U.S. launches a sixth straight night of strikes as Iran hits back across the region

    OfficialMilitary & securitySouthern Iran

    CENTCOM said it carried out a sixth consecutive night of strikes on Iran, with Iranian media reporting hits on a bridge at Bandar-e Khamir, where seven people were killed, and on Qeshm, Bushehr and Ahvaz. Iran's army and the IRGC claimed attacks on U.S. sites in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and Jordan and on the al-Tanf base in Syria, which Syria denied.

    Why it matters Reuters reported that Iran had asked Yemen's Houthis to be ready to close the Red Sea route if the U.S. hit its power plants, raising the risk of a second chokepoint being shut.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3), Al Jazeera live blog (4)

Wednesday, July 15, 20262 entries

  1. 4:59 PM in New York

    U.S. disables tanker Belma heading for Kharg Island as it enforces the renewed blockade

    OfficialShipping, energy & marketsArabian Gulf, toward Kharg Island, Iran

    CENTCOM said a U.S. aircraft fired Hellfire missiles into the smokestack of the unladen, Curacao-flagged tanker Belma after it ignored warnings while sailing toward Kharg Island. An Iranian official said the tanker was hit again by two U.S. missiles two days later, and U.S. Marines released video of boarding a tanker in the Gulf of Oman.

    Why it matters It showed the blockade being enforced with force from its first full day, as the U.S. had done in June before the memorandum.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3)

  2. 9:00 PM in Rome

    Israel and Lebanon agree in Rome to implement two 'pilot zones' for Israeli withdrawal

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsRome, Italy

    After two days of U.S.-brokered talks in Rome, Israel and Lebanon agreed to enforce two pilot zones in southern Lebanon that Israel says are clear of Hezbollah and will hand to the Lebanese army; the U.S. said the sides agreed the structure and guidelines for a limited Israeli troop withdrawal. No timeline was set, and Israel wants a verification process.

    Why it matters It was the first agreed step under the June 26 framework, but Hezbollah rejects the talks and Israel told the Pentagon it would keep troops in its other 'security zones'.

    Sources: Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3), Al Jazeera live blog (4)

Tuesday, July 14, 20262 entries

  1. 5:20 PM in New York

    U.S. sanctions 50-plus targets in Shamkhani oil shipping network, freezes $130m in crypto

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsWashington, D.C., United States

    The Treasury and State Department designated more than 50 individuals, entities and vessels in the sanctions-evasion network of Iranian shipping magnate Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani, which Washington called a major enabler of Iran's oil exports, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said wallets tied to Iran's central bank holding over $130 million were frozen. The next day the Treasury sanctioned a network in Iran, Russia and Nigeria it said helped the IRGC procure weapons.

    Why it matters Washington was pairing the renewed blockade with sanctions aimed at the networks that move Iranian oil at sea.

    Sources: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), U.S. Department of the Treasury (2)

  2. 10:26 PM in Tehran

    Iran's deputy foreign minister says the memorandum with the U.S. 'no longer stands'

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsTehran, Iran

    Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said Iran was under no obligation to adhere to the memorandum because the U.S. had 'not only violated' it 'but also dismantled it', and that Iran would exert full control over the Strait of Hormuz.

    Why it matters It came a week after Trump declared the deal over, as the U.S. blockade came back into force that evening.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2)

Monday, July 13, 20265 entries

  1. 2:41 AM in Dubai, Jul 14

    Iranian cruise missiles hit two UAE tankers near Hormuz, killing an Indian sailor

    OfficialShipping, energy & marketsStrait of Hormuz, Omani waters

    The UAE's defence ministry said Iranian cruise missiles targeted two of its oil tankers in Omani waters in the Strait of Hormuz, killing an Indian crew member aboard the tanker Mombasa and wounding eight people; ADNOC said two of its tankers were hit. The IRGC said it attacked two supertankers crossing with their transponders off.

    Why it matters It was the first sailor killed in the renewed fighting, and the GCC, Kuwait and Qatar condemned the attack.

    Sources: CNBC, Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera live blog

  2. 10:33 AM in New York

    Trump reinstates the naval blockade of Iran and floats, then drops, a 20% Hormuz fee

    OfficialShipping, energy & marketsWashington, D.C., United States

    Trump posted that the U.S. was 'reinstating' the blockade of Iran and, as 'THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT', would be reimbursed 20% on all cargo shipped. The U.S.-led maritime centre said enforcement on all Iranian ports and coastal areas would begin at 20:00 GMT on July 14 while neutral transit continued; the next day Trump dropped the fee in favour of 'trade and investment' deals with Gulf states.

    Why it matters The blockade lifted under the memorandum on June 18 was back in force, and the fee idea drew objections from shippers and governments before Trump abandoned it.

    Sources: NPR, CNBC, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3), Al Jazeera live blog (4), Al Jazeera live blog (5), Al Jazeera live blog (6)

  3. 4:50 PM in Aden

    Yemen's government bombs Sanaa airport over Iranian flight; Houthis fire missiles at Saudis

    OfficialMilitary & securitySanaa, Yemen

    Yemen's internationally recognised government said its forces struck the runway at Houthi-held Sanaa airport to prevent an Iranian aircraft from landing, and all Yemeni airports were closed. The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted ballistic missiles the Houthis fired at southern Saudi Arabia, and a Houthi official threatened Saudi 'vital infrastructure'.

    Why it matters It opened a Saudi-Houthi front alongside the U.S.-Iran fighting, putting at risk the Red Sea route Saudi Arabia was using to export oil around Hormuz.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3), The Guardian

  4. 1:10 PM in London

    UK moves to designate the IRGC as a state threat, criminalising support for it

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsLondon, United Kingdom

    The UK said it would designate Iran's Revolutionary Guards under new proscription-like powers for state-backed threats, making it a criminal offence to support, assist or benefit from the group, with potential life sentences; the Iran-linked HAYI group, tied to attacks on Jewish targets in Britain, is also to be designated.

    Why it matters The designation uses new powers for state-backed threats rather than terrorism law, and follows the June joint statement by 24 countries on Iranian plots in Western countries.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, The Guardian

  5. 10:45 AM in Dubai

    Hormuz traffic falls to its lowest in five weeks as fighting resumes

    ReportedShipping, energy & marketsStrait of Hormuz

    Six ships crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, July 12, the lowest in five weeks, according to Kpler data, including the tanker Humanity carrying 2 million barrels of Iranian oil; traffic slowed to a two-month low the following day. The U.S. Energy Department told CNBC that 8.5 million barrels of oil still transited on Sunday.

    Why it matters The traffic recovery that followed the memorandum had reversed within a week of the fighting resuming.

    Sources: CNBC, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2)

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