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Iran war

Week of Jul 27–Aug 2, 2026

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Saturday, August 1, 20263 entries

  1. 10:21 PM in New York

    Trump calls off a planned attack on Iran, saying the 'perimeters of a deal' are agreed

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsWashington, D.C., United States

    Trump wrote on Truth Social that Iran 'and other Middle Eastern Countries' had asked him to hold off because 'the perimeters of a deal has been agreed to,' and that he would cancel the attack 'subject to being able to rapidly make a DEAL' including the full reopening of Hormuz and 'an end to Iran's nuclear threat.' The next day he said negotiations would begin Monday and that Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar had asked him to call it off; Iranian state-linked media denied Tehran had asked for anything, and acting Defence Minister Majid Ebn-e-Reza said the pullback was made 'within the context of psychological operations and a war of calculations.'

    Why it matters A regional mediator said the proposal would reopen the strait and halt attacks in exchange for lifting the U.S. blockade, but Iran's foreign ministry said its Hormuz understanding with Oman did not by itself mean the strait would reopen.

    Sources: ABC News, CBS News, CNN, CNN (2), Al Jazeera, CNN (3), CBS News (2)

  2. 5:53 PM in Istanbul

    Iraq and Turkey agree one-year deal to keep crude flowing to Ceyhan, bypassing the Gulf

    OfficialShipping, energy & marketsAnkara, Turkey

    Iraq and Turkey announced a one-year agreement to keep Iraqi crude flowing through the pipeline to Turkey's port of Ceyhan at 750,000 barrels a day, after their 50-year deal expired on July 27. Turkey's energy minister said the line holds 'a more strategic position than ever' for supply security.

    Why it matters The pipeline is one of the few routes that lets Iraqi oil reach markets without the Strait of Hormuz; both sides said they are working on a long-term deal.

    Source: CBS News

  3. 8:21 AM in New York

    U.S. tells Americans across the Middle East to consider leaving as new strikes are planned

    OfficialCivilian alertsWashington, D.C., United States

    U.S. embassies in Amman, Jerusalem and Baghdad, and then the State Department region-wide, told Americans to 'consider departing, or be prepared to depart should there be escalation.' U.S. officials had told CNN that strikes on Iran were planned as soon as that weekend, after Trump said at a Cabinet meeting, 'We will be hitting them very hard.'

    Why it matters Qatari and Pakistani mediators were fielding calls with Iran and U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff to head off the attack, and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman raised concerns about it with Trump.

    Sources: CNN, CBS News, CNN (2), CNN (3), CNN (4)

Friday, July 31, 20262 entries

  1. 1:55 PM in Tehran

    IRGC says it hit two tankers; Iran's strait authority says Hormuz transit 'not possible'

    OfficialShipping, energy & marketsStrait of Hormuz

    The IRGC said it 'struck and stopped' two tankers it claimed were under U.S. aerial escort and that four others turned back. Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority then said transit 'is not currently possible' because of U.S. military actions and that permits would resume only 'once stability and calm are restored'; CENTCOM replied that the strait 'remains open' and 'Iran does not control it.'

    Why it matters Security council secretary Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr said the U.S. blockade would 'tighten the lock' on Hormuz and close other chokepoints, with American voters paying the price.

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

  2. 12:00 PM in Muscat

    LNG carrier GasLog Shanghai disabled by projectile off Oman after leaving Hormuz

    ReportedShipping, energy & marketsOff Limah, Musandam, Oman

    UKMTO said a tanker hit by an unknown projectile about 11 nautical miles northeast of Limah, Oman, suffered engine-room damage and was not under command, with no casualties. Bloomberg, citing security firms and ship tracking, identified it as the LNG carrier GasLog Shanghai, loaded with Qatari cargo; the next day UKMTO reported a large splash and explosion near another tanker northwest of Khasab.

    Why it matters Qatari LNG had only just resumed crossing the strait, with one cargo passing on July 30 for the first time in nearly three weeks.

    Sources: Arab Times, CNN, CBS News, CNN (2)

Thursday, July 30, 20262 entries

  1. 3:22 PM in New York

    CENTCOM says its blockade has turned back 24 ships, disabled two and boarded two

    OfficialShipping, energy & marketsGulf of Oman and Arabian Sea

    CENTCOM said it had redirected 24 commercial vessels since restarting the blockade of Iranian ports on July 14, up from 20 a day earlier, and had boarded two ships and fired on two others to disable them. Only five vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz the next day, all on Iran's approved northern route, according to marine traffic data cited by CNN.

    Why it matters Washington says the strait is open, but traffic stayed at a handful of ships a day against about 130 before the war.

    Sources: CBS News, CNN

  2. 8:13 PM in Riyadh

    14 countries back a Saudi-led 'Maritime Defense Alliance' to protect shipping

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Saudi Arabia's defense ministry said Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Yemen, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Sudan, Djibouti and Somalia issued a joint statement backing a multinational alliance to protect shipping routes, after a meeting attended by military chiefs and representatives of 43 countries and an EU delegation. Saudi Arabia is to found and lead the alliance and host its headquarters.

    Why it matters The UAE and Oman were not among the 14 backers; other participants said they were still completing domestic approval procedures.

    Sources: CNN, CNN (2)

Wednesday, July 29, 20265 entries

  1. 3:30 AM in Tehran, Jul 30

    U.S. hits dozens of IRGC targets in retaliation; blasts at Bandar Abbas, Qeshm and Kish

    ConfirmedMilitary & securitySouthern Iran

    CENTCOM said strikes began at 8 p.m. ET as 'a powerful response' to Iran's missile attack and that the 'heavy wave' hit dozens of IRGC targets, including command centers, missile and drone facilities and coastal defenses. Iranian media reported explosions at Qeshm, Kish, Bandar Abbas, Abadan and Bushehr, and the IRGC said the strait would stay closed and 'the aggressor will be punished today.'

    Why it matters The IRGC then claimed it destroyed three F-35s in Jordan, which CENTCOM denied, saying no U.S. aircraft were damaged.

    Sources: CNBC, CNN, CNN (2), Al Jazeera, CNN (3), CBS News

  2. 9:13 PM in Cairo

    Drone strike sets gas ships on fire at Egypt's Damietta LNG terminal

    ConfirmedShipping, energy & marketsDamietta, Egypt

    An explosion during cargo discharge at the LNG terminal in Damietta, on Egypt's Mediterranean coast, damaged the Energos Winter storage and regasification vessel and the GasLog Salem tanker, which were moved offshore. Egypt's cabinet said the next day a preliminary inquiry found a drone caused the fire; no one claimed it, and the Houthis denied involvement.

    Why it matters It is the first attack on Egypt in the war and the first on energy infrastructure in the Mediterranean, at a key LNG import hub near the Suez Canal.

    Sources: CBS News, CBS News (2), CBS News (3)

  3. 11:19 AM in New York

    U.S. sanctions IRGC-backed firms selling mandatory 'insurance' for Hormuz transits

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsWashington, D.C., United States

    Treasury designated the Persian Gulf Marine Insurance Company and HormuzSafe Marine Services Authority, which it said sell IRGC-approved policies ships must buy to cross the strait, covering risks such as seizures that Iran itself creates, with payment accepted in digital assets. It also sanctioned eight companies operating shadow-fleet tankers that carried Iranian oil and petrochemicals to China and the UAE.

    Why it matters The action targets the revenue side of Iran's claim to manage the strait; OFAC said it has sanctioned more than 100 shadow-fleet vessels this year.

    Sources: U.S. Department of the Treasury, CNN, CBS News

  4. 6:10 PM in Tehran

    Pezeshkian urges Iranians to 'stand firm' against the enemy

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsTehran, Iran

    President Masoud Pezeshkian called on Iranians to 'fight the enemy and stand firm against them so that we do not submit to injustice and oppression,' IRNA reported, adding that Iran had shown 'a unique model of resistance.'

    Why it matters He spoke a day after CENTCOM said the IRGC fired ballistic missiles at U.S. forces and as Trump promised to hit Iran 'very hard.'

    Sources: Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera (2)

  5. 10:00 AM in New York

    Brent jumps about 6 percent after Iran's missile attack and Trump's threat

    ConfirmedShipping, energy & marketsGlobal oil markets

    Brent crude rose 6.2 percent to $87.14 a barrel by 10 a.m. ET and the Dow fell 614 points after Iran's missile attack on U.S. forces and U.S.-Saudi strikes in Iraq. Trump told Fox News the U.S. would be 'hitting them hard,' and later said in the Oval Office it was 'our turn.'

    Why it matters Brent had swung between about $72 early in July and $102 the previous week as the market priced each turn between strikes and talks.

    Sources: CNN, CBS News, CNN (2), CBS News (2)

Tuesday, July 28, 20263 entries

  1. 3:38 AM in Baghdad, Jul 29

    U.S. and Saudi jets strike Iran-backed militia sites in Iraq; PMF says 20 killed

    ConfirmedMilitary & securityEastern Iraq

    CENTCOM said U.S. and Saudi fighter aircraft struck militia logistics and weapons sites across eastern Iraq in response to more than 30 IRGC-directed drone attacks in 72 hours on U.S. forces and Saudi energy sites, and Saudi Arabia called its role 'limited, targeted strikes.' The Popular Mobilisation Forces said at least 20 fighters were killed and 32 wounded at headquarters in Baghdad, Basra, Kirkuk and other provinces.

    Why it matters It was the first offensive action Saudi Arabia has acknowledged in the war; Iraq's presidency called the strikes a flagrant violation of its sovereignty while also condemning the militias' attacks on neighbours.

    Sources: CNN, CNN (2), CBS News, CBS News (2), CBS News (3)

  2. 5:45 PM in New York

    Iran fires ballistic missiles at U.S. forces in an 'attempted surprise attack'; all intercepted

    OfficialMilitary & securityU.S. bases in the Middle East

    CENTCOM said IRGC forces launched multiple ballistic missiles from Iran at U.S. forces in the Middle East at 5:45 p.m. ET and that all were intercepted; a U.S. official told CNN there were no more than four. Jordan said it shot down five Iranian missiles overnight.

    Why it matters It ended a four-day lull a day after Trump said Iran had asked to talk; Trump said it was now 'our turn,' while suggesting 'a different group than we're dealing with' had fired.

    Sources: CNN, CNN (2), CBS News, CNN (3), CNN (4)

  3. 10:57 AM in New York

    Trump and Netanyahu meet at the White House for the first time since the Iran war began

    ConfirmedDiplomacy & politicsWashington, D.C., United States

    Netanyahu arrived at 10:57 a.m. ET and met Trump for a little over an hour, with Vance, Rubio and Hegseth present, right after Trump met Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy. An Israeli source called the talks 'extremely positive' and said both reaffirmed that Iran must never have nuclear weapons; beforehand Trump said of Iran's Pickaxe Mountain site, 'I don't need Bibi to tell me that.'

    Why it matters Israel had stayed out of the July fighting; its defense minister said the same day that Washington was not approving Israeli strikes on Iranian energy targets.

    Sources: Al Jazeera, CNN, CBS News, CBS News (2), CNN (2)

Monday, July 27, 20261 entry

  1. 12:44 PM in New York

    Trump says Tehran asked for the pause; Iran says no talks exist

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsAboard Air Force One, United States

    Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that the U.S. halted strikes because Iran asked: "They asked us very nicely, 'Please stop, let's meet.'" Earlier that day Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said "We currently have no negotiations with the United States," describing talks with Oman on Hormuz traffic as Iran's only channel, while AP reported that Qatari and Pakistani mediators had made significant progress toward restarting U.S.-Iran talks.

    Why it matters Both governments are describing the same lull in incompatible terms, which makes the pause impossible to verify from either side's statements. The testable signal is not who asked whom, but whether the Omani channel produces a routing arrangement.

    Sources: CBS News, CNN, CBS News (2), CBS News (3)

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