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Only two vessels — a grain carrier and an empty dry-bulk ship — transited the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, down from nine on Thursday, an August daily average of 12, and a pre-war average above 130, the Times of Israel reported. The slowdown follows two additional tanker attacks that UAE operator ADNOC blamed on Iran, and comes as a senior Iranian source said there has been no progress reviving the collapsed June ceasefire-for-shipping agreement.

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7:00 PM Jerusalem time, Aug 14, 2026

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Strait of Hormuz

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US Central Command denied circulating reports of deaths aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, according to live coverage from The National, pushing back on unverified claims about the ship as US naval forces remain deployed in the region.

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12:00 PM New York time, Aug 14, 2026

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Persian Gulf

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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israel will not pull its troops out of southern Lebanon, according to live coverage compiled by ABC News, as the statement lands in the middle of the Rome talks where Lebanon has been pressing for further IDF withdrawals from the south.

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6:30 PM Jerusalem time, Aug 14, 2026

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Southern Lebanon

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Brent crude traded near $87 a barrel and WTI near $81 on Friday, Bloomberg reported, holding a decline after Iran and Oman failed to reach an accord reopening the Strait of Hormuz despite earlier optimism this week that a deal was close.

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11:30 AM New York time, Aug 14, 2026

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Global oil markets

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Ship-tracker Kpler recorded just two vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, August 14 — one grain carrier entering Iranian waters and one empty dry-bulk ship heading out — down from nine on Thursday and a pre-war daily average above 130. The near-halt follows Thursday evening's drone attacks on two Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) tankers, which the UAE formally blamed on Iran and called 'piracy.' A senior Iranian source said Oman-mediated ceasefire talks have stalled since a June framework collapsed, while US officials said the naval blockade on Iranian ports could continue 'indefinitely.' Brent crude held near flat at $87.02 a barrel and WTI at $81.24, both still up roughly 4% for the week.

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5:30 PM Jerusalem time, Aug 14, 2026

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Strait of Hormuz, Persian Gulf

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Two tankers flagged to the United Arab Emirates were attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Aug. 14, according to Iranian opposition outlet NCRI, the latest incident in the waterway at the center of the U.S.-Iran standoff.

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12:00 PM Dubai time, Aug 14, 2026

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Strait of Hormuz

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The Associated Press reported that overnight clashes between Iran-backed Houthi rebels and Yemeni military forces in Taiz province left at least one Yemeni government soldier dead and another critically wounded. Yemeni officials said the fighting was part of a broader wave of recent Houthi attacks on government-held areas.

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1:42 PM Aden time, Aug 13, 2026

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Taiz province, Yemen

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The Pakistan government said in a Wednesday statement that three Pakistani nationals were killed and one wounded when a Houthi attack hit a vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb strait; total deaths in the attack were six. Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar called the strike a dangerous threat to freedom of navigation and commercial shipping in the Red Sea.

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12:52 PM Yemen time, Aug 12, 2026

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Bab el-Mandeb, Yemen (Red Sea)

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Yemeni authorities said three Houthi ballistic missiles struck the commercial vessel Tihamah near Bab el-Mandeb, killing four crew members and two government-allied National Resistance Forces personnel. Initial wire reporting said the Houthis had not claimed the attack.

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12:05 PM Aden time, Aug 11, 2026

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Off Al Mokha, Yemen

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CENTCOM said a U.S. Navy MH-60 fired two Hellfire missiles into the Panamanian container ship Vela Nova after it ignored warnings and steered toward Iran. The strike disabled the vessel; all crew were accounted for and no injuries were reported.

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5:00 AM Karachi time, Aug 11, 2026

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Gulf of Oman, about 71 nautical miles off Pakistan

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Trump extended a narrower Jones Act waiver for 90 days, effective Aug. 17, allowing approved foreign-flagged voyages carrying oil, fuel, fertilizer and related cargo between U.S. ports. The Pentagon and Maritime Administration will review exemptions voyage by voyage.

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2:34 PM New York time, Aug 10, 2026

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Washington, D.C.

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Trump rejected Iran's call for war reparations and said he was directing U.S. negotiators to seek compensation from Tehran for Americans killed or wounded by Iran-backed groups. AP later described the move as part of a renewed turn toward financial pressure after talks stalled.

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8:11 AM New York time, Aug 10, 2026

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Washington, D.C.

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U.S. President Donald Trump told Axios he is "low keying it" with Tehran and did not issue new threats of major strikes. He repeated that Iran is still the focus of pressure, but reported that no fresh U.S. military action was announced after Iran and mediators circulated updated Strait of Hormuz reopening terms. Axios said Iran’s new terms still condition strait access on war-ending steps, sanctions relief, and release of frozen Iranian assets.

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12:55 PM New York time, Aug 9, 2026

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Washington, DC, United States

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there had been progress in discussions with Iran and Oman on getting more ships through the Strait of Hormuz, while confirming no final agreement had been reached. He said the United States is involved in those Oman-Iran negotiations, and framed the sequencing: "The denuclearization of Iran is the ultimate deal. I think the immediate deal, the one that you see a lot of focus on, is the strait." The remarks followed a threat by Trump referring to decapitation.

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3:00 PM New York time, Aug 4, 2026

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Washington, D.C., United States

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Iran said its talks with Oman on passage through the Strait of Hormuz were advancing positively, while continuing to deny direct negotiations with Washington. A Qatari official separately said diplomatic efforts to end the war were ongoing.

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6:00 PM Tehran time, Aug 4, 2026

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Tehran, Iran / Muscat, Oman

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC that a deal could be reached with Iran "today or tomorrow" to open the Strait of Hormuz to freedom of movement, saying "We are in talks with the Iranians." The claim echoed Trump's statement the previous day that talks were going on right now, and was contradicted the same day by Tehran.

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9:00 AM New York time, Aug 4, 2026

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Washington, D.C., United States

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