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Chronological coverage of the Iran, Israel, U.S., and Lebanon conflict and its effects on diplomacy, shipping, and energy markets.
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Iran and Qatar give conflicting accounts of three downed pilots
Iran's military said Qatar is holding three pilots from aircraft downed in March. Qatar denied detaining them, said its search-and-rescue team recovered one pilot's remains, and said Iran did not respond to an April invitation to discuss the case.
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Strait of Hormuz · transits per day, 7-day average
4.4▲ 14.8%
1.4 tankers per day · previous 7 days averaged 3.9 · latest reported day logged 1
- Suez Canal
- 48 · 16 tankers
- Bab el-Mandeb Strait
- 34 · 9 tankers
- Cape of Good Hope
- 83 · 16 tankers
Vessel transits from IMF PortWatch. Counts are satellite-derived and revise upward as later positions arrive.
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- Brent crude per barrel
- $88.52▼ 0.4%
- WTI crude per barrel
- $82.40▼ 1.0%
- RBOB gasoline per gallon
- $2.904▼ 7.4%
- Natural gas per MMBtu
- $2.733▼ 1.2%
Front-month futures via Yahoo Finance, change against previous close. Quoted .
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Fragile Iran-war ceasefire announced without Israel in the talks
AP's timeline says a fragile ceasefire in the Iran war was announced on April 7, with negotiations to continue and Israel not included in the talks.
- Local time
- Apr 7 2026, 12:00 PM Tehran time; source gives date marker, exact hour not specified
- Location
- Iran / United States talks
- Relationship
- Background
Source Hezbollah enters the Iran war with rocket fire at Israel
A ceasefire in need of wet paint.Illustration · not evidence AP records Hezbollah entering the war on March 2 by firing rockets at Israel, with Israel retaliating, two days after the U.S.-Israel attack on Iran.
- Local time
- Mar 2 2026, 12:00 PM Beirut time; source gives date marker, exact hour not specified
- Location
- Lebanon-Israel front
- Relationship
- Background
Sources U.S. and Israel attack Iran; the 2026 Iran war begins
AP's timeline marks Feb. 28 as the point when the United States and Israel attacked Iran and the war began, setting up the ceasefire and escalation cycle now visible on the board.
- Local time
- Feb 28 2026, 12:00 PM Tehran time; source gives date marker, exact hour not specified
- Location
- Iran / regional theater
- Relationship
- Background
Sources U.S.-brokered Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes effect
A ceasefire in need of wet paint.Illustration · not evidence A U.S.-brokered ceasefire nominally ended the 2024 Israel-Hezbollah war, but AP notes Israel continued regular strikes in Lebanon that it said were meant to stop Hezbollah from rebuilding.
- Local time
- Nov 27 2024, 4:00 AM Beirut time
- Location
- Lebanon / Israel
- Relationship
- Background
Source Hassan Nasrallah killed in Beirut airstrikes
A ceasefire in need of wet paint.Illustration · not evidence AP's timeline records Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah's death in massive Israeli airstrikes on Beirut's southern suburbs.
- Local time
- Sep 27 2024, 6:00 PM Beirut time; source gives date marker, exact hour not specified
- Location
- Beirut southern suburbs, Lebanon
- Relationship
- Background
Source Exploding pagers and radios mark a major Lebanon escalation
A ceasefire in need of wet paint.Illustration · not evidence AP's Hezbollah timeline records remotely triggered pager attacks on Sept. 17 and follow-on walkie-talkie attacks a day later, killing dozens and maiming thousands, mostly Hezbollah members but also civilians.
- Local time
- Sep 17 2024, 12:00 PM Beirut time; source gives date marker, exact hour not specified
- Location
- Lebanon
- Relationship
- Background
Source Houthi Red Sea attacks turn the war into a shipping crisis
The Houthis hijacked the Galaxy Leader on Nov. 19 after earlier missile and drone attacks, expanding the conflict into the Red Sea route and pushing ships toward longer, costlier voyages around Africa.
- Local time
- Nov 19 2023, 12:00 PM Yemen time; source gives date marker, exact hour not specified
- Location
- Red Sea / Bab el-Mandeb
- Relationship
- Background
Sources Hezbollah opens the Lebanon-Israel border front
A ceasefire in need of wet paint.Illustration · not evidence One day after the Hamas-led attack, Hezbollah fired missiles across the border; Israel answered with airstrikes and shelling, creating the low-intensity Lebanon front that later became central to the wider crisis.
- Local time
- Oct 8 2023, 12:00 PM Beirut time; source gives date marker, exact hour not specified
- Location
- Lebanon-Israel border
- Relationship
- Background
Source Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack starts the Gaza war
Hamas-led fighters attacked southern Israel from Gaza at about 6:30 AM local time, killing about 1,200 people and taking more than 240 hostages, after which Israel launched the Gaza war.
- Local time
- Oct 7 2023, 6:30 AM Israel time
- Location
- Southern Israel / Gaza border
- Relationship
- Background
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