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Today: July 26, 2026
Today: July 26, 2026

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US says two military personnel killed by Iranian attack in Jordan

The U.S. military said on Saturday two of its personnel were killed in Jordan and another was missing after an

US says two military personnel killed by Iranian attack in Jordan
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Iran’s hardliners warn of a ‘coup’ as US truce comes under pressure

Iran’s hardliners warn of a ‘coup’ as US truce comes under pressure

Iran’s hardliners warn of a ‘coup’ as US truce comes under pressure
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The US and Iran have blown past red lines as they lurch back toward all-out war

The United States and Iran are crossing each other's red lines, one after the other

The US and Iran have blown past red lines as they lurch back toward all-out war
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US and Iran target infrastructure as strait shipping comes under further attack

The United States on Friday launched a seventh straight night of attacks on Iran, which in turn struck

US and Iran target infrastructure as strait shipping comes under further attack
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US oil firms sign deals with Iraq to develop alternative shipping routes

U.S. companies have signed roughly $60 billion in agreements and partnerships with the Iraqi government, including deals intended to create alternative routes for shipping oil out of the Persian Gulf

US oil firms sign deals with Iraq to develop alternative shipping routes
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Oil settles up on renewed US-Iran hostilities and threat of Red Sea closure

Oil prices climbed more than 4% to their highest in more than a month on Friday after the U.S. and Iran stepped up attacks across the Gulf, with shipping

Oil settles up on renewed US-Iran hostilities and threat of Red Sea closure
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Oil settles lower, but remains near one-month high on U.S.-Iran tension

Oil prices settled about 1% lower on Thursday but remained near their highest level since mid-June as the Iran war escalated, with Tehran asking Yemen's

Oil settles lower, but remains near one-month high on U.S.-Iran tension
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Iran and US step up attacks, release of American in dispute

Iran and the United States exchanged intensifying fire on Thursday in a week-long escalation that has largely

Iran and US step up attacks, release of American in dispute
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Hopes for US-Iran diplomacy still alive as fighting intensifies over the Strait of Hormuz

Fighting between the U.S. and Iran has intensified

Hopes for US-Iran diplomacy still alive as fighting intensifies over the Strait of Hormuz
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Most Gulf area economies face deeper downturns this year on Hormuz disruption

Most Gulf economies will contract more sharply this year than expected three months ago before rebounding in 2027, a Reuters poll found, as crumbling

Most Gulf area economies face deeper downturns this year on Hormuz disruption
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What remains of the Iran deal as fighting rages

There is now a yawning gap between the preliminary deal signed between the United States and Iran less than a month ago and the situation on the ground

What remains of the Iran deal as fighting rages
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Shortsellers take aim at manufacturing in June amid supply chain stress, Hazeltree data shows

Global hedge funds bet heavily against manufacturing stocks in June, data from Hazeltree shows, as investors grew more concerned about

Shortsellers take aim at manufacturing in June amid supply chain stress, Hazeltree data shows
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India ask its seafarers not to take Hormuz voyages

India has ordered shipowners, ship managers and recruitment companies not to deploy the country's seafarers on vessels undertaking trips through the Strait of Hormuz

India ask its seafarers not to take Hormuz voyages
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Fewer vessels travel through Hormuz after US resumes blockade

Fewer vessels travelled through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, the first day after the U.S. reimposed its naval blockade on Iranian ports with both countries

Fewer vessels travel through Hormuz after US resumes blockade
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US launches multiple strikes on Iran, which retaliates against US targets in region

The U.S. launched two waves of attacks on Iran's coastal defenses and missile sites on Wednesday after reimposing a naval

US launches multiple strikes on Iran, which retaliates against US targets in region
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US strikes on Iran strengthen Trump's options for new escalation, officials say

Recent waves of U.S. strikes on Iran aimed at forcing open the Strait of Hormuz are also targeting Iranian military capabilities the U.S.

US strikes on Iran strengthen Trump's options for new escalation, officials say
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Some ships refusing US-military guided Hormuz transits after attacks, sources say

Shipping companies are avoiding using a U.S. military-guided transit scheme through the Strait of Hormuz after a wave of Iranian

Some ships refusing US-military guided Hormuz transits after attacks, sources say
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Trump rescinds toll plan for ships in Strait of Hormuz

President Donald Trump on Tuesday rescinded the decision to impose a 20% toll for cargo moving through the Strait of Hormuz, saying it will be replaced by Gulf state investments in the US.

Trump rescinds toll plan for ships in Strait of Hormuz
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Iran-linked vessels pass through Hormuz ahead of US blockade

The number of vessels transiting through the Strait of Hormuz ticked up on Tuesday, with most of them linked to Iranian trade, before a U.S. blockade

Iran-linked vessels pass through Hormuz ahead of US blockade
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Trump resumes Iran port blockade and threatens strikes on energy targets

President Donald Trump on Tuesday reimposed a naval blockade of all Iranian ports and

Trump resumes Iran port blockade and threatens strikes on energy targets
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The Trump team’s worst predictions about the Iran war

The Trump team’s worst predictions about the Iran war

The Trump team’s worst predictions about the Iran war
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US drivers may soon see pump prices climb back up to $4

Americans could soon see gasoline prices top $4 a gallon again as renewed hostilities between the U.S. and Iran have pushed energy prices higher by

US drivers may soon see pump prices climb back up to $4
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The Latest: Justices testify about Supreme Court security in rare appearance before Congress

U.S. Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett are making a rare appearance before Congress

The Latest: Justices testify about Supreme Court security in rare appearance before Congress
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US military says it is launching more strikes against Iran

The U.S. military said on Tuesday it was launching more strikes against Iran. The strikes began Tuesday afternoon Eastern Time, the U.S.

US military says it is launching more strikes against Iran
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Trump drops 20% fee plan for Hormuz Strait in favor of deals with Gulf states

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Trump drops 20% fee plan for Hormuz Strait in favor of deals with Gulf states
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Brent oil structure changes to reflect mounting supply risk as Iran tensions flare

The price of Brent crude oil futures for prompt delivery rose on Tuesday to a one-month high over the price for oil six months later as traders priced in

Brent oil structure changes to reflect mounting supply risk as Iran tensions flare
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Trump says no one should be able to charge a fee for the Strait of Hormuz

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he did not think anybody should be able to charge a fee for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump says no one should be able to charge a fee for the Strait of Hormuz
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Oil prices rise 2% to one-month high as US-Iran attacks deepen supply disruption

Oil prices climbed about 2% to a one-month high on Tuesday after the U.S. reimposed a naval blockade on Iran, which will reduce oil flows from the region through

Oil prices rise 2% to one-month high as US-Iran attacks deepen supply disruption
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Tracking traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, in maps and charts

Tracking traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, in maps and charts

Tracking traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, in maps and charts
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UAE says Iranian missiles struck oil tankers in Strait of Hormuz, one sailor killed

One Indian crew member was killed and eight others were wounded when two Emirati oil tankers were struck by Iranian cruise missiles in the Strait of Hormuz,

UAE says Iranian missiles struck oil tankers in Strait of Hormuz, one sailor killed
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U.S. military renews strikes on Iran while tankers come under attack in Strait of Hormuz

The U.S. military carried out a third consecutive night of strikes against Iran on

U.S. military renews strikes on Iran while tankers come under attack in Strait of Hormuz
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US attacks Iran and Tehran retaliates across the Middle East as both vie for control of strait

The U.S. has launched more strikes on Iran after President Donald Trump said Washington is “reinstating” a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz

US attacks Iran and Tehran retaliates across the Middle East as both vie for control of strait
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FACT FOCUS: A look at US and Iranian claims of control over the Strait of Hormuz

A focal point of the Iran war is increasingly about who controls the Strait of Hormuz — a waterway that for decades was a relatively safe transit route for Middle East oil and natural gas supplies

FACT FOCUS: A look at US and Iranian claims of control over the Strait of Hormuz
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The Latest: Trump says US will blockade Iran in Strait of Hormuz and charge ships for safe passage

President Donald Trump said Iranian ships will no longer be able to travel through the Strait of Hormuz and America would charge a 20% toll on other countries’ eligible cargo, escalating tensions after weekend of attacks by both nations to assert control of the critical waterway

The Latest: Trump says US will blockade Iran in Strait of Hormuz and charge ships for safe passage
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Trump says the US will take out Pickaxe Mountain in Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said that the U.S. would take out Pickaxe Mountain in Iran, as he warned that Washington would continue to hit the country hard.

Trump says the US will take out Pickaxe Mountain in Iran
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UN shipping agency opposes fees for any strait, after Trump plans Hormuz charge

The U.N.'s shipping agency said on Monday that it opposes fees on ships passing through maritime waterways but would await more details after U.S.

UN shipping agency opposes fees for any strait, after Trump plans Hormuz charge
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US to begin enforcing maritime blockade on Iran on Tuesday

The U.S. military will begin enforcing a maritime blockade on Iran on Tuesday, the U.S. Navy-led Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC) said on Monday. 

US to begin enforcing maritime blockade on Iran on Tuesday
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Trump offers US protection in the Strait of Hormuz for a 20% fee. How would that work?

Trump offers US protection in the Strait of Hormuz for a 20% fee. How would that work?

Trump offers US protection in the Strait of Hormuz for a 20% fee. How would that work?
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Oil up 9% to one-month high as US  says it will blockade entire Iranian coastline, all vessels

Oil prices settled up more than 9% on Monday at a one-month high after news that a United States' naval  blockade due to begin on Tuesday will cover

Oil up 9% to one-month high as US  says it will blockade entire Iranian coastline, all vessels
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Why has the Iran-US ceasefire memorandum frayed?

Renewed U.S.-Iranian hostilities are eroding an interim agreement signed in June, reflecting disagreements over the Strait of Hormuz and other issues and underlining difficulties

Why has the Iran-US ceasefire memorandum frayed?
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Trump: Iran blockade reinstated, US to charge 20% on Strait of Hormuz cargo

President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States was reinstating a naval blockade on Iran and would be reimbursed 20% on all cargo shipped through the

Trump: Iran blockade reinstated, US to charge 20% on Strait of Hormuz cargo
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Hormuz traffic slows to two-month low as renewed US, Iran strikes raise safety risk

The number of tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz fell in the past day to the lowest level in two months, shipping data

Hormuz traffic slows to two-month low as renewed US, Iran strikes raise safety risk
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European shares subdued as oil jumps after US-Iran tensions escalate

European shares were subdued on Monday as investors largely stuck to the sidelines after renewed tensions in the Middle East, while counting

European shares subdued as oil jumps after US-Iran tensions escalate
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Oil swept along on troubled waters

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole.

Oil swept along on troubled waters
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Iran expands attacks on Gulf states after US strikes, says Strait of Hormuz closed

U.S. and Iranian forces have exchanged heavy missile and drone assaults, with Tehran targeting U.S.

Iran expands attacks on Gulf states after US strikes, says Strait of Hormuz closed
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Trump says Strait of Hormuz open to commercial traffic

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Trump says Strait of Hormuz open to commercial traffic
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US seeks free Hormuz access from Iran as talks focus on strait

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and his Omani counterpart on Saturday discussed arrangements for the safe passage of

US seeks free Hormuz access from Iran as talks focus on strait
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US insists Iran commit to stopping attacks in Hormuz strait, say US officials

The United States is demanding that Iran publicly state it will stop attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz and that all lanes in the strait will be

US insists Iran commit to stopping attacks in Hormuz strait, say US officials
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US issues fresh Iran-related sanctions as conflict flares

The U.S. issued new Iran-related sanctions on Friday targeting a key financier for Iran's new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei and 13 other

US issues fresh Iran-related sanctions as conflict flares