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Strait of Hormuz

Arcs in and about Strait of Hormuz from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Place · 860 stories · 6,428 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 9, 2023

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The US-Iran war: passage through the Strait of Hormuz

18 of 153 stories this September

Two tankers carrying Saudi oil attacked in Strait of Hormuz · 9 articles, Sep 1Blockade succeeds as Iran oil exports stall · 6 articles, Sep 160 targets struck, 18M barrels of oil protected: The US military’s record day in the Strait of Hormuz · 8 articles, Sep 2U.S. and Iran escalate strikes: Oil tankers destroyed, base attacked · 281 articles, Sep 5US targets multiple Iranian tankers near Kharg Island · 15 articles, Sep 5Iran claims a strike on a US ship in the Strait of Hormuz but the US denies it · 36 articles, Sep 6Iran to announce 'restricted zone' near Strait of Hormuz as tensions simmer · 54 articles, Sep 6Iran strikes ships, expands no-go zone outside Hormuz strait · 5 articles, Sep 7Iran meeting with Gulf countries to discuss Strait of Hormuz deal without the US · 21 articles, Sep 11Iranian media say 1 killed in ship strike on the Strait of Hormuz · 45 articles, Sep 13China presses Iran, US to reopen Hormuz as disruptions threaten oil supply · 8 articles, Sep 14Iran Fired Missiles at a U.S. Carrier. America Struck Oil Tankers. Here’s Why. · 1 article, Sep 17Iran says it strikes an oil tanker · 9 articles, Sep 18Centcom: Over 1B crude oil barrels passed through Hormuz strait in recent months · 7 articles, Sep 19Closing Hormuz Cost Iran More Than It Bought · 2 articles, Sep 19Vessels trickle through Strait of Hormuz as Mideast tension persists · 5 articles, Sep 20A projectile strikes a tanker as it sails into the Strait of Hormuz · 7 articles, Sep 21Trump rejects Iranian proposal to open strait · 207 articles, Sep 21
The US-Iran war: Iran's leadership losses, succession and protests · Dec 29, 2025 – Sep 2, 2026The US-Iran war: strikes and their immediate aftermath · Jan 9 – Sep 25, 2026The US-Iran war: ceasefire and peace negotiations · Jan 12 – Sep 29, 2026The US-Iran war: oil prices, gas prices and the market fallout · Feb 28 – Sep 29, 2026The US-Iran war: Congress's war powers votes and the fight over the war · Feb 28 – Sep 28, 2026

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else182 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Strait of Hormuz that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Sep 24Saudi Arabia Sells 100 Million Barrels of Crude to Asia via Hormuz2 articles · 2 independent sources
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  2. Sep 14– 20Pain at the pump: diesel prices hit record high in the tri-state53 articles · 26 independent sources
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  3. Sep 12– 14New attacks in Hormuz and Saudi Arabia test nerves as war's spread worsens oil disruption9 articles · 3 independent sources
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  4. Sep 9– 11The US has loosened Iran’s grip on the Strait of Hormuz, but the costly war is far from over11 articles · 10 independent sources
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  5. Sep 8– 12Iran Seizes US Underwater Drone, Raising Reverse Engineering Risk23 articles · 18 independent sources
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  6. Sep 4Iraq Is in Process of Seeking Oil Tankers for Hormuz Strait Runs1 articles · 1 independent sources
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  7. Sep 3– 4South Korea prepares Hormuz military deployment, media reports say7 articles · 6 independent sources
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  8. Sep 2– 3Trump Floats Renaming Strait of Hormuz to 'Trump Strait'20 articles · 20 independent sources
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  9. Aug 30Iran's Khamenei urges Gulf rulers in written message to confront 'real enemy'5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  10. Aug 26– 27Iran, Qatar hold Hormuz talks as US blockade chokes Iran oil imports5 articles · 5 independent sources
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Stories that name Strait of Hormuz

  1. Sep 29EU nations seek energy alternatives after spending over $113 billion extra since Iran war began3 articles · 3 independent sources
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  2. Sep 28– 29New US aircraft carrier heads to Middle East as Iran war stretches on4 articles · 4 independent sources
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  3. Sep 27– 29Palestinian death toll in Gaza war passes 74,00013 articles · 12 independent sources
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  4. Sep 26– 29Trump administration lowers fuel economy standards, critics say at a significant environmental cost91 articles · 51 independent sources
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  5. Sep 24– 25US military spending $500 Million on ‘war-ready’ laser weapons — and zapping drones in Iran, along US border3 articles · 3 independent sources
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  6. Sep 23– 25Asian Bond Yields Rise Despite Oil Decline as Caution Reigns3 articles · 2 independent sources
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  7. Sep 21– 22Trump Proposes $5 Billion Fund to Rebuild Gulf Energy Infrastructure3 articles · 3 independent sources
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  8. Sep 21A Shortage of Oil Tankers Is Threatening to Keep Gas Prices High2 articles · 2 independent sources
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  9. Sep 20– 22Andy Burnham seeks common ground with Trump at the UN and pitches the UK as a major AI player23 articles · 14 independent sources
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  10. Sep 20– 22Iran's Revolutionary Guard warns US over escalation6 articles · 5 independent sources
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  1. Aug 31– Sep 5How major US stock indexes fared Friday 9/4/20266 articles · 2 independent sources
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  2. Aug 26Asian shares mostly rise as oil prices fall and hope grows for AI5 articles · 3 independent sources
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  3. Aug 22Egypt speaks with Iran after Tehran claims victory, and other Middle East developments6 articles · 4 independent sources
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  4. Aug 10– 14How major US stock indexes fared Thursday 8/13/202612 articles · 3 independent sources
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  5. Aug 8Iran's leaders think they have Trump cornered, but their strategy carries great risks8 articles · 7 independent sources
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  6. Aug 6The way out of Trump’s failed Iran war | Philadelphia Inquirer5 articles · 1 independent sources
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  7. Aug 5– 6Proposed deal would give Iran control of inbound traffic, sources say5 articles · 3 independent sources
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  8. Aug 4Iran war could unleash a marine 'super-spreader event'6 articles · 1 independent sources
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  9. Jul 28The US military says it’s thwarted an Iranian missile attack on American troops, breaking the pause in the fighting5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  10. Jul 25Houthis fire on Saudi oil sites; no US strike on Iran for first time in two weeks14 articles · 3 independent sources
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