Iran / Israel / U.S. / Lebanon / Energy crisis watch

The U.S. Treasury's temporary authorization allowing sales of Iranian crude, previously running to August 21, lapsed as scheduled at 12:01 a.m. EDT on July 17, with no further transactions permitted. The cutoff had been moved up earlier in July as the ceasefire deteriorated.

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12:01 AM New York time, Jul 17, 2026

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Washington, D.C.

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Lebanese and Israeli officials ended a sixth round of US-mediated talks in Rome, focused on establishing pilot zones in southern Lebanon from which Israeli forces would begin withdrawing. A US official called the two-day talks productive and positive, and on July 15 the State Department said Israel had agreed to withdraw from the pilot zones.

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1:00 PM Rome time, Jul 15, 2026

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Rome, Italy

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U.S. Central Command said it completed a sixth consecutive night of strikes against dozens of Iranian military sites. Iran retaliated with strikes against U.S.-linked targets in Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and Syria, and reportedly told Houthi forces to prepare to disrupt Red Sea shipping if the U.S. targets Iran's power infrastructure.

Local time

9:00 PM Dubai time, Jul 14, 2026

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Iran / Bahrain / Jordan / Kuwait / Oman / Qatar / Syria

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Shipping analytics firm Kpler said crossings through the Strait of Hormuz dropped by more than half from the previous week, with 57 transits recorded Friday through Sunday versus roughly 130 vessels a day before the war began in late February.

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10:00 AM New York time, Jul 14, 2026

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Strait of Hormuz

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The UAE's state oil company ADNOC said two of its tankers were hit by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz, killing one mariner and injuring several others. Iran's Revolutionary Guard said separately its forces attacked two supertankers transiting the strait with their transponders switched off.

Local time

12:00 PM Dubai time, Jul 14, 2026

Location

Strait of Hormuz / Abu Dhabi

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The U.S. carried out strikes on Iran after Trump announced a reinstated naval blockade targeting Iranian ports near the Strait of Hormuz, reversing the blockade lifted under the June MOU. Trump separately rejected any toll or fee scheme for transiting the strait.

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9:00 AM New York time, Jul 13, 2026

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Strait of Hormuz / Washington, D.C.

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Qatari and Pakistani mediators reported positive progress in Doha technical talks, with Vice President Vance saying discussions were 'going well.' Mediators reportedly proposed capping Iranian enrichment near 1.5 percent and moving its excess enriched uranium to Turkey or Russia, while the U.S. and Iran agreed in Switzerland to a high-level committee and working groups on the nuclear file, sanctions, and dispute resolution.

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6:00 PM Qatar time, Jul 12, 2026

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Doha, Qatar / Bürgenstock, Switzerland

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Following the US's third-round Iran strikes, reports said Iran attacked across Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan and Oman, with media accounts also citing UAE as affected/targeted in the wider attack cycle. Bahrain reported missile alerts at dawn; official Qatari, Kuwaiti and Emirati notices also described defensive reactions.

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6:45 AM Dubai time, Jul 12, 2026

Location

Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan, Oman, United Arab Emirates

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State outlets reported UAE air defenses engaging incoming missiles and drones, Bahrain saying its defenses intercepted multiple attacks, and Jordan, Kuwait and Qatar reporting active defensive response measures and airspace interceptions during the early hours following Iran’s regional response.

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6:45 AM Dubai time, Jul 12, 2026

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Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar

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On July 11, U.S. Central Command announced a third round of strikes against Iran in response to an attack on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, saying approximately 140 targets were hit. The strikes covered missile and drone sites, naval capabilities, ammo storage, communications and coastal surveillance locations, and the command said total targets across three nights now exceed 300.

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8:26 PM New York time, Jul 11, 2026

Location

Gulf of Oman / Iran

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The UK Maritime Trade Operations center said the crew of a container ship damaged near the Strait of Hormuz abandoned the vessel early Sunday and took to a lifeboat after a fire broke out and the stern was hit east of Oman. CENTCOM said a civilian crew member from the M/V GFS Galaxy, the Cyprus-flagged ship Iran attacked, is missing and the vessel cannot continue because of engine-room damage.

Local time

2:30 AM Gulf time, Jul 12, 2026

Location

Strait of Hormuz / east of Oman

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Iran's Revolutionary Guard said safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz is only possible on the route Tehran has specified, calling any lane announced without Iran's consent unacceptable and a security risk, and warning its forces will handle vessels that transit without coordinating with Iran. The stance rebuffs the Omani two-corridor proposal and keeps Tehran's demand for control of the waterway in place.

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12:30 AM Tehran time, Jul 12, 2026

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Tehran / Strait of Hormuz

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Brent crude held above USD 76 a barrel and was on track for a weekly gain of roughly 6 percent as renewed U.S.-Iran strikes and the Hormuz closure kept a risk premium in the market. The U.S. Treasury moved the cutoff for permitted Iranian crude sales up to 12:01 a.m. EDT on July 17, from the previously authorized August 21, tightening the supply outlook.

Local time

3:00 PM New York time, Jul 11, 2026

Location

New York energy markets

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met his Omani counterpart in Muscat and left with an Omani proposal to run the Strait of Hormuz through two lanes: a southern corridor in Omani waters open to free navigation under pre-war rules, and a northern corridor in Iranian waters where ships would need Iran's prior approval but pay no toll. The talks broke up without a breakthrough and short of the U.S. demand for a public Iranian declaration that the strait is fully open.

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8:00 PM Muscat time, Jul 11, 2026

Location

Muscat, Oman

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U.S. officials insisted Iran does not control the Strait of Hormuz and said Washington expects Tehran to publicly declare the waterway open and safe for all commercial vessels. Senior officials warned that without assured safe passage the two sides will never move to nuclear negotiations. U.S. negotiators headed to Oman as Israeli leaders signaled readiness to strike Iran again.

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11:00 AM Washington time, Jul 11, 2026

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Washington / Muscat

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CENTCOM said U.S. forces struck about 90 Iranian military targets, the third round of strikes in days, after the IRGC blatantly attacked the M/V GFS Galaxy, a Cyprus-flagged container ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz, and declared the strait closed. Explosions were reported around Bushehr, Asaluyeh, Chabahar, Bandar Abbas, Sirik and Qeshm Island.

Local time

5:00 PM Iran time, Jul 11, 2026

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Iranian coastline / Strait of Hormuz

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