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

The head of the UN's International Maritime Organization said about 6,000 seafarers remain trapped around the Strait of Hormuz and condemned the latest U.S. and Iranian attacks for further delaying their evacuation. 'These reckless attacks have again placed innocent seafarers in grave danger. No seafarer should have to risk their life simply for doing their job,' Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez said.

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2:00 PM London time, Jul 11, 2026

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London / Strait of Hormuz

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Iran buried its late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, more than four months after he was killed in the opening U.S.-Israeli strikes of the war, following a days-long public funeral that drew waves of mourners. His son and successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, thanked the tens of millions he said attended, even as he has yet to appear publicly since taking power.

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4:00 PM Tehran time, Jul 11, 2026

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Qom / Tehran, Iran

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Oman formally notified the United Nations that it opposes charging vessels merely for transiting the Strait of Hormuz, breaking with Iran and aligning with Washington after weeks of disagreement over how post-war shipping should work. Tehran had floated a maritime service-fee framework that reporting said could raise tens of billions of dollars a year, a plan now seen as far less likely after Muscat's UN move.

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4:00 PM Muscat time, Jul 11, 2026

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Muscat / United Nations

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Iran's Revolutionary Guard navy declared the Strait of Hormuz closed until further notice and until the end of U.S. interference, after firing a warning shot at a vessel it said tried to transit along an unapproved route. It was the first outright closure declaration since the war began, sharply raising the stakes over the chokepoint that carries about a fifth of the world's oil and gas.

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1:00 PM Iran time, Jul 11, 2026

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Strait of Hormuz

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli forces would remain in southern Lebanon until the Hezbollah threat is eliminated, defying U.S.-backed plans for a phased withdrawal and opening an unusually public rift with President Trump. Lebanese and Israeli negotiators are still expected to meet in Rome next week, with Beirut saying it plans to attend.

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6:00 PM Jerusalem time, Jul 10, 2026

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Jerusalem / southern Lebanon / Rome

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Speaking at a NATO summit in Ankara, Trump said the U.S. had agreed to keep talking with Iran while reiterating that the ceasefire was no longer in effect, and said he did not want a return to full war. He held off on new strikes that day but threatened to reinstate the naval blockade and hit Iran's electricity and water plants. The U.S. Treasury issued fresh sanctions, and U.S. forces had struck eastern Iranian cities including Iranshahr, Bandar Abbas, Konarak, Chabahar and Bushehr.

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5:00 PM Ankara time, Jul 10, 2026

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Ankara NATO summit / eastern Iran

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Qatari negotiators traveled to Iran to meet officials in an effort to de-escalate, and President Pezeshkian spoke by phone with Pakistan's prime minister. A U.S. official described Washington's approach as deliberately striking then pausing to let diplomacy work. Iran's chief negotiator said Tehran remained distrustful of the Americans and was ready for all-out defense, insisting the conflict would never end with Iran's surrender.

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3:00 PM Iran time, Jul 10, 2026

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Tehran / Doha / Islamabad

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The governing council of the UN's International Maritime Organization resolved that countries should reject Iran's efforts to impose sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz and Tehran's unilateral move to create a body to control traffic and charge fees through the waterway. The resolution put international shipping authority behind the U.S. and Gulf position that the strait must stay open to all.

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12:00 PM London time, Jul 10, 2026

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London / Strait of Hormuz

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Reuters Connect published Planet Labs satellite imagery showing damage to an Iranian port building at Sarkhur Tahruyi in Hormozgan Province after recent U.S. strikes, and Sky highlighted the same before-and-after damage view. The image narrows broad southern-coast strike reports to a named port site.

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6:20 PM Iran time, Jul 9, 2026; Sky report time converted from 3:50 PM London time

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Sarkhur Tahruyi, Hormozgan Province, Iran

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L'Orient Today, citing Reuters, reported that Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held separate calls with Omani and Turkish counterparts on the regional crisis and especially the Strait of Hormuz. The ministry account said the parties stressed diplomatic channels to prevent escalation.

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6:09 PM Iran time, Jul 9, 2026; L'Orient/Reuters report time converted from Beirut time

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Tehran / Muscat / Ankara diplomatic channels

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Iranian state media said the military fired 10 ballistic missiles at Muwaffaq Salti airbase in Jordan; Jordan's armed forces said eight Iranian missiles were intercepted with no reported casualties or damage. ABC and Anadolu also reported Kuwait intercepted three ballistic missiles, one cruise missile and 10 drones, with one injury.

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4:45 PM Jordan time, Jul 9, 2026

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Muwaffaq Salti Airbase, Jordan / Kuwait

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ABC reported a local official saying three people were killed and 15 injured after a strike on a commercial fishing pier in Sirik, and Sky reported IRNA's account that the fatalities and injuries followed overnight U.S. strikes on the fishing port. Sky cautioned it was unclear whether this was separate from the broader Iranian casualty total.

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5:12 PM Iran time, Jul 9, 2026; Sky report time converted from 2:42 PM London time

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Sirik commercial fishing pier, Hormozgan Province, Iran

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AP reported Brent slipped to about USD 77.94 at 9:35 a.m. New York time after Wednesday's jump, even as the U.S. launched new Iran strikes and Hormuz supply risk stayed active. Gasoline averaged USD 3.85, up five cents overnight.

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9:35 AM New York time, Jul 9, 2026

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New York energy markets

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L'Orient reported Iran's chief negotiator saying the Strait of Hormuz would reopen only on Iranian terms as AP reported new U.S. strikes and Iranian fire toward Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar. CENTCOM said the latest U.S. round hit about 90 Iranian military targets along Iran's coastline.

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4:58 PM Iran time, Jul 9, 2026

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Tehran / Strait of Hormuz / Gulf states

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Jordan's state agency said air defenses shot down eight Iranian missiles with debris but no reported casualties or damage. L'Orient reported new Bandar Abbas explosions and conflicting Iranian accounts over whether the Bushehr nuclear facility perimeter was hit.

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4:37 PM Iran time, Jul 9, 2026

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Bandar Abbas and Bushehr, Iran / Jordan

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AP reported Brent near USD 78.66 after briefly topping USD 80, while Trading Economics showed Brent around USD 78.65 on July 9 and U.S. gasoline pressure back in focus. The market is pricing renewed Hormuz risk without returning to the spring panic levels.

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8:00 AM New York time, Jul 9, 2026

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New York energy markets

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