Why it matters: Pakistan is trying to revive talks as oil stays above $100 and Red Sea tanker attacks widen the risk to energy flows.
Series: United States · Iran War Escalation · 12 chapters since Jul 19Why it matters: Oil climbed above $100 a barrel as attacks spread to Saudi tankers and vessels began avoiding Bab el-Mandeb.
Why it matters: Oil rose above $100 a barrel as attacks spread to Saudi tankers and ships began avoiding another key chokepoint.
Why it matters: ASEAN ministers warned a full closure could hit Asia hardest because about 60% of the region’s energy supply moves through the strait.
Why it matters: The deaths are the first from direct Iranian fire in the war, as Tehran also pulled back from a month-old interim deal.
Why it matters: The closed Strait of Hormuz is disrupting oil flows, and the IEA chief warned global energy supplies could come under strain within weeks.
Why it matters: tanker traffic through the strait has nearly stalled, pushing up oil prices as Kuwait and Bahrain reported drone threats.
What's next: Trump warned bridges and power plants could be targeted next week unless Tehran enters talks.
What's new: Trump dropped a proposed 20% cargo fee, while US officials tied Iran to seven ship attacks in the past week.
What's new: Trump said the U.S. plans a 20% toll on cargo ships, though a U.N. shipping official said there is no legal basis.
Why it matters: Oil jumped more than 9%, and the new US blockade of Iranian ports is set to resume Tuesday afternoon.
What's new: Iran then fired at Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan and Oman, widening the conflict around a key oil route.
What's next: Iran struck U.S.-hosting Gulf states, raising the risk that talks over the waterway and the wider war could collapse.
Why it matters: The clash centers on the Strait of Hormuz after a commercial ship was set ablaze, threatening oil flows and wider war talks.
Why it matters: Iran also fired toward Qatar, Bahrain and the UAE as fighting threatened a route that once carried about a fifth of traded oil and gas.
Why it matters: Iran also fired at Qatar, Bahrain and the UAE after a container ship was set ablaze and a crew member went missing.
Why it matters: Brent crude jumped 5.7% after the U.S. hit shipping-linked targets and revoked Iran's oil-sale waiver.
Why it matters: The flare-up threatened traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a route that carried about a fifth of traded oil and gas before the war.
What's new: Air raid sirens sounded in both Gulf states as Washington broadened strikes after tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz.
What's new: Central Command identified the militant as Ali Husayn al-‘Ulaywi and tied the strike to efforts to prevent attacks on Americans.
What's next: Washington and Tehran enter a 60-day negotiating period, with sanctions relief tied to verification rather than promises.
Why it matters: The clash threatens a fragile ceasefire and risks more disruption to global energy and food prices.
What's new: The Corsair unmanned vessel appears to be the first publicly known drone-at-sea rescue, completed in about two hours.
What's new: The White House tied the effort to a covert military-backed transit operation, but the figures were not independently verified.
What's new: Pakistan carried messages to Tehran as ceasefire efforts stalled and Gulf allies faced fresh fallout from Iranian strikes.
Why it matters: The exchange further strains an April ceasefire and keeps pressure on Strait of Hormuz shipping and oil flows.
Why it matters: More sailings could ease pressure on oil, gas and goods flows after months of war disruption and stranded vessels.
The US military said it fired on the Lian Star after the vessel ignored warnings and tried to breach a blockade of Iranian ports.