Trump weighs wider Iran strikes as Hormuz traffic nears a halt
Why it matters: Oil climbed above $100 a barrel as attacks spread to Saudi tankers and vessels began avoiding Bab el-Mandeb.
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Trump weighs wider Iran strikes as Hormuz traffic nears standstill
Why it matters: Oil rose above $100 a barrel as attacks spread to Saudi tankers and ships began avoiding another key chokepoint.
Rubio warns ASEAN that Iran control of Hormuz risks wider fallout
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.
Bloomberg, Channel News Asia +2
Iranian attack in Jordan kills 2 US troops as Tehran hardens stance
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.
US hit Iran for sixth straight night as Hormuz shutdown deepened
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.
US hits Iranian bases as Hormuz closure jolts Gulf and oil trade
Why it matters: tanker traffic through the strait has nearly stalled, pushing up oil prices as Kuwait and Bahrain reported drone threats.
BBC News (World), Bloomberg +1
US hit Iranian coastal defenses as Trump threatened power grid strikes
What's next: Trump warned bridges and power plants could be targeted next week unless Tehran enters talks.
CNBC, Fox News +1
US hits Iranian coastal targets as Hormuz blockade resumes
What's new: Trump dropped a proposed 20% cargo fee, while US officials tied Iran to seven ship attacks in the past week.
US strikes Iran for 3rd night, moves to blockade Hormuz
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.
Bloomberg, The Hill
Trump orders 20% Hormuz cargo fee as US widens strikes on Iran
Why it matters: Oil jumped more than 9%, and the new US blockade of Iranian ports is set to resume Tuesday afternoon.
US hit dozens of Iran targets after Hormuz ship attack
What's new: Iran then fired at Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan and Oman, widening the conflict around a key oil route.
Bloomberg, MarketWatch
US hits 140 Iran targets after Hormuz ship attack sparks reprisals
What's next: Iran struck U.S.-hosting Gulf states, raising the risk that talks over the waterway and the wider war could collapse.
Iran, US trade fire as new strikes hit Qeshm and Kuwait
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.
U.S. hit 140 targets in Iran after Strait of Hormuz ship attack
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.
ABC News, The Hill
US hits 140 targets in Iran after Hormuz ship attack ignites Gulf
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.
Trump ends U.S.-Iran ceasefire after strikes hit 80 targets
Why it matters: Brent crude jumped 5.7% after the U.S. hit shipping-linked targets and revoked Iran's oil-sale waiver.
BBC News (World), Bloomberg +6
US hit 90 targets in Iran as missiles reached Bahrain and Kuwait
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.
Bloomberg, The New York Times +2
Iran struck US sites in Bahrain and Kuwait after American raids
What's new: Air raid sirens sounded in both Gulf states as Washington broadened strikes after tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz.
US airstrike in Syria killed senior ISIS leader on June 19
What's new: Central Command identified the militant as Ali Husayn al-‘Ulaywi and tied the strike to efforts to prevent attacks on Americans.
The Hill, Fox News
US keeps 50,000 troops in Mideast after signing Iran memo
What's next: Washington and Tehran enter a 60-day negotiating period, with sanctions relief tied to verification rather than promises.
US launches strikes on Iran after Apache crash near Oman
Why it matters: The clash threatens a fragile ceasefire and risks more disruption to global energy and food prices.
Bloomberg, The New York Times +10
US Navy used sea drone to rescue 2 aviators off Oman
What's new: The Corsair unmanned vessel appears to be the first publicly known drone-at-sea rescue, completed in about two hours.
Trump claims U.S. moved 100 million barrels through Hormuz
What's new: The White House tied the effort to a covert military-backed transit operation, but the figures were not independently verified.
The New York Times, CNBC
US downs 2 Iranian drones near Hormuz as war hits 100 days
What's new: Pakistan carried messages to Tehran as ceasefire efforts stalled and Gulf allies faced fresh fallout from Iranian strikes.
Bloomberg, The Straits Times
Iran fires at bases in Kuwait and Bahrain after US hits radar sites
Why it matters: The exchange further strains an April ceasefire and keeps pressure on Strait of Hormuz shipping and oil flows.
Ship traffic through Strait of Hormuz rises as US guides crossings
Why it matters: More sailings could ease pressure on oil, gas and goods flows after months of war disruption and stranded vessels.
BBC News (World), Bloomberg +4
US says it disabled cargo ship trying to reach an Iranian port
The US military said it fired on the Lian Star after the vessel ignored warnings and tried to breach a blockade of Iranian ports.
PBS NewsHour, The Hill