G2 — Adversary's Veto
69 stories Trump's security cabinet met in secret at Camp David on Iran and Yemen Vice President Vance chaired an unannounced session on the Iran war and the Saudi-Houthi conflict, three US officials told Axios.
Sunday, October 4, 2026 · Evening edition · 5 outlets · 5 sources
Yemen's government opens an offensive to retake the Bab el-Mandeb strait Saudi-backed government forces moved against the Houthis on Sunday as the group claimed missile strikes on Aramco sites inside Saudi Arabia.
Sunday, October 4, 2026 · Evening edition · 11 outlets · 11 sources
Iran keeps the Strait of Hormuz shut as more tankers are hit Tehran says the waterway stays closed until the United States meets seven conditions, while attacks on shipping continue.
Sunday, October 4, 2026 · Morning edition · 13 outlets · 15 sources
Saudi Arabia prepares an offensive to retake the Bab el-Mandeb strait Riyadh and Yemeni government forces are planning a counteroffensive against the Houthis, and Washington has declined to join it for now.
Saturday, October 3, 2026 · Evening edition · 8 outlets · 8 sources
US sends more Patriot batteries and a third carrier as it weighs new Iran strikes Two additional Patriot batteries now guard an oil facility in Saudi Arabia and a gas site in Qatar as Washington builds up force in the Gulf.
Saturday, October 3, 2026 · Evening edition · 8 outlets · 8 sources
Six vessels struck in the Strait of Hormuz in a week A British maritime agency reported two more tankers hit by unidentified projectiles, with crude close to $100.
Saturday, October 3, 2026 · Morning edition · 11 outlets · 11 sources
Tankers struck in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran's crude loadings fall to zero Attacks on shipping are continuing even as Gulf oil flows and LNG traffic recover toward prewar levels.
Friday, October 2, 2026 · Evening edition · 10 outlets · 11 sources
US Adds a Third Carrier and More Patriot Batteries Around Gulf Energy Sites Washington sent two additional Patriot batteries to protect Saudi and Qatari oil and gas facilities as Trump said he is weighing renewed strikes on Iran.
Friday, October 2, 2026 · Morning edition · 10 outlets · 10 sources
Crude exports through Hormuz return to pre-war levels and Brent slides Producers and shipping have restored Gulf flows, pulling Brent back toward $96 while Tehran ties a formal reopening to US guarantees.
Thursday, October 1, 2026 · Evening edition · 9 outlets · 11 sources
Three oil tankers struck in the Strait of Hormuz as CENTCOM diverts 125 vessels Shipping intelligence reported three Liberian-flagged tankers hit by unknown projectiles while transiting the strait, even as crude flows through the chokepoint returned to near prewar levels.
Thursday, October 1, 2026 · Morning edition · 9 outlets · 10 sources
Hormuz crude flows back near prewar levels, but fuel prices stay high Crude shipments through the strait have largely recovered while refined-fuel movements have not, and Qatari mediation has produced little.
Wednesday, September 30, 2026 · Evening edition · 9 outlets · 9 sources
Middle East oil exports climb to their highest level since the war with Iran began Gulf producers are pushing crude through and around the Strait of Hormuz at close to prewar volumes, easing the supply premium in the oil price.
Tuesday, September 29, 2026 · Evening edition · 7 outlets · 7 sources
Trump rejects Iran's Hormuz offer as a tanker burns in the strait Brent crude rose above $106 after Washington turned down Tehran's conditional plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and a very large crude carrier was struck.
Tuesday, September 29, 2026 · Morning edition · 13 outlets · 14 sources
IRGC claims control of the Strait of Hormuz and CENTCOM rejects it Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it commands the strait; US Central Command says Iran no longer has a navy.
Monday, September 28, 2026 · Evening edition · 8 outlets · 8 sources
Trump rejects Iran's Hormuz plan and oil prices climb Washington turned down Tehran's truce proposal for reopening the strait, leaving the chokepoint contested and crude higher.
Monday, September 28, 2026 · Morning edition · 14 outlets · 14 sources
Trump rejects Iran's seven-day Hormuz offer as both sides point to fresh talks Washington turned down Tehran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for lifting the naval blockade, and Iran says it has still not received a formal answer.
Sunday, September 27, 2026 · Evening edition · 10 outlets · 10 sources
Trump rejects Iran's seven-day proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz Tehran offered to reopen the strait and resume nuclear talks within a week in return for sanctions steps; Washington refused, and Iran says it will await a formal reply.
Sunday, September 27, 2026 · Morning edition · 12 outlets · 12 sources
Saudi Arabia presses for free navigation as the Houthis take ground at Bab el-Mandeb Riyadh told the United Nations that the Strait of Hormuz must return to its pre-war status without tolls, while Yemen's government lost control of the Red Sea chokepoint.
Saturday, September 26, 2026 · Evening edition · 10 outlets · 10 sources
Trump rejects Iran's seven-day offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz The president said he turned down a proposal that would have opened the waterway within a week in exchange for lifting the US naval blockade.
Saturday, September 26, 2026 · Evening edition · 15 outlets · 15 sources
Iran offers to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in seven days and Trump reportedly refuses Tehran says the choice now rests with Washington, while one report describes officials discussing a phased deal instead.
Saturday, September 26, 2026 · Morning edition · 9 outlets · 9 sources
Iran threatens regional airports as US aviation sanctions ground its carriers Iraq has halted Iranian flights at all four of its airports, and an adviser to Iran's supreme leader has warned that neighbouring countries' aviation could be disrupted in response.
Friday, September 25, 2026 · Evening edition · 6 outlets · 8 sources
Iran puts a seven-day Hormuz reopening on the table and oil falls Tehran has given Washington a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within a week of its conditions being accepted, and negotiators are exploring a phased deal.
Friday, September 25, 2026 · Morning edition · 8 outlets · 8 sources
Iran threatens to widen the war to the Indian Ocean as crude climbs above $106 An adviser to Iran's supreme leader said Tehran could open a new front if the United States or Israel strikes again, and oil rose as hopes of a Strait of Hormuz deal faded.
Thursday, September 24, 2026 · Evening edition · 7 outlets · 7 sources
Seafarer Killed in Hormuz Ship Attack as Iran Floats Reopening Terms A bulk carrier was struck near the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, killing one crew member, while traffic through the waterway stayed close to nothing.
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 · Evening edition · 9 outlets · 9 sources
Iran Offers to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz Within Seven Days as US Talks Resume Tehran has floated conditions for restoring traffic through the chokepoint, and oil fell as American and Iranian officials completed a round of indirect talks at the United Nations.
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 · Morning edition · 9 outlets · 10 sources
Iran Offers to Reopen Hormuz in Seven Days if the US Lifts Its Blockade Tehran has submitted conditions for reopening the strait as commodity traffic through it fell to two vessels in a day.
Tuesday, September 22, 2026 · Evening edition · 7 outlets · 8 sources
Iran offers to reopen Hormuz in seven days as oil slips below $100 Tehran has put the world's most important oil chokepoint on the table in exchange for an easing of US military pressure.
Tuesday, September 22, 2026 · Morning edition · 8 outlets · 8 sources
Oil Drops Below $100 as Hormuz Flows Recover Increased Saudi shipments through the strait and the prospect of US-Iran talks pushed crude to its longest run of declines since June.
Monday, September 21, 2026 · Evening edition · 12 outlets · 13 sources
US Treasury Says Iranian Airlines Will Be Shut Down Worldwide From Wednesday Secondary sanctions on aviation services take effect on 23 September, aimed at foreign airports, fuel suppliers and banks rather than at Iranian aircraft themselves.
Monday, September 21, 2026 · Evening edition · 12 outlets · 13 sources
Hormuz transits fall again as a tanker is struck and Washington reports record flows Two agencies counted weekend traffic through the strait differently, and both counts point down while US Central Command describes the opposite trend.
Monday, September 21, 2026 · Morning edition · 13 outlets · 13 sources
Iran sets seven conditions for talks and keeps the Strait of Hormuz closed Tehran has published terms for resuming negotiations with Washington and says the strait stays shut until commitments made in June are honoured.
Sunday, September 20, 2026 · Evening edition · 10 outlets · 10 sources
Iran keeps Hormuz shut while US Central Command says a billion barrels got through Tehran says the strait stays closed until its conditions are met; CENTCOM says American forces escorted more than a billion barrels of crude in two months.
Sunday, September 20, 2026 · Morning edition · 13 outlets · 13 sources
CENTCOM says a billion barrels cleared Hormuz while Iran exported none US Central Command says traffic through the strait is at a six-month high under a naval blockade that has cut Iran's own crude exports to zero.
Saturday, September 19, 2026 · Evening edition · 7 outlets · 7 sources
Saudi Arabia sounds air-raid alerts over Riyadh as Houthis press toward Bab el-Mandeb The kingdom issued its first air raid alerts for the capital since the Houthis escalated, while fighting continued around the Red Sea strait.
Saturday, September 19, 2026 · Evening edition · 7 outlets · 7 sources
Hormuz closure becomes the worst trade disruption in eight decades The WTO's chief says global trade faces its worst disruption in 80 years as container rates and diesel prices set records.
Saturday, September 19, 2026 · Morning edition · 14 outlets · 14 sources
A second tanker is struck in Hormuz as the US blockade turns back more than a hundred ships Two vessels were attacked in the strait on Friday while Central Command said it had redirected 105 commercial ships since the naval blockade began.
Friday, September 18, 2026 · Evening edition · 9 outlets · 9 sources
Houthis take the Bab el-Mandeb coast and Italy sends warships to escort its vessels Rome is deploying its navy to the southern Red Sea chokepoint after Houthi forces seized most of Yemen's Red Sea coastline in a matter of days.
Friday, September 18, 2026 · Evening edition · 9 outlets · 9 sources
Iran's Revolutionary Guards strike a Togo-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz The IRGC Navy says it hit the tanker Trend for attempting an illegal passage, in a strait where crossings are already down to single digits.
Friday, September 18, 2026 · Morning edition · 12 outlets · 12 sources
Oil retreats on a Saudi workaround while Iran keeps Hormuz shut Crude fell for a second day on rerouted Saudi exports and a repair estimate, not on any change to the blockade itself.
Thursday, September 17, 2026 · Evening edition · 12 outlets · 12 sources
Hormuz traffic falls to three ships as diesel hits records and Saudi repairs begin Vessel transits through the world's most important oil chokepoint have collapsed even as CENTCOM insists the strait remains open.
Thursday, September 17, 2026 · Morning edition · 10 outlets · 12 sources
Houthi gains at Bab el-Mandeb and a Saudi pipeline shutdown put two chokepoints in play The UN Security Council met in emergency session as Yemen's Red Sea coastline changed hands and Saudi Arabia closed its East-West pipeline.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 · Morning edition · 7 outlets · 9 sources
Houthi Advance on Bab el-Mandeb Draws a Catastrophic Warning From Qatar With Hormuz already closed, Qatar says losing the Red Sea chokepoint as well would be catastrophic for the entire world.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 · Evening edition · 9 outlets · 9 sources
US Energy Secretary Says Saudi East-West Pipeline Restarts Within Days Chris Wright told CNBC that the outage on the line bypassing the Strait of Hormuz will be measured in days rather than weeks.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 · Evening edition · 9 outlets · 9 sources
Brent Nears $108 After Houthi Strikes Shut Saudi Arabia's East-West Pipeline The loss of the main route around the blockaded Strait of Hormuz has pushed crude higher and forced Riyadh back through the waterway it built the pipeline to avoid.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 · Morning edition · 8 outlets · 8 sources
Oil holds above 100 dollars as Hormuz talks slip and a Saudi pipeline stays shut A postponed Gulf meeting, a closed Saudi export line and Houthi gains near the Red Sea chokepoint kept crude and diesel bid through Monday.
Monday, September 14, 2026 · Evening edition · 10 outlets · 12 sources
Brent tops $108 as Gulf-Iran talks on Hormuz are shelved and Saudi Arabia shuts its main pipeline A vessel strike in the strait, a postponed ministerial meeting and a closed export line pushed crude to its highest in months.
Monday, September 14, 2026 · Morning edition · 13 outlets · 14 sources
Houthi forces take Bab el-Mandeb, closing the alternative to Hormuz The capture of Mokha and Mayun leaves two of the world's energy chokepoints in hostile hands and tanker freight repricing.
Monday, September 14, 2026 · Morning edition · 13 outlets · 13 sources
Iran takes an Oman-brokered Hormuz shipping plan to the Gulf states, with Washington outside the room Gulf diplomats and Iranian officials meet in Oman on a temporary shipping lane through the strait, and the United States is not at the table.
Sunday, September 13, 2026 · Evening edition · 7 outlets · 7 sources
Reports say Iranian hard-liners launched the Hormuz attacks without authorisation, sinking the US deal Accounts from several outlets describe a faction that fired on shipping in defiance of Iran's president and its Revolutionary Guard chief.
Sunday, September 13, 2026 · Evening edition · 7 outlets · 7 sources
CENTCOM says the Iran blockade has redirected 100 commercial ships United States Central Command puts the tally at 100 vessels rerouted over 60 days and says no ship has passed without permission, turning a wartime measure into a standing cost on Gulf trade.
Sunday, September 13, 2026 · Morning edition · 13 outlets · 13 sources
One killed as a commercial vessel is struck in the Strait of Hormuz Iranian state media and a British navy-affiliated monitor both report a fresh attack inside the Gulf's main oil chokepoint, with the accounts diverging on timing, casualties and blame.
Sunday, September 13, 2026 · Morning edition · 12 outlets · 12 sources
Houthis take Bab el-Mandeb as a drone strike shuts Saudi Arabia's Hormuz bypass Ship traffic through the southern Red Sea strait has halved, and the pipeline built to route Saudi crude around Hormuz is now offline.
Saturday, September 12, 2026 · Evening edition · 11 outlets · 11 sources
Saudi pipeline that bypasses Hormuz shuts after drone attack, and Trump points at Iran The East-West line was the kingdom's main workaround for a blocked Strait of Hormuz, and it is now offline after drones launched from Iraq set it alight.
Saturday, September 12, 2026 · Morning edition · 9 outlets · 9 sources
US rations air-defence windows for tankers in Hormuz as CENTCOM turns away 99 ships Protection through the strait is now available only at set times, and transits have fallen to single digits.
Saturday, September 12, 2026 · Morning edition · 7 outlets · 7 sources
Iran and Gulf states set Hormuz talks in Oman and oil falls back The first sign of diplomacy over the world's most important oil chokepoint moved crude further than any macro release this week.
Friday, September 11, 2026 · Evening edition · 10 outlets · 10 sources
Hormuz transits fall to single digits as tanker attacks continue Vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz dropped to seven in a day, even as Washington says it has loosened Iran's grip on the waterway.
Friday, September 11, 2026 · Morning edition · 7 outlets · 7 sources
Houthis seize Perim Island and take control of Bab el-Mandeb Iran-backed Houthi fighters have captured the island that divides the Bab el-Mandeb strait into its two shipping lanes, completing their hold on Yemen's Red Sea coast.
Friday, September 11, 2026 · Morning edition · 7 outlets · 7 sources
Houthis Seize Mocha and Push Toward the Bab el-Mandeb Strait Iran-aligned forces took the Red Sea port city and are advancing south, bringing a second maritime chokepoint into play alongside Hormuz.
Thursday, September 10, 2026 · Morning edition · 9 outlets · 9 sources
Iran Strikes a Jordanian Air Base as CENTCOM Denies Its Destroyers Were Hit The Revolutionary Guard says it hit the Al-Azraq base used by US forces in Jordan, while US Central Command rejects a separate Iranian claim about two Navy destroyers.
Thursday, September 10, 2026 · Morning edition · 8 outlets · 8 sources
US and Iran Trade Tanker Strikes as the IRGC Widens Its Maritime Zone The biggest wave of attacks on Gulf shipping since the war began came with an expanded blockade area and disputed claims about what was hit.
Wednesday, September 9, 2026 · Evening edition · 9 outlets · 10 sources
Oil tops $100 as US and Iran trade tanker strikes at Hormuz Crude returned to triple digits after US forces destroyed five Iranian tankers and Iran struck back at shipping and at a base in Jordan.
Wednesday, September 9, 2026 · Morning edition · 8 outlets · 9 sources
Houthi strikes on Saudi energy sites wound 73 as Brent nears $100 Missile and drone attacks on Aramco facilities put the main bypass route for a blocked Strait of Hormuz under direct pressure.
Tuesday, September 8, 2026 · Evening edition · 12 outlets · 12 sources
Hormuz Traffic Thins as US and Iran Trade Tanker Strikes Transits through the Strait of Hormuz have fallen to their lowest level since May while Houthi attacks on Saudi energy sites push oil toward $100.
Tuesday, September 8, 2026 · Morning edition · 8 outlets · 10 sources
Gulf states refuse Iranian control of Hormuz as the UAE builds alternative routes Abu Dhabi says its energy exports will not be held hostage by the Iran war and is constructing alternative trade and energy corridors.
Monday, September 7, 2026 · Evening edition · 7 outlets · 7 sources
US and Iran trade strikes as Tehran prepares a restricted zone beyond Hormuz Iran's Supreme National Security Council says a restricted zone outside the Strait of Hormuz will be declared within days, after American strikes on three Iranian vessels.
Monday, September 7, 2026 · Evening edition · 9 outlets · 9 sources
Hormuz traffic falls to a four-month low as the energy bill mounts Shipping data show the fewest daily transits of the Strait of Hormuz since May, while Gulf exporters build alternative routes and US consumers absorb a rising fuel cost.
Monday, September 7, 2026 · Morning edition · 10 outlets · 12 sources
US and Iran trade strikes on shipping as Tehran readies a Hormuz zone Washington and Tehran attacked each other's vessels over the weekend, and Iran says it will declare a restricted maritime zone around the Strait of Hormuz within days.
Monday, September 7, 2026 · Morning edition · 12 outlets · 12 sources
India supplied 60% of Europe-bound diesel through Bab-el-Mandeb in August Indian refiners filled the gap on the eastern route into Europe as Russian and US flows fell away.
Monday, September 7, 2026 · Morning edition · 9 outlets · 9 sources
US strikes three Iranian tankers as Tehran plans a Hormuz exclusion zone CENTCOM destroyed one tanker and disabled two others after Iranian missiles were fired at two US warships.
Monday, September 7, 2026 · Morning edition · 11 outlets · 13 sources