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HighI Geo-Economics5 Nov

October was the war's worst month for ship strikes, and fires continue

According to CNBC, 35 ships were hit in October, the highest monthly count of the war. UKMTO has logged at least 5 incidents since 1 November. On 5 November the Revolutionary Guards said 2 tankers and 1 tug using unauthorised routes had caught fire in separate incidents.

5 November 2026 · HORMUZ

MediumVI Energy & Supply5 Nov

Saudi Arabia issues a danger warning for Yanbu, its Hormuz bypass outlet

MediumVI Energy & Supply4 Nov

Kuwait moves its crude through Hormuz with tracking signals off

MediumIII Conflict & Defence4 Nov

Saudi Arabia and Syria sign a defence pact as Houthi attacks continue

MediumVI Energy & Supply3 Nov

Aramco's wartime quarter was carried by refining, not crude

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05/11HighI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaOctober was the war's worst month for ship strikes, and fires continue 05/11MediumVI Energy & SupplyMiddle East and North AfricaSaudi Arabia issues a danger warning for Yanbu, its Hormuz bypass outlet 04/11MediumVI Energy & SupplyMiddle East and North AfricaKuwait moves its crude through Hormuz with tracking signals off 04/11MediumIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaSaudi Arabia and Syria sign a defence pact as Houthi attacks continue 03/11MediumVI Energy & SupplyMiddle East and North AfricaAramco's wartime quarter was carried by refining, not crude 03/11HighI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaOnly three ships transit Hormuz as Iran doubles its blacklist 03/11HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaQatari mediators give Washington and Tehran 36 hours to answer 03/11MediumIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaTrump says annual 4-billion-dollar aid to Israel ends this year 02/11HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaUS hits launcher on Qeshm Island but says major campaign not resumed 02/11MediumI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaUAE says Hormuz bypass has lifted exports back to pre-war levels 02/11MediumI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaIndian-flagged vessel hit off Oman as October sets an attack record 02/11HighI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaIran's Hormuz plan knocks 7.6% off January Brent in a day 02/11MediumVII ReinsuranceMiddle East and North AfricaWar cover for Gulf event cancellation shrinks to a single insurer 01/11MediumVI Energy & SupplyMiddle East and North AfricaOPEC+ freezes December quotas with effective spare capacity at 270,000 barrels 31/10MediumVI Energy & SupplyMiddle East and North AfricaTrackers disagree on Saudi exports by 1.6 million barrels a day 30/10HighI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaFirst successful limpet attack of the war strikes tanker Louise 1 in Hormuz 30/10MediumIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaHouthis claim six Saudi targets, but no damage at Aramco sites is confirmed 30/10MediumIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaTrump says the war will end soon, but Tehran keeps its seven conditions 29/10HighI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaIran's Revolutionary Guards say four tankers hit mines on unauthorised route 29/10MediumIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaSaudi air defences down two Houthi ballistic missiles over Riyadh 29/10MediumI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaA dark fleet of 230 tankers now carries Gulf crude 29/10MediumVI Energy & SupplyMiddle East and North AfricaQatarEnergy locks in 7 million tonnes of LNG from outside the Gulf 29/10MediumIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaVance's letter awaits an answer in Tehran as the strike clock ticks 28/1013:54MediumIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaIran calls Qatar's draft unacceptable as Araghchi keeps the door open 28/1012:04HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaNetanyahu's bloc stalls at 54 seats, leaving the Iran decision hanging 28/10HighI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaUS Navy warns ships against unnecessary transits of the Strait of Hormuz 28/10HighVI Energy & SupplyMiddle East and North AfricaEnergy facilities join the US and Israeli target list for Iran 27/10MediumIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaRenewed fighting near Bab el-Mandeb leaves 97 combatants dead 27/10HighVI Energy & SupplyMiddle East and North AfricaHouthis claim a strike on Ras Tanura as Riyadh stays silent 27/10MediumI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaIran reports a tanker fire in a strait CENTCOM calls mine-free 26/10MediumVI Energy & SupplyMiddle East and North AfricaHouthis claim strikes on pumping stations but Brent fell anyway 26/10LowI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaA vessel burns off Iraq's Al-Faw as UKMTO flags suspicious activity 26/10MediumI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaIran's general staff declares the Strait of Hormuz fully closed 26/10HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaSaudi, Turkish and Pakistani delegations pressed Tehran to prevent renewed war 25/10MediumVI Energy & SupplyMiddle East and North AfricaGhalibaf urges Iranians to cut gas use by 10% before winter 24/1022:00LowIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaIranian drone hits Komala base in northern Iraq without casualties 24/10HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaHouthis claim strikes on Saudi East–West pipeline and Rabigh refinery 24/10MediumI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaIran's own news agency denies its Hormuz-for-blockade offer 24/10HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaCoalition shoots down two Houthi missiles aimed at Yanbu and Taif 23/1007:15MediumIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaTwo Israeli soldiers killed near Hebron as Netanyahu orders lockdown 23/10MediumVI Energy & SupplyMiddle East and North AfricaTreasury says Iran's Kharg terminal is empty, without independent confirmation 23/10MediumIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaOil from a stricken tanker forces a UAE emirate to close its coast 22/1020:15HighI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaHormuz attacks concentrate on the US-protected southern route 22/10MediumVI Energy & SupplyMiddle East and North AfricaAramco fully evacuates its Dhahran headquarters for the first time 22/10HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaRevolutionary Guards claim seven ships hit, but UKMTO finds no match 22/10HighVI Energy & SupplyMiddle East and North AfricaIran's floating oil stocks in Asia have run dry 22/10MediumVI Energy & SupplyMiddle East and North AfricaQatar turns to US LNG after damage at Ras Laffan 22/10MediumI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaSuez authority says Maersk will fully return by March 2027 21/1004:45HighI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaKuwaiti tanker hit in Hormuz as October attacks double 21/10MediumVI Energy & SupplyMiddle East and North AfricaUS hits Iran's shadow fleet through a law firm this time 21/10HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaUS and Israel plan short, intense strikes on Iran after midterms 21/10HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaHouthi strike on Dammam airport kills two 21/10HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaDebris from downed drone kills two foreign workers at Shaybah 20/1002:52MediumI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaTanker scarcity lifts crude freight to 40 dollars a barrel 20/1000:09HighVI Energy & SupplyMiddle East and North AfricaSaudi crude exports slide in early October as Ras Tanura falters 20/10MediumI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaIran says it has opened dedicated Hormuz lanes for Iraqi oil 20/10MediumIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaLebanon and Israel end first military-technical round in Tampa after six hours 20/10HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaPakistan's army chief Munir returns to Tehran for a fifth mediation 19/10HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaIRGC announces a third mine claim with no independent confirmation 19/10HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaHouthis claim strikes on Yanbu and the Shaybah oilfield 19/10MediumVI Energy & SupplyMiddle East and North AfricaIraq's oil exports return to pre-war levels in October 19/10HighI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaIran widens its Hormuz blacklist to 122 vessels 19/10HighVI Energy & SupplyMiddle East and North AfricaIran's crude exports have stood at zero since late August 19/10MediumIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaQatar prepares to unveil a regional defence partnership and arms plant 19/10HighI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaKpler sees Gulf exports at 8.5 million barrels as Washington claims recovery 17/10HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaIRGC says two supertankers hit mines in Hormuz as Washington disputes it 17/10MediumIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaLebanon will press for a halt to Israeli strikes at Tampa talks 16/1012:00MediumI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaTwo tankers hit off Jubail as attacks reach the northern Gulf 16/10HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaThe Houthis fire a ballistic missile at Yanbu, Saudi Arabia's Hormuz bypass 16/10MediumVI Energy & SupplyMiddle East and North AfricaIraq puts the cost of the war at 60 billion dollars 16/10HighI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaIran's army makes reopening Hormuz conditional on a US withdrawal 15/10MediumIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaHezbollah admits the seized explosives belong to it 15/10MediumIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaHouthi missiles strike the presidential palace in Aden 14/1005:51HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaTrump says an Iran decision is near as Tehran digs in 14/10HighI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaContainer ship GFS Pride sinks after being struck in Hormuz 14/10HighVI Energy & SupplyMiddle East and North AfricaIEA sees Gulf flows recovering as global stock deficit hits 509m barrels 13/10MediumIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaGaza's death toll reaches 1,493 in the ceasefire's first year 13/10HighI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaGulf crude exports top September despite mounting Hormuz attacks 13/10HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaHouthis strike Aramco building in Dhahran, heart of Saudi oil 13/10MediumVI Energy & SupplyMiddle East and North AfricaSaudi crude output recovers to 8.37 million barrels in September 12/10HighI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaEmpty supertankers turn back from the Fujairah transshipment hub 12/10MediumIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaLebanon seizes explosives-laden truck bound for Beirut, Salam vows inquiry 12/10MediumVI Energy & SupplyMiddle East and North AfricaOPEC cuts this year's demand growth forecast to a third of January's 12/10MediumVI Energy & SupplyMiddle East and North AfricaRiyadh energy congress opens without the oil majors' chief executives 12/10MediumVI Energy & SupplyMiddle East and North AfricaSaudi Arabia plans 10 million barrels of pipeline capacity bypassing Hormuz 11/10HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaSecond outbound tanker hit in Hormuz in two days 11/10MediumIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaIran rejects US reply on Hormuz terms and halts exchanges 10/1022:20HighI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaUS warplane strikes cargo ship trying to run Iran blockade 10/10MediumIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaPutin relays Tehran's terms for ending the war to Trump 10/10HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaHouthi strike kills 12 at Riyadh airport, worst in a decade 09/10MediumIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaIran has preserved its missile and drone factories, Western officials say 09/10HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaRevolutionary Guards threaten ships beyond the Strait of Hormuz 09/10HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaYemen's government claims Bab el-Mandeb as Houthis say they repelled it 08/10MediumVI Energy & SupplyMiddle East and North AfricaUS sanctions 17 tankers from what remains of Iran's shadow fleet 08/10MediumVI Energy & SupplyMiddle East and North AfricaADNOC prices November Murban at an $11 premium to Dubai 08/10HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaTanker fire off Fujairah as attacks spread into the Gulf of Oman 08/10HighI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaHormuz transits fall to a two-month low 08/10MediumVI Energy & SupplyMiddle East and North AfricaIraq to truck crude through Syria to bypass Hormuz 08/10HighI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaGulf–East Asia supertanker rates hit a record $1.4 million a day 08/10MediumIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaShaibani discusses post-SDF integration with Fidan and Kalın in Ankara 08/10HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaSaudi coalition answers airport attacks by striking 82 Houthi targets 07/1022:00HighI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaTanker struck off Qatar as attacks move deeper into the Gulf 07/10HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaHouthi attacks on Abha and Riyadh airports kill three 07/10MediumIV Macro & DebtMiddle East and North AfricaCollapsing oil revenue forces Iraq to devalue the dinar by 13%07/10HighI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaIran threatens to close Hormuz routes along Oman's coast 06/10MediumVI Energy & SupplyMiddle East and North AfricaSaudi East-West pipeline returns to 5.8 million barrels despite attack claim 06/10HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaMore than 270 fighters die in a single day in Yemen 05/10MediumVI Energy & SupplyMiddle East and North AfricaAramco cuts November Asia price to deepest discount in six years 05/10HighI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaEstimates of oil flowing through Hormuz diverge by up to fivefold 05/10HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaYemen's government launches Saudi-backed offensive to retake Sanaa 04/10HighI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaHormuz tanker attacks turn almost daily, yet transits still rise 04/10MediumVI Energy & SupplyMiddle East and North AfricaOPEC+ holds November quotas as output stays below target 03/10HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaHouthis claim strike on Riyadh Aramco facility, unconfirmed by Saudi Arabia 03/10MediumI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaIraqi state tanker carries crude through Hormuz, a first in decades 03/10MediumII Cyber & InfrastructureMiddle East and North AfricaShinyHunters member Rey detained in Jordan and helping the FBI 02/10HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaUS sends a third aircraft carrier towards Iran 02/10MediumI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaUAE withdraws Dubai landing permits for Israeli airlines 02/10HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaAfter Medina, the Houthis keep firing missiles at southern Saudi Arabia 02/10LowI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaIraq allows Iranian airlines 40 daily flights to Najaf 02/10HighVI Energy & SupplyMiddle East and North AfricaIran loads no crude at all in September under US blockade 02/10MediumI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaOPEC+ core group set to hold November quotas steady on Sunday 01/1020:50MediumIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaAnother tanker struck in the Strait of Hormuz catches fire 01/10MediumI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaUS sanctions Iran's railway and car industries 01/10MediumI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaTanker congestion in Hormuz pushes oil transfers to India's coast 30/09HighI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaExpiring November Brent settles $5 above the December contract 29/0909:59HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaIran gives Qatar new Hormuz proposal as Washington insists on nuclear condition 29/09HighI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaWashington's Hormuz figures are almost double the ship-tracking data 29/09HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaTankers are hit in Hormuz, yet transits still rise to 17 29/09MediumIV Macro & DebtMiddle East and North AfricaIran's rial passes 2.5 million to the dollar on the free market 29/09MediumI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaSaudi oil swings back to Hormuz as Bab el-Mandeb flows halve 28/09HighI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaBrent retreats from its intraday high as Yanbu news trims the premium 28/09HighI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaBrent tops 106 dollars in Asia as Iran sees no new round 28/09MediumI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaMore than half of Hormuz transits now happen with transponders off 28/09HighI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaQatar extends LNG force majeure into early December 28/09MediumI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaYanbu exports resume, but war risk insurance stays high 27/0910:46MediumIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaRiyadh schools switch to remote learning for a week amid Houthi threat 27/09MediumIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaAraghchi says Trump's rejection never came through the Qatari channel 27/09MediumIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaNetanyahu held secret talks with the UAE President in Abu Dhabi 26/09MediumIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaHouthis fire drones at Riyadh and a missile at Khamis Mushait after Türkiye–Pakistan–Saudi staff chiefs meet; coalition says 2 missiles, 2 drones downed 26/09HighI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaTrump says 29 ships left Hormuz overnight; independent tracking data show single-digit transits, barrel estimates range from 3.7 to 16.4 million 26/09HighI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaTrump rejects Iran's plan to reopen Hormuz in 7 days; Tehran had set conditions on the blockade, oil sanctions and around 12 billion dollars in frozen assets 25/09MediumI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaBrent–WTI spread widens from $7.97 to $11.91 in a week: WTI ends the week lower at $92.41, Brent flat at $104.32 25/09HighI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaIran offers to open Hormuz by the end of day 7 if the US blockade and oil sanctions are lifted; Rubio says no breakthrough, Brent closes 2.1% lower at $104.32 25/09MediumIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North Africa150 fighters killed in 24 hours in Yemen, 98 government and 52 Houthi; Houthi losses reach 516 in September, displacement figures range from 158,000 to 230,000 24/0907:23MediumI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North Africa10 commodity vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz on 23 September, 9 of them inbound to the Gulf; preliminary data for 22 September revised from 3 to 7 ships 24/09MediumIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaFrance sends troops, radar and air defence systems to Saudi Arabia's Yanbu oil terminal against Houthi attacks; troop numbers not disclosed 24/09MediumI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaTracked Hormuz transits fell to 9 on 24 September, 8 of them outbound; 23 September revised from 10 to 14, while The National gave 13 for the same day 24/09HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaHouthis fire 6 ballistic missiles at Yanbu and Taif; with the Red Sea end of the East-West pipeline targeted, Brent closes up 3.41% at $106.60 24/09HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaIran presents the US with a roadmap for a 60-day regional ceasefire and phased reopening of the Strait of Hormuz; Rezaei gives Washington 4–5 days 23/0909:30HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaBulk carrier Cape Dao hit by two projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz, 1 Indian seafarer killed; IMO counts 83 attacks and 23 deaths since the conflict began 23/09MediumI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaUAE Central Bank bars Bank Melli Iran's 8 branches in the country from trade finance and fund transfers with Iran 23/09MediumI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaErdoğan and Iraqi PM Zaidi agree on phased handover of the Bashiqa base, home to Turkish troops since 2015, and on speeding up the Development Road 23/09HighI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaIran raises its conditions for reopening Hormuz to 7; according to Kpler, only 3 commodity vessels transited the strait on 22 September 22/09MediumI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaBrent falls from 104.82 dollars on 17 September to 100.05 dollars on 22 September as Hormuz transit data conflict 22/09MediumI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaErdoğan addresses the UN General Assembly for the 16th time: the will of more than 190 countries cannot rest on five 22/09MediumI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaIraq suspends Iranian flights at Baghdad after US secondary sanctions threat; Transport Ministry denies the report 22/09HighI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaIran puts an offer to reopen Hormuz within 7 days on the table; the same day a parliamentary committee approves fines of 20% of cargo for violators 22/09MediumIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaSharaa says Turkish bases in Syria will be given legal status with People's Assembly approval; Russian bases down from 170 to 2 22/09MediumI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaSaudi Arabia restarted the East-West pipeline, shut by a drone attack on 13 September, at low flow on 22 September; full capacity will take weeks 22/09HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaTrump meets 12 regional countries including Türkiye at the UN, US and Iranian delegations talk for 3 hours; Tehran sets 3 conditions on Hormuz 22/09HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaUp to 169 killed in 3 days over Yemen's Kahbub heights; casualty figures from the parties and the WHO do not match 21/09MediumI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaUS puts up 5 billion dollars for Gulf energy facilities damaged in the Iran war and seeks matching contributions from 8 countries 21/09HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaThe 72,825 dwt tanker LR Stephanie is struck in Hormuz and two seafarers wounded; weekend transits fall to 17 ships 21/09HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaHouthis announce 2 operations against Riyadh and Yanbu, and Trump halts the Yemen strike despite bombs already loaded 17/09HighV Tech & AIMiddle East and North AfricaUnited States notifies Congress of a 48-aircraft F-35 sale to Saudi Arabia worth 24.3 billion dollars 17/09HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaUN mission treats the US strike on the Minab school as a war crime: at least 178 civilians killed in two attacks 17/09MediumI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaRussia and China vetoed the UN expert panel monitoring Iran sanctions despite 11 votes in favour 16/09MediumII Cyber & InfrastructureMiddle East and North AfricaCloudSEK: ransomware in the Middle East has risen more than twentyfold, with 357 records seen in June 15/0918:50HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaHouthi retaliation for Saudi air strikes: unmanned aerial vehicle shot down near Mecca 15/09MediumIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaIsraeli strikes on Gaza on 15 September kill at least five people, including two children and a Hamas commander 15/09HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaAs the US prepares to withdraw fully from Iraq by 30 September, Iran-backed militias signal they will not hand over their weapons 15/09MediumIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaLebanese and Israeli ambassadors in Washington meet at the US State Department; formal negotiating round postponed to October in Rome 15/09LowIV Macro & DebtMiddle East and North AfricaOman's first-half budget deficit narrows to 17 million rials, while fuel support reaches 162 million rials, 4.6 times the annual allocation 14/09HighI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaShip-tracking data at Hormuz contradict the US Energy Secretary's claim of 10 million barrels a day in flows 14/09MediumI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaIran–Gulf meeting in Salalah postponed at Saudi request; temporary Strait of Hormuz corridor left in limbo 13/09MediumIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaPanama-flagged tanker El Gaia struck off Oman, two crew members missing 11/09HighI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaDrones launched from Iraq strike Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline, which has been shut down 10/09HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaHouthis seize the port of Mocha and the Perim and Hanish islands in the Bab el-Mandeb 10/09MediumIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaIsrael blows up Hezbollah tunnels under south Lebanon's Ali Taher Ridge with over 1,100 tonnes of explosives; air strikes go on despite the ceasefire 10/09HighI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaQatarEnergy negotiates multi-year LNG purchase deals running to 2031 with US producers to offset capacity lost in Iranian attacks 10/09MediumIV Macro & DebtMiddle East and North AfricaEgypt's annual urban inflation eases from 14.9% to 14.5% in August, below expectations; core inflation rises to 14.9%09/09HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaUS and Iran strike tankers in the largest wave of attacks on shipping since the war began 09/09MediumI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaUN Security Council backs the 30 August framework agreement under which Libya's rival parties are to hold elections within two years 09/09MediumI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaIAEA Board of Governors unanimously closes Syria's Assad-era nuclear file and lifts its 2011 finding of non-compliance