Timeline:Strait of Hormuz

Dated events for Strait of Hormuz, generated from the archive. Each line is one headline as it was recorded.

2026-08-25

• Commodity Vessel Transits Through Strait of Hormuz Hit Three-Month Low, Data Shows - gcaptain
• Mideast live: Oil tanker struck by projectile in Strait of Hormuz off Oman - France 24
• Two US tanker aircraft leave Bulgaria a month after deployment upset Iran - Defense News
• Yemeni army targets Saudi oil tanker in Red Sea - IRNA, Iranian state

2026-08-24

• Iran Blacklists 46 Ships On Hormuz ‘Non-Compliant’ List - gCaptain
• Yemen’s Houthis report attack on Saudi oil tanker in Red Sea - Al Jazeera

2026-08-23

• 2 Mariners Killed in Strait of Hormuz as Transits See Small Increase - USNI News
• Egypt and Qatar stress need for dialogue over Strait of Hormuz - africanews
• Iran grants permission for a number of Iraqi oil tankers to pass through Hormuz - Al-Monitor
• Persian Gulf Strait Authority warns violating ships will face ‘fines, detention, confiscation’ - IRNA, Iranian state
• Yingst reveals ‘SECRET OPERATION’ in Strait of Hormuz - bing_news

2026-08-21

• How ships navigate a deadly maze in the Strait of Hormuz - gnews

2026-08-11

• Shipping traffic in Strait of Hormuz falls to 6 vessels - gnews

2026-07-27

• Iran says it controls Strait of Hormuz after weekend pause in strikes - gnews
• Oil Producers Seek Alternative Routes to Strait of Hormuz - National Association of Manufacturers - NAM

2026-07-20

• The End of the Non-Proliferation Paradigm - Defense Priorities

2026-07-17

• IDF Opened Dozens of Probes Into Deaths of Detained Gazans. No One Was Charged - Haaretz

2026-07-06

• Syria’s New Parliament: Networks of War, Politics of Appointment, and the Illusion of Representation - SyriacPress

2026-06-22

• The Strait of Hormuz’s future is unsettled in wake of latest strikes - AP News

2026-06-14

• Hegseth's timeline for Strait of Hormuz is a bit murky - Politico

2026-06-13

• Even With U.S. Help, Little Oil Has Gone Through Strait of Hormuz - The New York Times

2026-06-04

• Opinion | The Strait of Hormuz Is Getting Less Dire by the Day - The New York Times

2026-05-28

• A rare look at the Strait of Hormuz from both land and water - PBS

2026-05-27

• Iran war: Trump says US will 'watch over' Strait of Hormuz - DW.com

2026-05-19

• Clearing Mines in the Strait of Hormuz: Q&A with Scott Savitz - RAND

2026-05-14

• Hard Choices for Seoul After Strait of Hormuz Attack - Korea Economic Institute of America - - gnews

2026-05-06

• After Hormuz, Southeast Asia Sees the Potential Value of Tolling the Strait of Malacca - Council on Foreign Relations

2026-05-04

• Re-Opening the Strait of Hormuz Won’t Restore the Status Quo - Tufts Now

2026-04-27

• The Art of the Nuclear Deal - The New York Times

2026-04-17

• The U.S. blockade continues despite Iran's announcement the Strait of Hormuz is open - Georgia Public Broadcasting

2026-04-14

• Israel-Lebanon Peace Talks, Strait of Hormuz Blockade and More - The New York Times
• The Importance of Ukraine’s Fortress Belt: Geospatial Intelligence Terrain Analysis - Institute for the Study of War - gnews

2026-04-07

• Security Council: Russia and China veto resolution on Strait of Hormuz - UN News

2026-03-27

• The Ghosts of Al-Shifa Hospital - WIRED

2026-03-26

• Iran and the U.S. harden their positions as Tehran tightens its grip on the Strait of Hormuz - PBS

2026-03-25

• The Choking of Hormuz - The New York Times

2026-03-23

• Military Options for Reopening the Strait of Hormuz: Limitations and Imperatives - The Washington Institute
• One Battle After Another: No Easy Way for the U.S. to Open the Strait of Hormuz - The Soufan Center

2026-03-21

• Empires Have Battled Over the Strait of Hormuz for Centuries - WSJ

2026-03-19

• Seven U.S. allies back potential Strait of Hormuz coalition - Axios
• The Stunning Failure of Iranian Deterrence - Foreign Affairs

2026-03-13

• Why Trump Didn’t Plan for the Strait of Hormuz - The Atlantic

2026-03-01

• Statement on the Strait of Hormuz - International Maritime Organization - gnews
• War In The Gulf And Strait Of Hormuz - Are There Winners And Losers? - Forbes

2026-02-28

• What to know about strategic Strait of Hormuz: AP explains - AP News

2026-02-25

• The Strait of Hormuz: Where geography becomes a weapon - Middle East Monitor

2026-02-06

• Supertankers Speed Through Strait of Hormuz as Geopolitical Risk Mounts - gCaptain - gnews

2026-01-21

• The Price of Armed Exception in Lebanon - Nowlebanon

2026-01-18

• The Future of Jordan Amidst the Palestinian Crisis - Georgetown Journal of International Affairs - gnews

2025-12-29

• The Strange Fear of Russia - Geopolitical Futures

2025-12-08

• Fall of Assad, Rise of Realism: What Holds Russia and Iran Together - ISPI

2025-11-24

• Return of the Nameless Heroes of Iran - WANA News Agency

2025-11-20

• Review of The Untold Story of the Golan Heights: Occupation, Colonization, and Jawlani Resistance - Jadaliyya

2025-11-17

• Iran Strait of Hormuz Tanker Seizure Violates International Law, CENTCOM Says - USNI News

2025-10-08

• Any Enemy Misstep in the Strait of Hormuz Will Face a Decisive Response - WANA News Agency

2025-10-01

• The Return of Syrian Horse Racing - New Lines Magazine

2025-09-25

• Iran’s Lost Children: Tens of Thousands of Students Sacrificed in the Iran-Iraq War - National Council of Resistance of Iran - NCRI

2025-09-17

• History of the Kaaba - TRT World

2025-09-15

• Iran Warns of Chaos If Countries Block Censure of US, Israel - Bloomberg.com

2025-09-03

• The Iranian Threat to the Strait of Hormuz - Alma Research and Education Center - gnews

2025-08-26

• USS Fitzgerald Strait of Hormuz Transit [Image 3 of 9] - DVIDS

2025-08-25

• Tiny Patch of West Bank Land Fuels Dreams of Greater Israel - gnews

• During 2023–2025, 20% of the world's liquefied natural gas and 25% of seaborne oil trade passed through the strait annually. - Wikipedia
• It is a major route of petroleum products for Europe and Asia and is critical for Europe's energy supply. - Wikipedia
• It provides the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean and is one of the world's most strategically important choke points. - Wikipedia
• On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula under the Musandam Governorate of Oman, with a portion of the southwest of the peninsula under the United Arab Emirates (UAE). - Wikipedia
• The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. - Wikipedia
• The strait is about 104 miles (90 nmi; 167 km) long, with a width varying from about 60 mi (52 nmi; 97 km) to 24 mi (21 nmi; 39 km). - Wikipedia