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Every military strike, maritime incident, declared closure, and diplomatic development we have catalogued, filterable by type and severity. Each entry links to the originating source outlet.
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Jun 6, 2026, 03:16
Military · high
IRGC retaliates against US attacks, warns full Hormuz closure
TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) – Iran has launched two retaliatory attacks on US installations in Kuwait and Bahrain with ballistic missiles, warning that any further aggression will result in the full closure of the Strait of Hormuz to oil and gas exports.
Mehr News · Tehran state media →Jun 4, 2026, 05:46
Military · high
US Patriot missile error responsible for damage at Kuwait airport: IRGC
Tehran, IRNA – Brigadier General Hossein Mohbi, spokesperson for the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), has said the damage to the passenger terminal at Kuwait International Airport was caused by a malfunction of US-made Patriot missile defense systems, not by Iranian missi…
IRNA · Tehran state media →May 4, 2026, 18:00
Closure · high
US opens passage through Strait of Hormuz, CENTCOM says
United States Central Command says it has opened a transit corridor through the Strait of Hormuz under the new convoy regime, allowing a small group of commercial vessels to move under naval escort.
Bloomberg →May 4, 2026, 00:00
Diplomatic · high
Iran offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz if US lifts blockade
Iranian foreign ministry says Tehran is prepared to allow commercial transit to resume in exchange for a phased lifting of US Navy interdiction operations, conditioning any deal on a parallel sanctions step.
ms.now →May 3, 2026, 20:00
Military · high
US destroys six small Iranian boats near Hormuz
US Navy assets destroyed six small fast-attack craft operated by the IRGC after the boats approached a commercial convoy in the eastern approach to the Strait, CENTCOM said.
Bloomberg →May 2, 2026, 00:00
Closure · high
Trump launches Operation Project Freedom convoy escort
The administration formally announced Operation Project Freedom, a multilateral convoy escort mission tasked with restoring commercial transit through the Strait of Hormuz under US, UK, and French naval cover.
Wikipedia · 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis →Apr 30, 2026, 00:00
Maritime · high
Iran seizes ships after Trump ceasefire extension
IRGC naval forces boarded two commercial vessels in the eastern Gulf in the days after the Trump administration extended the ceasefire framework, signaling the truce remains brittle along the maritime axis.
CNBC →Apr 29, 2026, 22:00
Closure · high
CNN: Hormuz traffic shrunk to a trickle through April
Visual analysis combining AIS replay and satellite imagery shows daily transit volume through the Strait collapsed from a peacetime baseline near 60 vessels per day to single digits at the height of the closure.
CNN →Feb 28, 2026, 16:00
Closure · high
Iran declares Strait of Hormuz closed to commercial shipping
On February 28, 2026, Iran's parliament voted to authorize the IRGC to close the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping, beginning the dual blockade phase that continues to define the crisis.
Wikipedia · 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis →
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