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Indexed dispatches.

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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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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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