Record
Strait of Hormuz
The record holds 4,057 sentences about what happened and 1,025 views, each with who said it. The event rule groups the sentences that report one event: 2,744 of them make 2,506 events. 21 events are carried by three or more separate reports, 83 by two, and 2,402 by one so far. The other 1,313 are sentences the event rule could not place; each counts on its own sources. 13 lines have been corrected or removed, and each old line is kept.
Read all 4,057 sentences, each in full
Sources through 10 Nov; the issuing-authority documents through 7 Nov; the market sensor through 2 Oct.
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What happened, and what was said about it
Left: what happened. Right: what people said about it. An opinion never goes in the left column.
What happened
The best-carried new claim on each of the latest days, each with its reports
- First reported 10 Nov
Mutual attacks continue, with the U.S. striking Iran's Qeshm island overnight, according to Iranian state media and Iran attacking tankers in the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz this month while its Yemeni Houthi allies have hit Saudi Arabia.
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part of the Hormuz event
- First reported 9 Nov
- US President Donald Trump says Washington’s latest blockade on Iran’s land supply routes, dubbed “Iron Gate”, is in effect, and that renewed strikes are “highly unlikely” if there is progress in talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
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part of the Hormuz event
- First reported 7 Nov
Centcom estimates that its naval blockade of Iran's ports has prevented the country from exporting more than $25bn in crude oil.
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part of the Hormuz event
- First reported 6 Nov
The incident took place about 50 nautical miles north of Madinat ash Shamal at 2320 GMT on November 4, 2026, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), which said it had received a verified report.
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part of the Hormuz event
- First reported 4 Nov
Tensions in the Middle East remained in focus after US officials reported conducting “defensive” strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island, which targeted surface-to-air missiles.
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part of the Hormuz event
- First reported 2 Nov
Iran’s conditions include ending the Middle East war on all fronts, unfreezing Iranian assets abroad, lifting sanctions on its oil sector and ending the U.S. naval blockade.
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part of the Hormuz event
What was said about it
The views with the most separate articles behind them. Views carry no date in the ledger.
- 3 articles
Foreign Policy, France 24 A campaign of heavy bombardment failed to bring a decisive close to the war launched by the US and Israel in late February, and Washington in recent weeks has dialled back military operations in favour of economic pressure.
- 3 articles
Al-Monitor, Daily Sabah Economy Axios and CNN both reported, citing unidentified US officials, that Trump was willing to give Iran sanctions relief and free Iranian funds as part of a final deal on the condition that Iran showed "concrete progress" on the nuclear issue.
- 3 articles
Al-Monitor, Daily Sabah Economy Trump has cited preventing Tehran from acquiring a nuclear bomb as a key goal of the war, along with ending its ability to attack its neighbours and creating conditions for Iranians to topple their leadership.
- 3 articles
Al-Monitor By targeting infrastructure and disrupting investment events central to Saudi Arabia's economic ambitions, they aim to pressure Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to both meet Houthi demands in Yemen and persuade US President Donald Trump to ease the US blockade choking Iran's economy, according to Saudi, Iranian and regional sources.
- 3 articles
Al-Monitor The campaign reflects a calculation by Iran and the Houthis that Saudi Arabia's prosperity, investment ambitions and exposure to disruption make it a vulnerable pressure point in a confrontation stretching from the Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Gulf to Bab el-Mandeb in the Red Sea.
Events
The newest claims carried by three or more separate reports, newest first. Each event keeps one name while reports join it and corrections change it.
- First reported 9 Nov
- US President Donald Trump says Washington’s latest blockade on Iran’s land supply routes, dubbed “Iron Gate”, is in effect, and that renewed strikes are “highly unlikely” if there is progress in talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
same article also carries nothing else on file joins here
part of the Hormuz event
- First reported 8 Nov
CENTCOM estimates that the blockade has prevented Iran from exporting more than $25 billion worth of crude oil, although that figure has not been independently verified.
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part of the Hormuz event
- First reported 6 Nov
DUBAI — Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed on Friday that two more oil tankers struck naval mines and caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz, the latest in a series of unverified assertions that no independent maritime authority has confirmed.
same article also carries nothing else on file joins here
part of the Hormuz event
- First reported 6 Nov
The incident took place about 50 nautical miles north of Madinat ash Shamal at 2320 GMT on November 4, 2026, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), which said it had received a verified report.
same article also carries nothing else on file joins here
part of the Hormuz event
- First reported 4 Nov
Tensions in the Middle East remained in focus after US officials reported conducting “defensive” strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island, which targeted surface-to-air missiles.
same article also carries nothing else on file joins here
part of the Hormuz event
Change log
Corrections are added and the old line stays, struck through. 13 lines in all: 4 replaced by a later report in the same thread, 9 removed because every outlet carrying them covers a different subject.
- 10 Nov
7 claims added · 7 aged out of the 7-day window · 3 replaced by a later report
- 9 Nov
10 claims added · 10 aged out of the 7-day window
- 8 Nov
11 claims added · 11 aged out of the 7-day window
- 7 Nov
12 claims added · 12 aged out of the 7-day window
- 6 Nov
12 claims added · 12 aged out of the 7-day window
- 5 Nov
12 claims added · 12 aged out of the 7-day window
- 4 Nov
9 claims added · 9 aged out of the 7-day window
The newest corrections
- 10 Nov
Old line: However, the remaining unhedged 20% is highly exposed to the jet fuel prices currently trading at about $140 per barrel, Ryanair said in its August 2026 traffic stats.
Replaced by a later report in the same thread: “Ryanair is one of the most hedged airlines, with about 80% of fuel costs hedged at $67 per barrel.” The old line is kept and marked.
- 10 Nov
Old line: Iran could reopen the Strait of Hormuz to Gulf shipping within seven days if the US fulfilled Tehran's demands to ease military pressure and lift an American blockade on Iranian ports, the Iranian official said, adding that Iran had conveyed its latest proposal to Washington via mediators last week.
Replaced by a later report in the same thread: “A senior Iranian official said Iran could reopen the Strait of Hormuz to Gulf shipping within seven days if the US fulfilled Tehran's demands to ease military pressure and lift an American blockade on Iranian ports, adding that Tehran had conveyed its latest proposal to Washington via mediators last week.” The old line is kept and marked.
- 10 Nov
Old line: US President Donald Trump has rejected Iran’s latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping.
Replaced by a later report in the same thread: “US President Donald Trump has rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping within a week.” The old line is kept and marked.
9 removed as off-topic (AP News, BiggerPockets Blog, Inman News, and others) · show
- 2 Oct
Removed line: Iraq is importing gasoline via Syrian port to bypass the closed Strait of Hormuz.
- 2 Oct
Removed line: An Iranian commercial ship was struck near Strait of Hormuz with 1 dead.
- 2 Oct
Removed line: One person was killed in a ship strike on the Strait of Hormuz.
- 2 Oct
Removed line: Iran plans to announce a new exclusion zone near the Strait of Hormuz.
- 29 Aug
Removed line: The U.S. and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding.
- 29 Aug
Removed line: The Strait of Hormuz represents 20 percent of the world's oil.
- 29 Aug
Removed line: Financial markets have reacted positively to developments in negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
- 29 Aug
Removed line: Investors celebrated the prospect of reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
- 29 Aug
Removed line: The oil price decline reflects the signed memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran, hopefully marking the beginning of the end of the war that closed the straits of Hormuz.
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