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    A satellite view of the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway between Iran and Oman that links the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea. This vital energy chokepoint handles nearly 20% of global oil and 25% of liquefied natural gas exports, on January 11, 2025. Major exporters using the strait include Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, and the UAE.
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    Live Updates8 min ago World rapidly burns through oil stockpiles with no end in sight to Hormuz deadlock
  • BANDAR ABBAS, IRAN - AUGUST 10: Two youths sit on the shoreline as ships are seen anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on August 10, 2026 off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran. In a recent statement, Iran's Supreme National Security Council said the vital waterway would not reopen until the United States corrects its behavior, demanding that the U.S. end its war on Iran and compensate the country for war damage, among other conditions. Iran has largely halted vessel traffic through the strait with the threat of strikes; meanwhile, the U.S. has imposed a blockade on Iranian ports. (Photo by Ali Saeedi/Getty Images)
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  • BANDAR ABBAS, IRAN - AUGUST 10: Ships are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on August 10, 2026 off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran. In a recent statement, Iran's Supreme National Security Council said the vital waterway would not reopen until the United States "corrects its behavior," demanding that the U.S. end its war on Iran and compensate the country for war damage, among other conditions. Iran has largely halted vessel traffic through the strait with the threat of strikes; meanwhile, the U.S. has imposed a blockade on Iranian ports. (Photo by Ali Saeedi/Getty Images)
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  • Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a joint defense agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 7, 2026.
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  • Members of Houthi security forces stand guard inspect a destroyed car, which was hit during the first airstrikes of the coalition led by Saudi Arabia, on the day Yemen marks the 11th anniversary of the war on March 26, 2026 in Sana'a, Yemen. Yemen marking the 11th anniversary of the military campaign launched by the coalition led by Saudi Arabia on March 26, 2015, following the Houthi movement controlled most of northern swathes including the capital Sana'a in 2014, leading to the exile of the government.
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  • A mourner carries the body of a Palestinian who was killed in Israeli strikes, according to medics, during a funeral, in Gaza City, August 2, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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  • Members of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces stand near a portrait of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei at the shrine of Imam Hussein on the eve of his funeral ceremonies in the holy Iraqi city of Karbala on July 7, 2026. The body of Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei arrived at Najaf international airport in Iraq late on July 7, Iraqi state media reported, ahead of funeral processions in the country's holy cities which are home to the shrines most revered by Shia Muslims. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP via Getty Images)
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  • Palestinians search among rubble, damaged tents and household belongings after an Israeli airstrike in the Al-Nasr neighborhood of western Gaza City, Palestine, on July 30, 2026. The overnight strike hit the Matter family home and destroyed the residential building and the nearby Al-Zuhour displacement camp, where local authorities said around 35 displaced families had been sheltering.
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  • Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman looks on during a meeting with US President Donald Trump (not pictured) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on November 18, 2025. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived at the White House to fanfare and a jet flyover Tuesday, in his first visit to the United States since the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
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  • U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a bilateral meeting with Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia in the Oval Office of the White House on November 18, 2025.
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  • Israeli troops at the archaeological site of Sebastia in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, June 29, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman
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  • Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Chief Justice of Iran Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, and an IRGC commander general Mohsen Rezaee arrive to attend a ceremony in Tehran, Iran, on July 3.
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  • TOPSHOT - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a session of the Israeli Parliament at the Knesset in Jerusalem on July 16, 2026, before the start of the election recess ahead of the October 27 general election. (Photo by ilia YEFIMOVICH / AFP via Getty Images)
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  • Two US advocacy groups filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over sanctions targeting the International Criminal Court, shown on March 28, that they say curb Palestinian advocacy.
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