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Middle East and North Africa

Hormuz and Gulf energy flows, the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb, Iran's regional strategy, Suez revenue.

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The Suez Canal and surrounding desert and farmland seen from space
Suez Canal, Egypt — seen from the ISS (March 2016)Photo: NASA / Tim Kopra (ISS Expedition 46) · Public domain · Source

Middle East and North Africa · event map· 11 items · 6 high importance

News · Oman's finances: oil revenue and subsidies — 15/09Research · Iran uses two straits as one front — 13/09 (+1)2News · Ransomware up more than 20-fold — 16/09News · Gaza ceasefire and ongoing air strikes — 15/09News · Lebanon–Israel framework agreement talks — 15/09News · Salalah meeting postponed — 14/09News · Israel–Hezbollah: tunnel demolition, strikes — 10/09News · Egyptian inflation and rate expectations — 10/09News · Libya election roadmap — 09/09News · Syria's nuclear file closed — 09/09News · Fourth tanker struck in Hormuz — 21/09 (+3)4News · Riyadh-Yanbu attack, US strike halted — 21/09 (+1)2News · UN report: Minab and Lamerd — 17/09News · Houthi drone shot down near Mecca — 15/09News · Iraq: US withdrawal and militia weapons — 15/09News · Saudi Hormuz bypass pipeline shut — 11/09Analysis · Two straits, one lever — 16/09 (+1)2News · Qatari LNG and the search for US supply — 10/09News · Largest wave of attacks in tanker war — 09/09

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HighIII Conflict & Defence21 Sept

The 72,825 dwt tanker LR Stephanie is struck in Hormuz and two seafarers wounded; weekend transits fall to 17 ships

The Isle of Man-flagged crude oil tanker was hit by unidentified munitions on 21 September; at least five incidents have been recorded since 16 September, and US accounts and vessel tracking data conflict.

21 September 2026 · STRAIT OF HORMUZ

MediumI Geo-Economics22 Sept

Brent falls from 104.82 dollars on 17 September to 100.05 dollars on 22 September as Hormuz transit data conflict

MediumI Geo-Economics22 Sept

Erdoğan addresses the UN General Assembly for the 16th time: the will of more than 190 countries cannot rest on five

HighIII Conflict & Defence21 Sept

Houthis announce 2 operations against Riyadh and Yanbu, and Trump halts the Yemen strike despite bombs already loaded

HighV Tech & AI17 Sept

United States notifies Congress of a 48-aircraft F-35 sale to Saudi Arabia worth 24.3 billion dollars

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22/09MediumI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaBrent falls from 104.82 dollars on 17 September to 100.05 dollars on 22 September as Hormuz transit data conflict22/09MediumI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaErdoğan addresses the UN General Assembly for the 16th time: the will of more than 190 countries cannot rest on five21/09HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaThe 72,825 dwt tanker LR Stephanie is struck in Hormuz and two seafarers wounded; weekend transits fall to 17 ships21/09HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaHouthis announce 2 operations against Riyadh and Yanbu, and Trump halts the Yemen strike despite bombs already loaded17/09HighV Tech & AIMiddle East and North AfricaUnited States notifies Congress of a 48-aircraft F-35 sale to Saudi Arabia worth 24.3 billion dollars17/09HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaUN mission treats the US strike on the Minab school as a war crime: at least 178 civilians killed in two attacks17/09MediumI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaRussia and China vetoed the UN expert panel monitoring Iran sanctions despite 11 votes in favour16/09MediumII Cyber & InfrastructureMiddle East and North AfricaCloudSEK: ransomware in the Middle East has risen more than twentyfold, with 357 records seen in June15/0918:50HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaHouthi retaliation for Saudi air strikes: unmanned aerial vehicle shot down near Mecca15/09MediumIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaIsraeli strikes on Gaza on 15 September kill at least five people, including two children and a Hamas commander15/09HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaAs the US prepares to withdraw fully from Iraq by 30 September, Iran-backed militias signal they will not hand over their weapons15/09MediumIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaLebanese and Israeli ambassadors in Washington meet at the US State Department; formal negotiating round postponed to October in Rome15/09LowIV Macro & DebtMiddle East and North AfricaOman's first-half budget deficit narrows to 17 million rials, while fuel support reaches 162 million rials, 4.6 times the annual allocation14/09HighI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaShip-tracking data at Hormuz contradict the US Energy Secretary's claim of 10 million barrels a day in flows14/09MediumI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaIran–Gulf meeting in Salalah postponed at Saudi request; temporary Strait of Hormuz corridor left in limbo13/09MediumIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaPanama-flagged tanker El Gaia struck off Oman, two crew members missing11/09HighI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaDrones launched from Iraq strike Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline, which has been shut down10/09HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaHouthis seize the port of Mocha and the Perim and Hanish islands in the Bab el-Mandeb10/09MediumIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaIsrael blows up Hezbollah tunnels under south Lebanon's Ali Taher Ridge with over 1,100 tonnes of explosives; air strikes go on despite the ceasefire10/09HighI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaQatarEnergy negotiates multi-year LNG purchase deals running to 2031 with US producers to offset capacity lost in Iranian attacks10/09MediumIV Macro & DebtMiddle East and North AfricaEgypt's annual urban inflation eases from 14.9% to 14.5% in August, below expectations; core inflation rises to 14.9%09/09HighIII Conflict & DefenceMiddle East and North AfricaUS and Iran strike tankers in the largest wave of attacks on shipping since the war began09/09MediumI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaUN Security Council backs the 30 August framework agreement under which Libya's rival parties are to hold elections within two years09/09MediumI Geo-EconomicsMiddle East and North AfricaIAEA Board of Governors unanimously closes Syria's Assad-era nuclear file and lifts its 2011 finding of non-compliance