Legend
Ship attack
Infrastructure hit
Naval deployment
Oil terminal
Active minefield
Shipping lane
Oil Price Tracker
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$109.05
+69% since Feb 28
Brent Crude ($/barrel)
Pre-War
$64.47
Peak (Mar 8)
$119
Current (Live)
$109.05
Strait Status
▼SELECTIVE BLOCKADE
Declared closed by
IRGC Navy
Date closed
March 2, 2026
Days closed
34
Non-Iranian transit
DOWN 95%
Vessels stranded
~2,000 (IMO)
Seafarers stranded
20,000+
Safe passage granted
China, India, Japan, Pakistan, Russia, Iraq, Turkey, Malaysia, Thailand
Transit fee (per vessel)
$2M via Larak Island (yuan/crypto)
Tankers transited (toll route)
26+ since Mar 13
Toll law status
Iran parliament formally approved rial-based Hormuz toll law (Mar 31)
Trump ultimatum
April 6 deadline quietly shelved (Apr 5) — no new deadline set as diplomatic channels frozen
UK Hormuz Summit
35-nation summit Apr 2 — UK FM Cooper: "not our war" but blockade threatens global stability
UNSC vote
Bahrain's "all necessary means" resolution blocked — Russia & China opposed, vote delayed indefinitely
Zarif proposal (Apr 3)
Former FM proposes nuclear limits + reopen Hormuz in exchange for full sanctions removal
Ships Attacked (27+, 8 killed)
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Sunk / Major
Damaged
Minor
Mar 2Stena ImperativeUS
Early MarSafeen PrestigeMalta
Early MarAthe NovaIran-linked
Early MarSonangol NamibeKuwait
Mar 6Tugboat (unnamed)—
Mar 7Prima—
Mar 7Louise PUS
Mar 11Mayuree NareeThailand
Mar 11Safesea VishnuMarshall Is.
Mar 11ZefyrosMalta
Mar 112 Fuel TankersBasra
Mar 133 Oil TankersHormuz
Mar 14SkylightIndia
Mar 17Gas Al AhmadiahKuwait
Mar 30Express RomeLiberia
Mar 31Al Salmi (VLCC)Kuwait
Apr 1Aqua 1 (fuel tanker)Intl.
Apr 6MV Elara SpiritGreece
Apr 7Nordic Aurora (LNG)Norway
+ 9 additional vessels struck in surrounding waters. Al Salmi VLCC (Mar 31): Kuwaiti-flagged drone strike at Dubai anchorage — fully loaded 2M barrels, fire contained, 24 crew safe, no oil spill. First attack inside Dubai port waters. Aqua 1 (Apr 1): Iran fired three cruise missiles toward Qatar; two intercepted, third struck this fuel tanker 31km north of Ras Laffan. All 21 crew evacuated safely, no oil spill. MV Elara Spirit (Apr 6): Greek bulk carrier struck by drone in northern Gulf — 1 crew member killed, fire contained. Nordic Aurora (Apr 7): Norwegian LNG tanker hit by two drones near Kish Island — significant damage, cargo vented safely, all crew evacuated. Mayuree Naree drifted aground on Qeshm Island (Mar 27), 3 crew still missing. Total fatalities: 8+ killed, 6+ missing. ~2,000 vessels and 20,000+ seafarers stranded (IMO/UN).
Infrastructure Damage
▼Ras Tanura
Saudi Arabia
RESTARTED
Shaybah
Saudi Arabia
DEFENDED
Ras Laffan
Qatar
SEVERE DAMAGE
Bapco Refinery
Bahrain
FORCE MAJEURE
Mussafah Terminal
UAE (Abu Dhabi)
DAMAGED
Fujairah Terminal
UAE
DAMAGED
Mubarak Al Kabeer
Kuwait
OIL SPILL
Dubai Int'l Airport
UAE
FUEL TANK HIT
Kharg Island (Military)
Iran
DESTROYED
Shah Gas Field
UAE (Abu Dhabi)
FIRE
Mina Al-Ahmadi
Kuwait
STRUCK x2
Mina Abdullah
Kuwait
STRUCK
SAMREF Yanbu
Saudi Arabia
DRONE HIT
South Pars / Asaluyeh
Iran
DESTROYED
Habshan / Bab Field
UAE
SHUT DOWN
Dubai Anchorage
UAE (Dubai)
VLCC STRUCK (Mar 31)
Kuwait Int'l Airport
Kuwait
FUEL TANKS HIT (Apr 1)
Industrial Facility
Bahrain
DRONE STRIKE (Apr 1)
Mina al-Ahmadi Refinery
Kuwait
STRUCK AGAIN (Apr 3)
Habshan Gas Complex
UAE (Abu Dhabi)
OPERATIONS SUSPENDED (Apr 4)
Shuwaikh Oil Complex
Kuwait
DRONE STRIKE (Apr 5)
Kuwait Power & Desalination
Kuwait
2 PLANTS HIT (Apr 5)
Bapco Storage Tank
Bahrain
TANK FIRE (Apr 5)
IEA: 40+ energy assets across 9 countries severely damaged — "the biggest oil shock in history" with 20M bpd disrupted • Rystad estimate: $25B+ in repairs over 5 years • Kuwait Petroleum HQ (Shuwaikh) hit Apr 5 — Kuwait's largest refinery (450,000 bpd) struck again Apr 3 • UAE Habshan — largest gas processing facility — suspended Apr 4 (1 Egyptian killed, 4 wounded) • Bangladeshi farmworker killed by intercept debris in UAE (Apr 3)
Naval Forces Deployed
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CENTCOM: 10,000+ targets struck • 140+ Iranian vessels destroyed • All IRGC-N Soleimani-class corvettes destroyed • 44 mine-layers sunk
Mar 26: Israel killed IRGC Navy Commander Alireza Tangsiri in Bandar Abbas airstrike — "the man responsible for mining the Strait"
Apr 1-2: Houthis entered war — missiles at Israel, drones near Eilat. War risk premiums surging on Red Sea vessels; 25% of global container trade threatened at Bab el-Mandeb.
Apr 5: US special operations forces rescued downed F-15E weapons systems officer from inside Iran (Kohgiluyeh province) in a fierce firefight with IRGC. Two MC-130Js destroyed in place to prevent capture. Saudi Patriot/THAAD batteries intercept 7 Iranian missiles over Riyadh.
Mar 26: Israel killed IRGC Navy Commander Alireza Tangsiri in Bandar Abbas airstrike — "the man responsible for mining the Strait"
Apr 1-2: Houthis entered war — missiles at Israel, drones near Eilat. War risk premiums surging on Red Sea vessels; 25% of global container trade threatened at Bab el-Mandeb.
Apr 5: US special operations forces rescued downed F-15E weapons systems officer from inside Iran (Kohgiluyeh province) in a fierce firefight with IRGC. Two MC-130Js destroyed in place to prevent capture. Saudi Patriot/THAAD batteries intercept 7 Iranian missiles over Riyadh.
Economic Impact
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Oil supply at risk
20M bbl/day
Share of global supply
20%
Daily oil value at risk
~$2.2B/day
US gas price (Apr 1)
$4.02/gal — largest monthly jump on record
US diesel price (Apr 1)
$5.45/gal
Insurance per trip
War risk premium 5%+ of vessel value
Tanker day-rate
$424K/day (all-time record)
Infrastructure repair (Rystad)
$25B+ over 5 years
IEA reserve release (Mar 11)
400M bbl (largest ever)
US sanctions waiver (Mar 20)
140M bbl Iranian oil (30-day)
Iraq force majeure (Mar 20)
All foreign oilfields
Kuwait force majeure (Mar 7)
Still active
Brent monthly surge (March)
+55% — largest monthly surge on record since 1988
Brent peak (Apr 1)
$119/bbl — second price spike as Houthis enter war
IEA assessment
"Biggest oil shock in history" — 20M bpd disrupted
Bab el-Mandeb threat (Apr 1)
Houthi escalation raising war risk premiums on 25% of global container trade
Trump April 6 ultimatum
Quietly shelved Apr 5 — no new deadline. Oil fell from $113 to $109 on the news.
Brent range (Apr 3–5)
$109–$113/bbl — surging on infrastructure strikes, easing when Hormuz deadline waived
Kuwait energy disruption (Apr 5)
Petroleum HQ hit, two power/desalination plants knocked out — worst single-day Kuwait hit
UAE Habshan suspended (Apr 4)
UAE's largest gas processing facility offline — 1 killed, 4 wounded
Mine Warfare
▼Up to 6,000
Iran Mine Inventory
Dozens
Mines Laid (Confirmed)
44
Mine-Laying Vessels Destroyed (CENTCOM Mar 21)
USS Tulsa & Santa Barbara
LCS minesweepers in Asia — thousands of miles away. No active clearing ops in Strait.
Countries Most Exposed
▼Share of oil imports transiting Strait of Hormuz