# Bab el-Mandeb

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## Timeline

- **2026-07-18**: Kuwait Airport Suspended, IRGC Claims Base Hits — Kuwait International Airport suspends operations due to repeated missile and drone threats. Iran's Revolutionary Guards claim to have struck Camp Arifjan, destroyed a radar at Ali Al Salem, and hit Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain.
- **2026-07-17**: Infrastructure Targeting and Maritime Escalation — US strikes expand to bridges and military logistics infrastructure. Iran retaliates by hitting a power and desalination plant in Kuwait, targeting US bases, and interdicting vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. US Marines board a tanker. Brent crude surges 4%.
- **2026-07-11**: US Begins Nightly Strikes — The United States launches the first in a series of nightly attacks on Iranian military targets, initially focusing on weapons facilities.
- **2026-07-07**: US-Iran Ceasefire Collapses — A fragile ceasefire agreement falls apart, prompting both sides to resume hostilities.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Hormuz Straits Blockade: Oil Supply Chains Disrupted as Brent Jumps 4%
2026-07-18 08:00:52 · Sentiment: Very Bearish · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 6

With Iran threatening to block all oil and gas exports from the Gulf and tanker attacks mounting, global supply chains face a critical chokepoint crisis, driving Brent crude up 4% to its highest in over a month.
Full story: https://getsupplybrief.com/story/hormuz-blockade-supply-chain

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