Geopolitical catalysts

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2026-10-18Iran offers to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if the United States accepts its conditionsBRENT CRUDE DXY LNG1!
2026-10-18UK maritime authorities report a tugboat hit by two projectiles near the United Arab EmiratesBDRY FRO XLE-0.27%
2026-10-18Iranian security official Mohsen Rezaei says armed forces prepared a new response plan for renewed US or Israeli attacksGLD ITA KSA-0.61%
2026-10-18UK Maritime Trade Operations reports a tanker fire in the Gulf of Oman after an earlier mine strike in HormuzBNO CL=F STNG-0.45%
2026-10-18Russian forces strike Ukrainian energy infrastructure and leave about 24,000 Odesa households without powerEUR/PLN TTF NATURAL GAS UKRAINIAN HRYVNIA
2026-10-18President Zelensky urges allies to back US Russia sanctions after President Trump waives the measuresBRENT CRUDE MOEX RUSSIA INDEX RUB/USD
2026-10-18Iranian lawmakers approve Mehrdad Akhlaghi as defense minister after predecessor’s wartime deathBZ=F ITA
2026-10-18US Secretary of State Marco Rubio urges Israel to deter settler attacks in the West BankILS TA-35 TLT-0.74%
2026-10-18UKMTO reports attackers on a skiff targeted an LNG tanker off Yemen’s Al MukallaJKM LNG LNG1! ZIM-0.79%
2026-10-18Iran urges the United States to accept a seven-day proposal to reopen the Strait of HormuzBDRY BZ=F DXY+3.19%
2026-10-18Ukraine says Russia carried out 76 attacks on energy infrastructure during the past weekTTF NATURAL GAS UAH
2026-10-18Iranian lawmakers approve Mehrdad Akhlaghi as defense minister after his predecessor was killedBRENT CRUDE GLD ITA-0.61%
2026-10-18Taiwan finance minister plans to attend APEC finance ministers meeting in Hong KongEWT TWD+0.94%
2026-10-18Iranian security forces reported attacks on at least 14 vessels near the Strait of Hormuz through October 14BDRY BZ=F CL=F+3.19%
2026-10-18Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi kept a seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz on the tableBZ=F DXY GC=F
2026-10-18US Vice President JD Vance said Washington was seeking Iran's long-term verifiable pledge not to rebuild its nuclear programBZ=F GC=F ITA
2026-10-18Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says Tehran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz remains on the tableBDTI BZ=F XAUUSD
2026-10-18Annualized Inflation Reaches 4.2% Under Tariff and Geopolitical Cost PressuresDGS10
2026-10-18Lockheed Martin Backlog Reaches $230 Billion on Global Interceptor OrdersLMT-0.70%
2026-10-18Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi offers Washington a seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of HormuzBZ=F FRO GC=F-3.37%
2026-10-18US Vice President JD Vance says Washington requires Iran’s long-term verifiable commitment not to rebuild its nuclear programBZ=F GC=F ITA
2026-10-18Lockheed Martin backlog expands to $230B on surging PAC-3 and THAAD missile ordersLMT-0.70%
2026-10-18Lockheed Martin backlog reaches $230 billion on missiles demandLMT-0.70%
2026-10-18Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi submits a seven-day proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz through QatarBRN DWT VLCC GULF-CHINA USO-0.59%
2026-10-18Iran's Revolutionary Guards reiterate that the Strait of Hormuz is closed to vessels without Iranian authorizationBRN DXY USO-0.59%
2026-10-18Russia and Ukraine fail to sustain a proposed pause on attacks against energy infrastructureEURO STOXX 50 TTF NATURAL GAS UAH
2026-10-18Saudi crude exports exceed pre-war levels as East-West pipeline operations recoverBRENT CRUDE DUBAI CRUDE SAUDI ARAMCO
2026-10-18Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi proposes a seven-day reopening plan for the Strait of Hormuz through QatarBRENT CRUDE BRENT CRUDE VOLATILITY QATAR RIYAL
2026-10-18Iranian Revolutionary Guards say two supertankers caught fire after striking naval mines in the Strait of HormuzBRENT CRUDE USD/JPY VLCC FREIGHT
2026-10-18Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted Houthi drones and ballistic missiles over Riyadh and the Eastern ProvinceBRENT CRUDE SAR/USD SAUDI SOVEREIGN CDS 5Y
2026-10-18Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi says Cairo is ready to defend Saudi Arabia if Riyadh requests assistanceBRENT CRUDE SAUDI SOVEREIGN CDS 5Y
2026-10-18Iran's navy reports another oil tanker fire in the Sea of Oman as attacks disrupt Hormuz shippingBDRY CL=F XLE+1.27%
2026-10-18Iranian navy reports an oil tanker caught fire in the Sea of OmanBUNKER FUEL FUTURES MARINE INSURANCE RATES
2026-10-18US Central Command says it redirected 138 commercial vessels while enforcing its blockade of Iranian portsBRENT CRUDE FUTURES RBOB GASOLINE FUTURES
2026-10-18President Volodymyr Zelensky urges allies to support US Russia sanctions after Washington pauses the packageEURO STOXX 50 RUB
2026-10-18US Central Command says 97% of vessels seeking to cross the Strait of Hormuz transited without being hitBRENT CRUDE GOLD
2026-10-18Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi presents a seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz through QatarBDRY BZ=F DXY+3.19%
2026-10-18President Donald Trump announces the United States will reinstate its blockade of Iranian oil exportsBZ=F IEF XLE-0.51%
2026-10-17Trump says gasoline prices will drop when the Iran war endsWTI XLE-0.64%
2026-10-17President Trump activates waiver easing sanctions on Russian diesel exports and delays further measures on MoscowBRENT DIESEL USDRUB
2026-10-17Iranian Revolutionary Guards say an oil tanker struck a naval mine south of the Strait of Hormuz and caught fireBZ=F DHT USO ZIM-1.27%
2026-10-17UK Maritime Trade Operations records the highest weekly number of attacks near the Strait of Hormuz since the Iran war beganBDRY CL=F EEM+1.96%
2026-10-17Iranian Revolutionary Guard reports new restrictions on commercial shipping through the Strait of HormuzBZ=F FRO USO-1.98%
2026-10-17Iranian attacks sharply reduce oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, Kpler data showBZ=F XLE ZAR=F-0.64%
2026-10-17Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says two supertankers caught fire after striking naval mines in the Strait of HormuzBZ=F FRO USO-1.98%
2026-10-17Iranian Revolutionary Guard says two supertankers struck naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz and caught fireBRENT CRUDE FUTURES GOLD VLCC FREIGHT RATES
2026-10-17Indonesia deploys aircraft-dispersed dry ice as fires trigger ASEAN’s highest haze alertCPO FUTURES SINGAPORE AIRLINES STI
2026-10-17Iran's Revolutionary Guard says two oil tankers hit naval mines and caught fire in the Strait of HormuzBRENT CRUDE FUTURES XLE-0.64%
2026-10-17Russian forces launch missiles and drones against more than 15 Ukrainian energy sites, Kyiv saysPZU.WA TTF NATURAL GAS UAH
2026-10-17President Donald Trump pauses sweeping Russia sanctions package for 60 days to assess its economic impactBRENT CRUDE USDRUB ZB FUTURES

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