On July 7, the Qatari LNG tanker Al Rekayyat was hit near Hormuz with an engine-room fire. A Saudi-flagged tanker was also damaged as the June MOU's safe-passage promise frayed.
Hours after Iranian negotiators arrived in Doha, CENTCOM hit missile launch sites and mine-laying boats, calling the strikes self-defense during an ongoing ceasefire.
Iranian state TV IRINN broadcast a map showing eight energy facilities across Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar and Kuwait that will be targeted if the ceasefire collapses. The list includes Abqaiq, the world's largest crude stabilization plant processing 7% of global supply. Analysts warn a simultaneous strike would cause an unprecedented energy shock.
Qatar shuts down civilian airspace amid Iranian strikes while Qatar Airways launches massive evacuation operation with more than 140 flights
Iranian retaliatory strikes hit military and civilian targets across five Gulf Cooperation Council states, killing foreign workers and disrupting economies
13 Israeli hostages freed as 4-day humanitarian pause begins with prisoner exchange