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US To Blockade Iranian Ports Indefinitely as Orsk Refinery Shuts; Diesel Shortage Looms | Rapid Read 14 August 2026

This is our news scan from 13 August 2026 at 0601 Eastern Time until 14 August 2026 at 0615 Eastern Time

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Ukraine Pauses Tanker Hits as Grain Terminals Halt & Saudi Oil Surges | Rapid Read 13 August 2026

This is our news scan from 12 August 2026 at 0645 Eastern Time until 13 August 2026 at 0601 Eastern Time

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Hormuz at 6 Ships/Day as US; Houthis Both Go Kinetic | Rapid Read 12 August 2026

This is our news scan from 11 August 2026 at 0341 Eastern Time until 12 August 2026 at 0645 Eastern Time

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Trump and Iran Both Claim Sole Hormuz Control; Taneco Strike Tightens Diesel | Rapid Read 11 August 2026

This is our news scan from 10 August 2026 at 0459 Eastern Time until 11 August 2026 at 0341 Eastern Time

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Hormuz Stays Closed – 55 Ships Diverted as Netanyahu Rejects Gaza Plan | Rapid Read 10 August 2026

This is our news scan from 9 August 2026 at 0830 Eastern Time until 10 August 2026 at 0459 Eastern Time

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Iran Issues 6 “Insane” Conditions to Open Hormuz; Houthi Hits Saudi Refinery | Rapid Read 9 August 2026

This is our news scan from 8 August 2026 at 0830 Eastern Time until 9 August 2026 at 0830 Eastern Time

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Only 6 Crude Tankers Exit Hormuz: ADNOC $1.3B Buy | Rapid Read 8 August 2026

This is our news scan from 7 August 2026 at 0617 Eastern Time until 8 August 2026 at 0830 Eastern Time

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Iran Draft Bans US/Israeli Ships from Hormuz + 20% Cargo Fines | Rapid Read 7 August 2026

This is our news scan from 6 August 2026 at 0617 Eastern Time until 7 August 2026 at 0618 Eastern Time

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Hormuz Draft Gives Iran Inbound Control; Ukraine Hits Russian Refineries | Rapid Read 6 August 2026

This is our news scan from 5 August 2026 at 0630 Eastern Time until 6 August 2026 at 0617 Eastern Time

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Hormuz Traffic at 2-Month Low While Markets Chase Nonexistent Deal; US Missile Inventories Low? | Rapid Read 5 August 2026

This is our news scan from 4 August 2026 at 0641 Eastern Time until 5 August 2026 at 0630 Eastern Time

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Hormuz Contested, Russian Refining Collapses to 24-Year Low, Saudi VLCCs Divert | Rapid Read 4 August 2026

This is our news scan from 3 August 2026 at 0630 Eastern Time until 4 August 2026 at 0641 Eastern Time

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Shadow Tanker Boarded, Saratov on Fire, OPEC Paper Stranded, Saudi Tankers Through | Rapid Read 3 August 2026

This is our news scan from 2 August 2026 at 0831 Eastern Time until 3 August 2026 at 0630 Eastern Time

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