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20 August 2026
5 events recorded (3 confirmed), and 1 statement counted apart.
20 August 2026 in brief
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the group carried out drone attacks on Najran airport and an Aramco facility in Saudi Arabia's Najran region, and no Saudi response was reported. [1] UKMTO said six armed people boarded a tanker in the Gulf of Aden and diverted it toward Somalia, and Lloyd's List identified it as the Sibu 1, which the US Treasury had sanctioned for carrying Iranian petroleum products. [1] Kpler data reported by Reuters showed seven commodity ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz, half the previous day's count, against more than 130 a day before the war. [1] The US Treasury sanctioned 10 people it said run a cash courier network for Hezbollah and amended the group's designation to say it operates under the command of the IRGC Quds Force. [1] Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US would impose the toughest sanctions in history on Iran, and Iran's foreign ministry called the measures economic terrorism.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC the US will impose the toughest sanctions in history on Iran, describing the naval blockade and sanctions as a one-two punch that would likely make a large-scale military restart unnecessary. Iran's foreign ministry called the measures economic terrorism and Foreign Minister Araghchi said they were a diversion from US economic problems.
Government of the United States
20 Aug · to a mixed audience
Reported by gCaptain
Market
$94.00
Brent crude, per barrel
+32% on the average of the 30 days before the war ($70.95).
20 Aug · US Energy Information Administration
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Said: 1 statement, not counted as events
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Government of the United States: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC the US will impose the toughest sanctions in history on Iran, describing the naval blockade and sanctions as a one-two punch that would likely make a large-scale military restart unnecessary. Iran's foreign ministry called the measures economic terrorism and Foreign Minister Araghchi said they were a diversion from US economic problems.