Places in this day's records
6 places · 0 events not on the map
Kuwait · Mecca · Muscat · Saudi Arabia · Washington, D.C. · Yanbu
16 September 2026
6 events recorded (0 confirmed), and 2 statements counted apart.
16 September 2026 in brief
Images given to CBS News showed heavy damage at US facilities in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait from Iranian strikes, and Fox News reported that Iranian drones and a missile caused minor injuries on a US-contracted vessel near the strait. [1] The Saudi-led coalition said it downed a Houthi drone heading for Mecca, which the Houthis denied launching, so the incident is disputed. [1] The Houthis claimed attacks on a Khamis Mushait air base and Aramco sites at Yanbu and said they downed a Saudi F-15, claims not independently confirmed. [1] Sources told Reuters two pumping stations on Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline were damaged, while US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said about 18 million barrels had left the Gulf the day before. [1] US officials met a Houthi delegation in Muscat, sources told Reuters, and the Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors met at the State Department and agreed to resume talks in October. [1][2]
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Fox News, citing two sources, reported that four Iranian drones and at least one missile targeted a US-contracted vessel carrying American personnel near the strait earlier in the week, causing minor injuries. CENTCOM did not identify the vessel and gCaptain could not confirm the report.
Government of the United States
16 Sep · to a domestic audience
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Market
$127.84
Brent crude, per barrel
+80% on the average of the 30 days before the war ($70.95).
16 Sep · US Energy Information Administration
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Government of the United States: Fox News, citing two sources, reported that four Iranian drones and at least one missile targeted a US-contracted vessel carrying American personnel near the strait earlier in the week, causing minor injuries. CENTCOM did not identify the vessel and gCaptain could not confirm the report.
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Government of the United States: US Energy Secretary Chris Wright told Fox News that oil flows out of the Gulf were at record highs, with about 18 million barrels leaving the day before.