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““The word that we would use is always cautiously optimistic,” added Chaudhry, director general of Inter-Services Public Relations.”

“Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said Friday that two oil tankers had caught fire and been stopped in the Strait of Hormuz, as Qatari mediators returned to Tehran for another round of talks aimed at ending the war between Iran and the United States.”

“Meanwhile, a tanker caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz.”

“Instead, Trump has reportedly drawn up plans to launch renewed strikes against Iran after the midterms as he seeks to break Iran’s grip on the strait of Hormuz, an energy choke point that was the conduit for one-fifth of the world’s energy supplies before the…”

“Tehran also struck ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, using missiles and drones, scaring the major shipping insurers into withdrawing their contracts.”

“Then, after initial reluctance, Britain expanded that permission to include operations against missile sites and capabilities being used to attack shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.”

“…Iranian state television, the Revolutionary Guard navy this week again threatened to strike US military bases in the region if the United States keeps helping guide commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway for the global energy…”

“Oman’s air force has evacuated 10 crew members of a Panamanian-flagged oil tanker following an attack in the Strait of Hormuz.”

“Tanker attacked in Strait of Hormuz, says UK maritime agency TEHRAN - A tanker was attacked on Oct 2 while leaving the Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz, causing a fire but no casualties, a British maritime agency said.”

“…n exchanges send oil price back over $100 US for first time in several weeks In addition to attacks on the war, Iran fired missiles at base used by U.S. in Jordan Iran said Wednesday it had attacked 10 ships near the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S. sank five…”

“Iran said it attacked 10 ships, including two U.S. vessels, near the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S. destroyed five Iranian oil tankers.”

“"The US military has ordered Iranian oil tankers to evacuate so that it can strike them; therefore I declare that any attack on Iranian oil tankers will result in US bases in the region being targeted by the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran,"”

“What to know about the Iran war today: - A U.K. navy agency said a tanker was hit by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz early Friday, hours after reporting another vessel coming under attack in the .”

“- Published Two sailors are missing and 23 others have been rescued following an attack on an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, Oman says.”

“The US military on Monday rejected a claim by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards that an oil tanker collided with a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz.”

“Oil tanker reportedly attacked in Strait of Hormuz region Plumes of black smoke rise from a Petro Dolphin oil tanker by a drone attack off the coast of Oman.”

“People have been scouring the strait of Hormuz for spilt cargo after Iran attacked at least 15 container ships traversing the crucial waterway in the past 10 days.”

“The latest attacks come as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned Saturday that the Strait of Hormuz was “closed,” amid reports of at least five more tanker attacks in the previous 24 hours.”

“Tehran, Iran – Dozens of ships were attacked in or near the Strait of Hormuz in October as Iran and the United States compete to assert their authority over the waterway.”

“On Tuesday, 12 crew members on a Panama-flagged tanker were injured in an attack by an unknown projectile while crossing the Strait of Hormuz, India’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.”

“Marisks said on Monday that the Liberian-flagged Aframax tanker Lipsi was struck by an unknown projectile on Oct. 4 while transiting northeast of Jazirat Um Al Fayarin, Oman, in the Strait of Hormuz, damaging its engine room.”

““The Strait of Hormuz remains a major flashpoint, with the attack on another tanker on Sunday keeping worries bubbling about the potential for further disruption to supplies, particularly if shipping companies become increasingly reluctant to risk sending…”

“Attacks flare between the U.S. and Iran after a monthlong pause AMMAN, Jordan — The U.S. military struck what it said were Iranian rocket launchers in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday while Iran retaliated with strikes on U.S. forces in Jordan and the United…”

“Navy's Maritime Operations center, which monitors such attacks, was a tanker "struck by an unknown projectile whilst transiting inbound in the Strait of Hormuz" on Saturday.”

“The hikes were driven by the renewed hostilities stoking fears ongoing supply disruption caused by a drastic curtailment of tankers traffic transiting the Strait of Hormuz would be made worse and persist for longer, according to experts.”

“Tankers and other commercial vessels have come under attack from both Iranian and US forces in and around the Strait of Hormuz amid the conflict between the two countries.”

“Iran's IRGC said two oil tankers struck mines the elite paramilitary had laid in the Strait of Hormuz, setting both vessels ablaze, as Tehran threatened further attacks on shipping and cutting undersea cables while promising to unveil new weapons in its…”

“Iran’s navy says an oil tanker has caught fire in the Sea of Oman after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) reported that a second oil supertanker struck a naval mine and caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday.”

“The IMO said the last incident that resulted in casualties was on 9 September, when two sailors were killed in an attack on the Panama-flagged tanker El Gaia in the Strait of Hormuz, just north of Oman's Musandam peninsula.”

“UKMTO said on Tuesday that there had been nine attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz this month, representing half of the September total in the waterway and the Gulf combined.”

“The reported attack on Wednesday (October 7, 2026) was around 500 kilometres (300 miles) from the Strait of Hormuz.”

“…) pipeline connects the kingdom’s main oil-producing fields in the east of the country with Yanbu port on the Red Sea coast in the west, allowing Saudi crude to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, which has largely remained closed since the United States-Israel war…”

“Saudi Arabia is looking to boost oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz after drone attacks took out a key pipeline bypassing the contested waterway.”

“It allows exports to leave through the Red Sea without tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz.”

“During the first 24 hours of war against Iran, the US struck more than 1,000 targets, CENTCOM has said, and has not returned to such large-scale attacks in recent months.”

“US military rejects Iran's claim that mines blew up tanker The US military has rejected an Iranian claim that a Panama-flagged oil tanker struck naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz, saying the vessel was instead attacked by an Iranian drone.”

“A seventh aircraft was also involved in the Iraq incident and is included in the broader loss count. - E-3 Sentry: At least one of these airborne early-warning and control aircraft was damaged on the ground at Saudi Arabia’s Prince Sultan airbase in a…”

“An oil tanker was struck on Tuesday by an unidentified projectile and disabled about nine nautical miles (17 km) northeast of Oman's Ash Shishah, which lies at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said.”

“Projectile hits oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz off Oman coast, U.K. maritime agency says An oil tanker was struck and disabled by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Oman, causing damage but no casualties, a British maritime agency said.”

“…an to grant special status to Iraqi oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz because the country has been affected greatly by Iran's war with the U.S. and needs to guard its economic interests, according to a statement from Iraqi Parliament Speaker Haibet…”

“… Just days after kidnapped sailors from MT Honour 25 were reunited with their families, another Pakistani seafarer’s family is seeking the return of his mortal remains, following his demise after his ship came under attack near the Strait of Hormuz last…”

“… Just days after kidnapped sailors from MT Honour 25 were reunited with their families, another Pakistani seafarer’s family is seeking the return of his mortal remains, following his demise after his ship came under attack near the Strait of Hormuz last…”

“In this month alone, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) has recorded nine incidents of attacks on tankers within the Strait of Hormuz.”

“Oil exports from the Middle East rose above pre-war levels at the end of last month despite ongoing attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.”

“It comes as a crude oil tanker was reportedly struck by an unknown projectile off the coast of Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz, the UKMTO said on Saturday.”

“Iraq ships crude through Hormuz Meanwhile, Iraq's state-owned Oil Tanker Company transported 2 million barrels of Iraqi crude aboard a large crude carrier through the Strait of Hormuz, in what its director general described on Saturday as the company's first…”

“Pipeline backups were ready Iran began attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz in response to the U.S.-Israeli bombardment that started the war.”

“Pipeline backups were ready Iran began attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz in response to the U.S.-Israeli bombardment that started the war.”

“On Friday (September 18, 2026), it claimed another attack on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway it has sought to control since the start of the war.”

“The Iranian government simultaneously reported launching a new attack on a commercial vessel in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a vital maritime passage it has attempted to control since the war began.”

“Earlier this month, it was reported that South Korea was considering deploying military assets to the Strait of Hormuz as it faced growing pressure from the US to do more in the Middle East.”

“Hormuz remains a flashpoint Iran has continued to restrict passage through the Strait of Hormuz, while the US has been trying to increase tanker traffic through the waterway and restore the flow of oil to global markets.”

“Houthis strike Saudi targets anew as talks over Strait of Hormuz stall RIYADH, Sept 15 - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis launched a new wave of attacks on Saudi Arabia and were digging into positions on the western coast of Yemen along the Red Sea, Yemeni…”

“Without giving a date, Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps said the Panamanian-flagged oil tanker El Gaia was damaged by mines as it passed through a prohibited zone south of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's Fars news agency reported on Monday.”

“Trump also postponed military strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure after threatening to do so if Iran did not open access to the Strait of Hormuz.”

“Regional powers sought an off-ramp from the war with Iran as another tanker attack was reported in the Strait of Hormuz, and the Iranian government dismissed the Trump administration's latest sanctions.”

“… Donald Trump and Israel have drawn up plans to unleash new attacks on Iran once the midterm elections are over An oil tanker burns after being hit by an Iranian strike in the ship-to-ship transfer zone at Khor al-Zubair port near Basra, Iraq, late Wednesday,…”

“…at meaningful relief for the global oil market would depend in large part on developments in the Middle East, particularly the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping route through which roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies…”

“The attack was the latest against vessels attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz without coordinating with Iran amid its conflict with the United States.”

““Two violating oil tankers were set ablaze and halted due to the explosion of mines planted by the brave sailors of the IRGC Navy at an illegal crossing point in the southern part of the Strait of Hormuz,” the Guards said, in a statement on their official…”

“Iran's navy said monitoring teams patrolling the eastern sector of the Strait of Hormuz detected the tanker ablaze in the restricted area, according to a statement cited by the Mehr news agency.”

“Unlike some of its neighbors, it has no export routes that bypass the Strait of Hormuz, and has been reluctant to move LNG tankers — which are more flammable and expensive than crude carriers — through the strait.”

“The vital shipping chokepoint has become an important alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, where Iranian attacks have raised the costs and risks for oil tanker operators.”

“At least 11 tankers have come under attack during the week that ended Oct. 4, the most strikes on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz since the war began Feb. 28, according to the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization.”

“The agency did not specify the origin of the ship or the number of people killed or injured, adding that authorities were investigating the incident amid a recent rise in attacks on vessels near the Strait of Hormuz.”

“…y Guard claimed responsibility on Friday for setting an oil tanker ablaze in the Strait of Hormuz and threatened to pursue vessels it deems in violation beyond the strait and across the wider region, as maritime security agencies reported two further strikes…”

“…atomic chief vows not to give up enrichment • Centcom terms Hormuz closure claims ‘false’ TEHRAN: Iran announced on Thursday that it was still reviewing Washington’s response to a proposal under which the Strait of Hormuz could reopen within seven days, as US…”

“Why are gas prices still high even as traffic improves in the Strait of Hormuz?”

“Attack risks rise for tankers as Iran vows to block more Hormuz routes AI generated LONDON – Tankers are facing a higher risk of attacks and intimidation as they try to get critical shipments through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran issued new warnings it…”

“Attacks on tankers in the strait of Hormuz reached their highest levels of the war, cutting traffic through the waterway and deepening fears about supply.”

“The Trump administration has rejected Tehran’s proposal for a seven-day deal focused first on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, in which the US would lift sanctions and unfreeze Iranian funds while nuclear talks were postponed.”

“Oil prices initially climbed on Wednesday following a warning that Iran appeared to be stepping up attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, before closing lower after International Energy Agency (IEA) member states said they were ready to release more…”

“At least two people have been killed in a Russian missile attack on Kyiv as Moscow said it launched a “massive strike” across Ukraine.”

“In fact, some oil tankers have indeed been passing through the strait but, as Spencer Kimball of CNBC explains, “only due to a major U.S. military commitment and at a high cost to the lives of tanker crews.””

“Tanker hit by projectile in Strait of Hormuz, UKMTO says A tanker was hit by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, damaging its engine room, according to the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO).”

“… exceeded pre-Iran war levels last week, tracking firm says Middle East oil exports, excluding those from Iran, surpassed their pre-war levels last week, despite attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, according to data from the maritime tracking firm…”

“Tanker in Strait of Hormuz struck by projectile, British military says A projectile struck a tanker on the Strait of Hormuz, damaging the engine room, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Center said.”

“…n's conventional forces and damaged its already ailing economy, but Tehran has fought back with missile and drone strikes on US allies in the Gulf and by restricting oil tanker traffic in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, which has pushed up world energy…”

“…an awaiting formal reply to its proposal to reopen troubled strait; Qatari mediators trying to find common ground • Ghalibaf warns of fresh strikes if provoked; IRGC urges American voters to oppose war • Oil prices fall as Saudi Arabia resumes loading at…”

“Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told reporters on Thursday that Tehran had conveyed a proposal to the United States via intermediaries under which the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened if Tehran's conditions were met.”

“Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told reporters on Thursday that Tehran had conveyed a proposal to the United States via intermediaries under which the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened if Tehran’s conditions were met.”

“The gains made by the Houthis have cemented the hold of Iran and its regional allies over two key waterways in the Middle East — and the straits of Bab al-Mandab and Hormuz — which are major shipping arteries for global flows of energy.”

“Hormuz oil shipments hit 6-month high, US commander says RIYADH - Oil and liquefied natural gas shipments through the Strait of Hormuz in the past two weeks reached the highest level in six months, signaling that US naval protection and mine clearance efforts…”

“On Friday, it claimed another attack on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway it has sought to control since the start of the war.”

“Oil supply has also taken a hit, not only from the slowdown in tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, but the Houthi rebel attack on the so-called East-West pipeline in Saudi Arabia, which has been a key alternative for oil exports.”

“Iran has de facto controlled traffic through the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for joint US-Israeli attacks on its territory since late February, disrupting one of the world’s most important energy routes.”

“Months later, the conflict continues, the Strait of Hormuz remains unstable, Arab energy infrastructure is still under attack, the Houthis are advancing in Yemen, and America’s partners are increasingly uncertain about what Washington will—and will not—defend.”

“The pipeline served as a route for Saudi Arabia to transfer export shipments to the Red Sea, bypassing the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf where Iranian strikes have halted tanker traffic.”

“…een Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels and Saudi Arabia, and attacks by other Iranian proxy forces on Saudi infrastructure, are increasing the threat to tanker traffic in the Middle East and more than six months after the U.S. and Israel launched their .Direct…”

“An escalating wave of attacks around the Red Sea has pushed oil prices above $100 a barrel, as Houthi territorial gains near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and strikes on Saudi energy infrastructure threaten a route that has become a critical alternative to the…”

“The recent attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and Saudi energy infrastructure have also pushed crude prices up, with Brent crude rising $3.21 to $107.82 a barrel.”

“The Iran-backed of virtually all of the country's coastline along the Bab el-Mandeb, declared a blockade of Saudi Arabia's Red Sea ports, and launched attacks on Saudi-owned vessels in the area.Qatar's government warned Tuesday that a wider closure of the Bab…”

“Earlier this summer, as the missile exchanges in the Gulf died down and Trump signalled that peace was on the way, the price of oil began to fall from the $100-plus US range it hit in response to the initial U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran, and Iran's closure of…”

“…l launched their huge, combined assault on Iran, the regime in Tehran now exerts authority over not just one, but two of the world's most important maritime passages: the Strait of Hormuz, at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, and the Bab al-Mandab, gateway to…”

“In a comment for the Center for Maritime Security in July, Matthew Reisener, the thinktank’s national security adviser, warned that naval campaigns by Iran in the strait of Hormuz and Iran’s Houthi proxies in the Red Sea – launched in response to the…”

“After the memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran collapsed in July, attacks paused, then resumed, coupled with Iranian closures of the Strait of Hormuz and US naval blockade.”

“…s Loose talk: Donald Trump said “We’re going to hit them hard” and “There will be a response” to Iranian strikes on U.S. bases in Jordan on Sunday – strikes launched after the U.S. hit Iranian launchers near the Strait of Hormuz, after a month with no…”

“The price of diesel in the United States has reached a record high of $5.85 per gallon (3.9 liters) amid the war with Iran, despite President Donald Trump’s repeated claim that the US is in control of the Strait of Hormuz.”

“He also said trade routes would adjust and “in two years, the Strait of Hormuz will be a worthless piece of water.””

“Bueller?… Loomer? 🇮🇷 Iran War Updates Strait strikes: On Saturday, a tanker was struck in the Strait of Hormuz.”

“On Monday, Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi militia attacked another crude oil tanker in the Red Sea off the coast of Saudi Arabia.”

“…run by Iran's military said Thursday that Iranian and Omani officials have reached an agreement to open a temporary new shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz, but that the U.S. must lift its naval blockade and return to the terms of a previous truce for…”

“Aug. 24 (UPI) -- An unidentified projectile struck an oil tanker off the coast of Oman early Tuesday, a British sponsored maritime security organization said, the latest attack in the U.S.-Iran war over control of the Strait of Hormuz.”

“The expiration of the MoU, which US and Iranian officials cast as a step towards a permanent end to the war, came as attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz continued to cast a shadow over one of the most critical nodes in the global energy…”

“Trump says he likes the idea of making the Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory President Trump in the Oval Office Monday said making the Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory is "a great idea."”

“The warning comes after a number of attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, an alternative waterway that some tankers had been using since Iran blocked the Strait of Hormuz.”

“Iran's official IRNA news agency said three people were killed and two were wounded in a strike on the island of Qeshm, which lies just off the Iranian mainland in the Strait of Hormuz, the crucial waterway for global energy supplies that Iranian attacks have…”

“An interim agreement collapsed in recent weeks over renewed fighting in the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway for global energy supplies that Iranian attacks have again effectively closed.”