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Strait of Hormuz

Strategic waterway connecting the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman

World · 18 Oct 2026Israeli settlers attack EU diplomats in West Bank as tanker incidents reported off Iran

Two separate but simultaneous crises unfolded on Saturday as masked Israeli settlers attacked European diplomats in the occupied West Bank, assaulting a French mayor and damaging vehicles, while Iran's navy reported oil tanker fires in the Sea of Oman and the Strait of Hormuz.

Geopolitics · 18 Oct 2026Two oil tankers hit mines and catch fire in Strait of Hormuz, Iran says

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said two oil tankers, each carrying about two million barrels of crude oil, caught fire after striking naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz, the latest in a series of attacks on shipping that have disrupted global oil flows.

Geopolitics · 17 Oct 2026Dozens of Ships Attacked in Strait of Hormuz as US and Iran Vie for Control

A wave of attacks on vessels in and near the Strait of Hormuz has escalated as the United States and Iran compete to assert authority over the strategic waterway, with at least 12 ships confirmed attacked in the week ending October 16 and many more going unreported, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations.