Conflict & Security
Iran intensifies strikes on US-assisted oil shuttle system in Strait of Hormuz
October 12, 2026 at 08:59 PM · Updated 4d ago
6 reports · 5 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 9 hours
MAMasrawy
الحرس الثوري: هاجمنا سفينة حاولت عبور هرمز ما أدى لاشتعال النيران فيها
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يواليوم السابع
هيئة بريطانية: استهداف ناقلة نفط بمقذوف مجهول فى مضيق هرمز
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MAMasrawy
تصاعد أزمة مضيق هرمز بعد استهداف 3 سفن بمقذوفات مجهولة
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يواليوم السابع
حريق في سفينة بخليج عمان.. والسلطنة تجلى أحد أفراد الطاقم
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AJAl Jazeera English
Iran sets crosshairs on ‘US-UAE’ oil shuttle out of Strait of Hormuz
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MAMasrawy
الحرس الثوري الإيراني يعلن احتراق ناقلة نفط ثالثة في مضيق هرمز
(opens the publisher’s site)Iran's Revolutionary Guard announced a third oil tanker struck a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz as Tehran targets the US-assisted Gulf shuttle system.
- The Revolutionary Guard said a very large crude carrier hit a mine and caught fire south of the strait while transiting an unauthorized route.
- Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei said the US-UAE shuttle system is an explicit target, claiming Iran struck five or six participating vessels nightly for weeks.
- The IRGC warned vessels disabling navigation and identification systems in the strait will be classified as "hostile" and dealt with firmly.
- Maritime intelligence firm Windward reported at least 15 ships targeted in October, with daily transits falling to 31 from 138 before the war.
- UKMTO reported a tanker, a crude oil carrier, a products tanker and a container ship were hit by projectiles in the strait on Sunday, and a drone struck another tanker near Sohar.
- The UKMTO said an oil products tanker was hit by an unidentified projectile in the strait on Monday, and a container ship entering it was also struck.