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Said on Oct 20 it shot down a US MQ-9 Reaper and set two tankers ablaze with mines; it claims four supertankers mined since Oct 17. The JMIC says the mine claims are unsubstantiated, and a US official dismissed the drone claim.
Two more tankers were struck by unidentified projectiles in the Gulf on Oct 20 and Oct 21, Britain's UK Maritime Trade Operations said. One was about 30 nautical miles southeast of Al Faw, Iraq; the other 11 nautical miles west of Bukha, Oman. Both crews were safe, the Bukha fire was put out, and UKMTO did not say who fired.
Updated 2 hours ago
Formally led by Rear Admiral Ali Ozmaei as of August 10, 2026, months after predecessor Alireza Tangsiri was killed in a March strike. In mid-October deployed new surveillance units east of Hormuz.
Tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz hit their worst stretch since the war began in February, and oil flows crashed after a September recovery. Iran's navy deployed new surveillance units east of the strait, and an Iranian official said Tehran switched to different offensive tactics about 10 days ago, partly to influence the November US midterms.
Updated 4 days ago
Attacking shipping in the Strait of Hormuz; threatening vessels near Kuwait and Bahrain
The last time the United States sank Iranian warships was April 18, 1988. Thirty-eight years later, American forces destroyed nine Iranian naval vessels in a single day and demolished the country's naval headquarters at Chabahar, on the Gulf of Oman. The strikes came after Iran attempted to blockade the Strait of Hormuz, the 21-mile passage that carries roughly one-fifth of the world's oil supply.
Updated Sep 9
Key actor in interdictions and escalatory maritime signaling
Iranian authorities boarded a foreign-flag tanker near Jask in the Gulf of Oman and detained 18 crew members, including the captain. Iran says the ship carried roughly 6 million litres of “smuggled” diesel and tried to flee after ignoring stop orders.
Updated May 15
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