Crew member killed in missile attack on tanker in Gulf

A seafarer was killed in an explosion believed to have been caused by a missile attack on an oil products tanker in the Gulf, the ship’s manager has reported.

US strikes Iranian island of Qeshm, WSJ says

Several explosions have been heard on Iran’s Qeshm Island, as media outlets in the United States reported that the US military had carried out what officials called “defensive strikes” in the Strait of Hormuz.

Putin: There will be no winners in a war between Europe and Russia

At a press conference following the Russia-Africa summit, Vladimir Putin stated that Russia does not want war with Europe.

IRGC demands proof from CENTCOM that sea mines totally cleared in Hormuz

The spokesman for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has challenged the US military’s insistence that it has fully cleared the Strait of Hormuz of sea mines.

Three oil tankers explode while taking unauthorized route through Strait of Hormuz - IRAN

Three oil tankers exploded and caught fire after striking sea mines while attempting to navigate an unauthorized route south of the Strait of Hormuz, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy has announced, IRNA reports.

Iran’s Supreme Leader says ‘enemy’s desperation one of the fruits of national resistance’

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has described “the enemy’s desperation as one of the fruits of national resistance,” according to a post on his X account.

Iran in ‘complete control’ of Strait of Hormuz

The chief of staff of Iran’s armed forces has said that they control the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Tasnim news agency.

Iran urges UN to condemn US naval blockade in Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s envoy to the United Nations has asked the UN secretary-general and the president of the Security Council to reject and condemn the US naval blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf.

"The era of 'hit and run' is over": Iran warns the U.S.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei stated that "the era of 'hit and run' is over," warning that Tehran will respond to any further attacks on its territory while keeping diplomatic channels with the United States open, Press TV reported on October 20.

Two oil tankers were struck by mines and caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz; Oil hits a five-month high

 Two oil tankers struck mines and caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz, reports the Iranian news agency Tasnim, citing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Iran’s Hormuz authority adds 122 vessels to its ‘non-conformity’ list

 Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority says 122 vessels have been added to its “non-conformity list” tracking ships that violate its protocols for transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

Singapore maritime authority condemns attacks on two cargo ships in Hormuz

 Two Singapore-registered container vessels were hit by projectiles while transiting the Strait of Hormuz with one later sinking.

IRGC claim third tanker struck sea mine in Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says a third oil tanker has hit a sea mine and caught fire after attempting to use what Tehran considers an “unauthorised route”.

IRGC says it hit tanker ‘illegally’ transiting Hormuz, causing ‘massive’ fire

 Iran’s IRGC says it struck a “giant LPG gas carrier named NV Sunshine” that was “attempting to pass through the illegal route” south of the Strait of Hormuz.

India says 11 citizens injured after Panama-flagged tanker hit by projectile in Strait of Hormuz

 India said Tuesday that 11 of its citizens were injured after a Panama-flagged commercial vessel was hit by a projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

Fire breaks out on vessel hit by projectile in Strait of Hormuz: UK maritime agency

 A fire broke out aboard a vessel after it was struck by an unidentified projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Monday evening, the UK Maritime Trade Operations agency said Tuesday.

US President Trump has rejected Iran's proposal for a 7-day truce

 US President Trump rejected Iran's proposal for a seven-day truce and told his aides he expects to resume bombing Iran after the midterm elections, officials told The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).

Saudi Arabia and the UAE are pressuring the Trump to maintain economic pressure on Iran

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are pressuring the Trump administration to maintain economic pressure on Iran and to reject any concessions that would ease sanctions or the U.S. Navy's naval blockade, The Wall Street Journal reports.