Chokepoint Data · the Strait of Hormuz crisis

Tanker attacks hit wartime weekly high, sources say; IRGC vows to shut Oman-coast route

2026-10-07 · shipping · major

Reuters, citing three maritime security sources, reported at least 12 attacks on oil, LNG and LPG tankers around the strait in the week of 28 September-5 October, the most in any week since the war began; IMO data showed nine incidents that week. Mohammadreza Naqdi, an adviser to the IRGC commander, told Fars that 'illegal' routes, referring to the southern passage along Oman's coast, would soon be closed. UKMTO reported a tanker hit by multiple projectiles off northern Qatar, about 500 km west of the strait, with casualties.

Attribution caveat: 1 other major event(s) sit inside this one's ±7-day window (2026-10-10 Houthi missile kills 12 at Riyadh airport, Saudi Arabia says; airport shut), so the reaction is not cleanly separable.

Sources

Reuters via The Star · Rudaw · The Guardian

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