Attacks on tankers in Hormuz hit highest of any week since start of Iran war: Reuters
Maritime security sources said Iran-linked harassment and attacks on oil and gas tankers have persisted, with 12 incidents recorded in one week.
- Maritime security sources reported 12 attacks on tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz between September 28 and October 5, marking the highest weekly incident total since the Iran conflict began in February.
- Since February, Iran has leveraged control of the Strait of Hormuz to disrupt shipping, yet Gulf producers recently restored export volumes through an elaborate system of ship-to-ship shuttle transfers.
- Exporters utilize ship-to-ship transfers to obscure cargo routes and mitigate risk, though shuttle runs significantly increase costs as owners demand $30 million to $40 million per round trip to compensate for regional dangers.
- On October 4, the Liberian-flagged tanker Lipsi sustained engine room damage after being struck by an unknown projectile while transiting northeast of Jazirat Um Al Fayarin, Oman, leaving the vessel adrift with crew safe.
- Brent crude prices hover near $100 per barrel as markets reflect sustained pressure from persistent maritime threats and the high cost of insuring and delivering crude through the contested waterway.
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After oil increasingly left the Gulf, Iran is trying to regain its stranglehold on shipping
By Tim Lister and Aida Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Iran is stepping up attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf in an effort to restore its leverage over the critical waterway.There have been more than a dozen strikes on shipping since the end of September, reducing the volume of oil transiting
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGCs) claimed on Friday the attack on an oil tanker, who burned in the Ormuz Strait, and threatened to pursue "the punishment of ships using routes considered unauthorized by Tehran, including outside the straits. The warning comes in the context of the maritime security agencies reporting two other attacks on commercial ships in the Persian Gulf.
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Correio da ManhãThe Iranian Armed Forces did not specify exactly what the measures are, but on some occasions the Iranian Revolutionary Guard itself confirmed attacks on ships belonging to the American-Zionist enemy (United States and Israel) that crossed the strait without respecting the routes established by the authorities of the Islamic Republic.
Iran's IRGC strikes tanker and threatens to target ships beyond Hormuz
Iran's Revolutionary Guard warned that vessels “violating” its designated routes would be pursued and "punished" anywhere in the region, as maritime agencies reported two further strikes on commercial ships in the Persian Gulf.
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