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Iran escalates Hormuz attacks ahead of US midterms, targeting oil shipping

Iranian officials say new tactics aim to keep oil prices high and influence the US election.

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What to know

  • Iran has escalated attacks on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz to their highest rate since the conflict began, with 12 tankers attacked in one week and four struck in a single day.
  • Two senior Iranian officials told Reuters the new tactics are designed to keep oil prices high and influence US midterm elections.
  • The campaign appears to target ship-to-ship oil transfers, which have been critical to sustaining the recent recovery in Persian Gulf oil exports.
  • Some vessel operators are reversing course or slowing cargo movements through the strait in response to the heightened threat, potentially disrupting the recent return to prewar export levels.

The dispute Whether the US reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is succeeding or being undermined: officials and conservative outlets cite recovery to prewar export levels, while shipping sources report slowing cargo movements and vessel operators reversing course. · positions read across 1 posts and comments

most voices

Iran is using shipping attacks as economic leverage to pressure the US and influence the midterm elections.

  • “Iran is using new tactics aimed at disrupting maritime traffic, keeping oil prices elevated and increasing pressure ahead of the US midterm elections.”

    Hindustan Times · Hindustan Times World ↗
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US efforts to reopen the strait are succeeding despite Iran's escalation; oil flows have recovered to prewar levels.

  • “The Strait of Hormuz is open. There's almost as much oil flowing out now as there was before this conflict began.”

    Marco Rubio · The National UAE ↗
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The attacks are causing tangible disruption to shipping and threatening the recovery in oil exports.

  • “Shipping industry sources have reported signs that cargo movements through the strategic waterway may be slowing after oil flows approached prewar levels earlier this month.”

    Anadolu Agency · Anadolu Agency ↗

“Iran has been forced to reduce oil and gas sales to what can be smuggled on small boats or overland. These alternatives cannot replace oil tankers, and Iran's scant exports are imposing an economic and political crisis on the mullahs.”

Washington Examiner, Editorial analysis · Washington Examiner · Oct 9

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Iran escalates Hormuz attacks ahead of US midterms, targeting oil shipping
Anadolu Agency

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  1. upcoming

    Trump threatens to hit Iran hard over shipping attacks — Trump issues threats against Iran as Iranian officials reveal the new campaign targeting ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

  2. 3

    Two senior Iranian officials confirm new tactics timed to influence US midterms

    Iranian officials tell Reuters that Iran is deploying new tactics to target ships in the Strait of Hormuz with the goal of keeping oil prices high and influencing the US midterm elections. One official states Iran started using different offensive tactics about 10 days ago.

    “Iran is deploying new tactics to target ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz as it seeks to keep oil prices high and influence the US midterm elections.”
    — Reuters, citing two senior Iranian officials
    1. 4 outlets Iran shifting tactics to step up attacks on shipping before US vote, officials say

      first by Al-Monitor, 5h ago · also Times of India, Japan Times, Investing.com News

      2 more headlines
    2. 3 outlets Oil prices climb as Iran deploys new tactics to target ships transiting Hormuz

      first by Channel News Asia, 4h ago · also Hindustan Times, Middle East Eye

      2 more headlines
    • europesays@pubeurope.com

      Iran Expanding Attacks On Ships Beyond Hormuz To Keep Oil Prices High; Official Says Full Closure Coming – Report Iran is deploying new tactics against ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz in a bid to keep… # EuropeSays # Headlines # News # Europe # Europa # EU # StraitofHormuz # Hormuz

      europesays@pubeurope.comMastodon38m agoview on Mastodon ↗
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    IRGC issues explicit warnings to shipping; six vessels struck on Sunday

    The UK Maritime Trade Operations agency confirmed six vessel strikes on October 13, including a drone attack on a tanker near Oman's Sohar anchorage. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned any tanker ignoring the strait's 'security and rules' would face similar attacks.

    “We have struck blows against enemy vessels. If anything else happens against Iran, we will strike them again.”
    — Habibollah Sayyari, chief of staff and joint co-ordinator of Iran's army
    1. 4 outlets Strait of Hormuz attacks surge as Iran steps up campaign against US-backed oil shipping

      first by The National UAE, 23h ago · also Al-Monitor, Hindustan Times, Philadelphia Inquirer

      2 more headlines
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    Four tankers struck by projectiles in single day

    The UK Maritime Trade Operations agency reported four separate tanker strikes by unidentified projectiles on October 11, roughly double the agency's average daily attack rate from the previous week.

  6. background

    At least 12 tankers attacked in Strait of Hormuz within a week — Maritime security sources report 12 attacks on oil, LNG and LPG tankers between September 28 and October 5, marking the highest rate of attacks since the war began.

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  1. 2 outlets Iran Escalates Attacks on Ships, Threatening Oil Export Recovery

    first by Bloomberg Politics, 14h ago · also Anadolu Agency

    1 more headline

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