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Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on 13 November 2026 that they attacked a US early-warning radar in Bahrain in retaliation for a strike in southern Iran, but the reports reviewed by Vocemundi include no confirmation from Bahrain or the US military.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards Navy says two oil supertankers were disabled by explosions in the Strait of Hormuz after ignoring warnings, a claim that has not been independently verified in the reports reviewed by Vocemundi.
Navigation and communications equipment on Oman's Didamar Island was attacked, according to three sources cited by Reuters and to the Institute for the Study of War, and Iranian media say the Revolutionary Guards' navy claimed the strike.
OPEC+ crude production rose in October, led by a sharp Saudi increase, to near the levels seen before the Iran war began in February, despite continued disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Anadolu Agency and TASS report that Iran's Revolutionary Guards said two oil tankers struck mines in or near the Strait of Hormuz; the reports reviewed by Vocemundi include no independent confirmation.
Explosions were heard on Qeshm Island and elsewhere in southern Iran on 7 November 2026, but Iranian media reports differ on whether a missile strike caused them.
South Korea's Defence Ministry says its Cheonghae unit will operate closer to the Strait of Hormuz, after US pressure over the war with Iran, while an official describes the mission as non-combat.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps says four oil tankers were destroyed by naval mines near the Strait of Hormuz, but the reports reviewed by Vocemundi include no independent verification.
The Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed US officials, reported a US strike on Iran's Qeshm Island on 2 November 2026, as Iranian state media reported explosions there and President Donald Trump said a deal with Tehran could happen.
An Iranian official said the Strait of Hormuz could be secured within two days if Washington meets Tehran's conditions, while an official briefed on Qatari-mediated talks said a draft proposal to end the US-Iran war is being circulated.
Iran has said it is prepared to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within two days on a US-related condition, and Al Jazeera reports that the plan is being discussed with Qatari mediators.
In a written statement on 31 October 2026, Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei ordered the armed forces to prepare an 'immediate, impactful and geographically unrestricted response' to any renewed U.S. or Israeli attack, as diplomatic efforts to prevent a resumption of the war continue.
US President Donald Trump says he expects the war involving Iran to end soon, while Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says four oil tankers caught fire and exploded in the Strait of Hormuz, a claim the reports reviewed by Vocemundi do not independently confirm.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said on 30 October 2026 that two oil tankers were involved in incidents and stopped in or near the Strait of Hormuz, an account that has not been independently verified.
An oil spill from a tanker has reached the coastline of the United Arab Emirates and forced beach closures, while its cause and the vessel involved remain officially unconfirmed.
Iran's foreign minister said a renewed war with Israel and the United States would not change Iran's policies, and that the conflict had changed shipping and management in the Strait of Hormuz, according to The Hindu.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says two supertankers struck naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz, according to state agencies Anadolu and TASS, but the reports include no independent verification.
Iranian state television, citing the Revolutionary Guard navy, reported that seven oil tankers were set on fire or damaged overnight into 22 October 2026, but the reports reviewed by Vocemundi include no independent verification.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards say two tankers caught fire after striking naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz, but the reports reviewed by Vocemundi include no independent confirmation of the incident.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said a supertanker struck a mine and caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz on 17 October 2026, while US Central Command says the strait has been cleared of mines and is controlled by the US and its partners.