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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was in Tehran on Monday to “discuss de-escalation steps” with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and President Masoud Pezeshkian after the Arab states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) pressured Russia to do more to halt Iran’s attacks on other Middle Eastern countries.
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At least 15 vessels struck in waterway in past 10 days, with rumours that they were carrying valuable goods
People have been scouring the strait of Hormuz for spilt cargo after Iran attacked at least 15 container ships passing through the crucial waterway in the past 10 days.
Some ships have been hit by drones, others by mines. On Sunday, a ship was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade launched from a small boat 75 miles (120km) north-east of the Saudi port of Jubail.
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The foreign ministers also demanded that GCC member states participate in any negotiation or agreement that could affect their security and interests.
According to the final resolution, the ministers highlighted the need to address pending issues related to Iran’s nuclear program, missiles, drones and Tehran’s support for allied groups, while calling for respect for state sovereignty and non-interference in internal affairs.
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The statement comes amid the confrontation between Washington and Tehran that began on February 28, and the stagnation of diplomatic efforts due to differences over Iran’s nuclear program, U.S. sanctions and maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. In that context, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi reiterated Iran’s willingness to reopen the maritime route within a week, provided Washington accepts Tehran’s conditions, including lifting the blockade on Iranian ports and sanctions on its oil exports.
BREAKING: Iran announces an oil tanker has hit a naval mine while exiting the Strait of Hormuz through the US-backed southern Omani corridor, with a massive fire in the engine room. pic.twitter.com/kzMnoJr4Q0
— The Hormuz Letter (@HormuzLetter) October 18, 2026
On navigation, the GCC ministers called for the situation in Hormuz to return to the conditions existing before February 28, in accordance with international law, the sovereignty of coastal states and the rights of affected countries. They stressed the importance of guaranteeing maritime transit through the Strait of Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb and the Red Sea, and warned against closing those routes, obstructing traffic, attacking merchant ships and crews, laying mines and imposing illegal fees or restrictions on passage. They also rejected making navigation subject to prior authorizations or imposed routes in contradiction with the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and customary international law.
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— Clash Report (@clashreport) October 19, 2026
They chose to take the straits hostage. They would have done it anyway.
Imagine if Iran had a nuclear weapon.
At that point, they could say, "And by the way, we own the Strait of Hormuz, and you guys can't do anything about it because we won't just hit… pic.twitter.com/OUgeE88qon
The meeting was chaired by Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al-Zayani, with the attendance of his counterparts from member countries and the organization’s secretary-general.
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On Saturday, Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy reported another supertanker caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz after striking a naval mine. The announcement came hours after authorities reported a similar incident in this strategic maritime passage.
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“This morning, a second supertanker, which was navigating in an irregular manner, caught fire violently after colliding with a naval mine,” the military force stated in a release circulated by the Tasnim news agency.
According to Iranian authorities, the vessel was carrying more than two million barrels of crude oil; a powerful explosion occurred in the engine room following the collision, leaving the ship immobilized. The Revolutionary Guard did not identify the tanker’s flag.
The organization claimed that the ship attempted to traverse an unauthorized route after the U.S. military, through deception, induced it to turn off its positioning and radar systems. There is no response from Washington included in the available information regarding these claims.
Earlier in the day, Iran had reported a fire on another crude-laden supertanker—also following a collision with a naval mine—while it was navigating with its navigation systems switched off. With this latest incident, Iranian authorities have reported at least six collisions involving vessels and naval mines in and around the Strait of Hormuz over the past week.
The Revolutionary Guard reiterated that the Strait of Hormuz is closed, warning that vessels failing to comply with its navigation rules risk striking naval mines and catching fire. This statement comes as the United States attempts to re-establish maritime transit along a route near Oman.
The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most important energy chokepoints, and any disruption to traffic there can ripple through global oil markets.
A fresh wave of drone attacks on commercial vessels in the Black Sea, an alternative shipping route to the disrupted Strait of Hormuz, is deepening insecurity along the EU’s eastern flank and compounding pressure on a stretched global shipping network.https://t.co/uE3eUcAjWf
— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) October 16, 2026
Una superpetroliera sarebbe stata investita dall’esplosione di una mina nello Stretto di Hormuz. La notizia è stata diffusa dai media iraniani, che citano informazioni dei Guardiani della Rivoluzione, i Pasdaran. A bordo della nave sarebbe divampato un incendio. Stando alle ricostruzioni, l’imbarcazione trasportava oltre due milioni di barili di greggio. Secondo i Pasdaran, avrebbe tentato di attraversare lo Stretto lungo una rotta non autorizzata, con il sostegno delle forze statunitensi. Al momento, tuttavia, non sono disponibili conferme indipendenti di questa versione.
Nuova segnalazione anche da parte di Ukmto (United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations) per un episodio avvenuto al largo delle coste saudite. In un avviso pubblicato su X, l’organizzazione riferisce di aver ricevuto notizia di un “incidente” verificatosi ieri a 78 miglia nautiche a nord-est di Al Jubayl, in Arabia Saudita. Il comandante di una petroliera avrebbe segnalato un attacco condotto con “un Rpg”, lanciato da una “piccola” unità navale, che avrebbe provocato danni all’imbarcazione. L’equipaggio, secondo quanto riferito, è rimasto illeso.
Nel frattempo, secondo il Wall Street Journal, che cita fonti a conoscenza di informazioni di intelligence saudite e yemenite, il sostegno dell’Iran ha aiutato gli Houthi dello Yemen, da anni accusati di ricevere appoggio dalla Repubblica islamica, a sferrare attacchi sofisticati – sinora i più potenti – contro l’Arabia Saudita e le forze yemenite alleate della monarchia del Golfo. Teheran avrebbe fornito informazioni di intelligence, indicazioni tattiche e addestramento.
“A livello operativo il legame è molto, molto forte“, ha dichiarato al quotidiano Danny Citrinowicz, ex responsabile della sezione Iran dell’intelligence israeliana. “L’Iran ha grande interesse nel successo degli Houthi. Danneggia l’Arabia Saudita, fa salire i prezzi del petrolio – ha osservato – Si tratta di un interesse strategico condiviso”. Citrinowicz ha quindi definito il rapporto una forma di “cooperazione strategica”.
L'articolo Hormuz, superpetroliera colpita da una mina: incendio a bordo. L’allarme dei Pasdaran proviene da Affaritaliani.it.
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