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Tankers continue to burn in the Middle East despite hopes for de-escalation
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Despite market bets on a de-escalation in the Iran war, new evidence has emerged in recent days of strikes on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and on energy infrastructure in the Middle East.
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evidence → continue → East
On Nov 10, crude prices hit two-month lows after US officials downplayed the need for additional military action against Iran, with analysts noting US President Donald Trump’s more conciliatory tone since the Republicans’ defeat in the Nov 3 midterm elections.
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analysts → hit → elections
However, there is little sign of attacks abating in November, after 37 ships were attacked in October, the highest monthly total since the start of the war, according to data from the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
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ships → be → Policy
Videos posted on social media on Nov 8 and verified by Reuters showed a Navig8 tanker on fire near the coast of Oman.
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Videos → post → Oman
An image captured by the European Union’s Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite on Nov 8 showed a large cloud of black smoke at the same location.
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image → capture → location
It was one of three tankers hit on Nov 8 for using “unauthorised routes” through the strait, Iranian state broadcaster IRIB reported, citing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy.
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IRIB → hit → Navy
The vessel is managed by Navig8, majority owned by ADNOC Logistics & Services.
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vessel → manage → Logistics
Neither replied to emailed Reuters requests for comment.
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Neither → reply → comment
At the same time, US forces continued to enforce a naval blockade of Iranian ports.
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forces → continue → ports
In the latest incident, a US military aircraft fired on and disabled a St. Kitts-flagged cargo vessel that tried to depart regional waters after visiting an Iranian port on Nov 7, US Central Command said.
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Command → fire → Nov
Attacks in the strait have caused environmental damage, with oil leaking from damaged tankers.
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oil → cause → tankers
A video shared on social media on Nov 9, and verified by Reuters, showed oil reaching the shores of Oman, while satellite imagery showed oil spills off the coast of Oman and UAE.
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imagery → share → Oman
The Omani government did not respond to Reuters request on Nov 10 for comment on the video of oil reaching Omani shores.
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oil → respond → shores
Elsewhere in the region, energy infrastructure and civilian facilities have also come under attack.
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infrastructure → come → attack
Iran and its regional allies have struck targets including the offices of Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil company.
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Iran → strike → Aramco
Video verified by Reuters showed damage to Aramco’s office building in Riyadh, following Houthi-claimed missile strikes on Nov 8.
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Video → verify → Nov
The Saudi Energy Ministry said that a building belonging to Aramco in Riyadh had been targeted in an attempted attack, with debris causing limited damage to the building with no injuries or fatalities.
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building → say → injuries
The International Maritime Organization has confirmed 130 incidents, most of them attacks, in the region since the conflict began in late February, with at least 25 seafarers killed.
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seafarers → confirm → February
Another tanker was struck north-east of Oman’s Lima, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said on Nov 10.
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agency → strike → Nov
UKMTO did not say who struck it.
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who → say → it
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Navy said in a separate statement that two tankers caught fire after hitting naval mines on the “unauthorised route” in the strait.
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tankers → say → strait
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