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“Iran strikes Omani island that allegedly helps ships travel through Strait of Hormuz The Iranian military struck Didamar, a small, rocky island located at the entry of the Persian Gulf that has been outfitted with navigational equipment.”

“Iran claims it struck a small Omani island in the Strait of Hormuz, targeting oil tanker navigation infrastructure as CENTCOM maintains its blockade of Iranian ports and protects commercial shipping from Iranian attacks along the southern route.”

“Iran attacks shipping navigation systems on Oman's Didamar island, sources say LONDON/DUBAI, Nov 11 - Iran has attacked ship navigation systems on the Omani island of Didamar in the Strait of Hormuz, three sources with knowledge of the matter confirmed,…”

“Rubio’s remarks followed President Trump’s statement on Monday that the United States was seeing progress towards ending the conflict, which began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran on Feb 28.”

“In an attempt to close any loopholes, Iran said it bombed a US radar post on the Omani island of Didamar three days ago.”

“… later, Washington’s diplomatic overtures were dashed by a report that the United States had attacked Iran, in what the Wall Street Journal said was the latest in a string of limited strikes it secretly carried out against the Islamic republic in recent…”

“British maritime security agency UKMTO said that a ship 40 nautical miles (74 kilometres) south of Lavan Island in Iran was struck on Friday (October 30) by an unknown projectile, which caused a fire onboard.”

“British maritime security agency UKMTO said that a ship 40 nautical miles south of Lavan island in Iran was struck on Oct 30 by an unknown projectile, which caused a fire onboard.”

“United States officials met Houthi representatives at the US embassy in the Omani capital, Muscat, over the weekend after the Iran-aligned movement seized thousands of square kilometres of territory in just a few days.”

“…Fars portrays the initiative, called Alaj, as a response to Iranians abroad who allegedly supported attacks on Iran, celebrated Israeli strikes, advocated for further sanctions or military action, or circulated what it describes as false information during…”

“Oil prices rose about three per cent on Monday, after new strikes on Saudi Arabian energy and civilian infrastructure and Iranian attacks on ships in the Gulf compounded supply concerns following the closure of a key Saudi oil pipeline.”

“Yemen's Houthis reach strategic island at mouth of vital shipping lane ADEN/DUBAI, Sept 11 - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on Friday reached the strategic island of Perim in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, four Yemeni government sources told Reuters, potentially…”

“Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis on Friday (September 11, 2026) reached the strategic island of Perim in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, four Yemeni government sources told Reuters, potentially tightening their grip on one of the world’s vital shipping routes.”

“The strikes were part of an effort to dislodge the Houthis after the rebel group captured the port city of Mokha and Perim Island at the mouth of the Red Sea, key positions that give the group a vantage point to threaten shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb…”

“- Published The US and Iran traded retaliatory attacks on ships on Saturday, in the latest round of strikes since fighting flared up a week ago following a month of relative calm.”

“Iran had threatened for months to have its Houthi proxies attack Red Sea shipping if the U.S. continued with the major military strikes launched jointly with Israel on February 28.”

“All three countries have been the target of Iranian retaliatory attacks across the Middle East since US-Israeli strikes killed supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in February.”