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            <title><![CDATA[US forces disabled the Panama-flagged bulk carrier Ocean Molica in the Gulf of Oman on 10 October after it ignored warnings and tried to run the blockade of Iran, CENTCOM said.]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Reuters reports Hormuz transits at their lowest in more than two months, with attacks on tankers in the preceding week at their highest of the war.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[A vessel was struck by an unknown projectile about 13 nautical miles west of Al Jazeera, UAE, on 9 October, UKMTO said; a fire on board was put out.]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Maritime security sources said the strike was outside the Hormuz area, a widening of risk; a tanker was hit off Qatar, also inside the Gulf, days earlier. Two shipping and security sources named the ship as the laden supertanker GEM NO.2.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[President Trump said on 8 October he had no intention of ordering attacks on Iran before the US midterm elections in November.]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The pledge covers strikes, not the strait: Trump also said the US blockade of Iranian shipments through Hormuz stays in full force.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The tanker Acers was struck by multiple projectiles on 7 October about 51 nautical miles north of Madinat ash Shamal, Qatar, per Vanguard; UKMTO confirmed the attack and reported casualties.]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:50:35 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Splash247 calls it the first reported attack outside the strait since Iranian strikes on shipping resumed on 28 September; at least a dozen tankers and gas carriers were reportedly targeted around Hormuz from 28 September to 5 October.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The tanker On Peace, owned by Dubai-based Onex, was struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on 6 October; 12 of its 19 crew were injured and evacuated by Oman to Khasab.]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:51:21 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Splash247 counts 93 ships hit and 24 seafarers killed since the US-Iran war began in late February.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[UKMTO issued notices of four tanker attacks and one IRGC threat to a vessel near Hormuz on 5 October; three of the attacks dated from 3 and 4 October.]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:51:30 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Delayed notices mean a day&#39;s tally firms up only later: JMIC&#39;s 4 October update had already counted four confirmed tanker strikes on 2-3 October and says attacks continue along the Omani side.]]></description>
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