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- 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.
- President Trump said on 8 October he had no intention of ordering attacks on Iran before the US midterm elections in November.
- Iran has warned regional countries that any attempt to open new oil export routes would be treated as hostile, a senior regional official close to Tehran told Reuters.
- 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.
- 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.