11 October 2026
Tanker war spreads across Gulf

Attacks on commercial shipping are spreading deeper into the Gulf as Iran widens its campaign beyond Hormuz, with a fully laden VLCC struck off the UAE and another tanker hit in the strait over the weekend. The Panama-flagged, 302,000 dwt Gem No. 2 was struck by an unidentified projectile on Friday around 13 nautical miles west …
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