Iran Launches 30 Drone, 10 Missile Attacks Per Week on Ships in Hormuz
Since the beginning of August, Iran has launched about 30 drone attacks and 10 anti-ship missile attacks per week against commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, according to confidential data shared with The New York Times by a Western security official. At least four commercial ships have been hit by Iran in the past 10 days, the official said, while a tally by a British Navy-run monitoring group shows at least 13 ships, most of them oil tankers, struck by projectiles or debris since Sept. 10. Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps appeared for the first time to confirm it was behind the explosions, saying it was striking targets in the Strait of Hormuz every 24 hours.
Why it matters: The attacks bear on energy security, since shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains risky even as oil exports from the Middle East have rebounded in recent weeks.