### [2026-10-11](/feed/2026/10/11/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reports that a tanker transiting in the Strait of Hormuz has been hit by an unknown projectile. 




### Sources:

1. [Middle East Eye](https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/ukmto-says-it-received-report-tanker-hit-projectile-hormuz)

### Related:

1. [A tanker is struck by a unknown projectile while transiting through the Strait of Hormuz near Khasab, Oman, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations. ](/feed/2026/08/29/a-tanker-is-struck-by-a-unknown-projectile-while-transiting-through-the-strait-of-hormuz-near-khasab-oman-according-to.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz, United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations_
2. [Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that 10 out of 11 ships have successfully departed the Strait of Hormuz after previously being stranded since the war started on February 28. Additionally, the ministry says that the only ship remaining in the waterway is the Hatthaya Naree, which is expected to depart the region once cargo is loaded on the ship. ](/feed/2026/06/30/thailand-s-ministry-of-foreign-affairs-says-that-10-out-of-11-ships-have-successfully-departed-the-strait-of-hormuz-afte.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz_
3. [Iran ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali tells the Russian newspaper "Izvestia" that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen, but with new conditions set by Iran and Oman, including transit fees. ](/feed/2026/06/8/iran-ambassador-to-russia-kazem-jalali-tells-the-russian-newspaper-izvestia-that-the-strait-of-hormuz-will-reopen-but.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz_
4. [Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian says that Iran will allow ships from Japan to pass the Strait of Hormuz. ](/feed/2026/06/1/iranian-president-masoud-pezeshkian-says-that-iran-will-allow-ships-from-japan-to-pass-the-strait-of-hormuz.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz_
5. ["The New York Times" reports that the U.S. Central Command has guided 70 commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz in the last three weeks, using routes closer to the Omani coast. ](/feed/2026/05/31/the-new-york-times-reports-that-the-us-central-command-has-guided-70-commercial-ships-through-the-strait-of-hormuz-i.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz_
6. [Reuters and "Axios" reports that the U.S. military has launched new defensive strikes against a military site at the Strait of Hormuz that officials say posed a threat to American forces and commercial traffic. ](/feed/2026/05/27/reuters-and-axios-reports-that-the-us-military-has-launched-new-defensive-strikes-against-a-military-site-at-the-str.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz_
7. [South Korea summons Iranian ambassador Saeed Koozechi after the government concludes that it was likely that Iranian-made anti-ship missiles struck the Panama-flagged cargo vessel HMM "Namu" near the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month. ](/feed/2026/05/27/south-korea-summons-iranian-ambassador-saeed-koozechi-after-the-government-concludes-that-it-was-likely-that-iranian-mad.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz_
8. [Tasnim News Agency reports that the IRGC Navy has forced a U.S. oil tanker to turn back as it attempted to cross the Strait of Hormuz. ](/feed/2026/05/27/tasnim-news-agency-reports-that-the-irgc-navy-has-forced-a-us-oil-tanker-to-turn-back-as-it-attempted-to-cross-the-str.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz_
9. [U.S. president Donald Trump announces a pause in Operation Project Freedom aimed at helping ships transit the Strait of Hormuz, citing Pakistan's request to do so and progress in negotiations. ](/feed/2026/05/5/us-president-donald-trump-announces-a-pause-in-operation-project-freedom-aimed-at-helping-ships-transit-the-strait-of.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz_
10. [Gabon-flagged oil tanker "MSG" crosses the Strait of Hormuz according to MarineTraffic, making it the first non-Iranian oil tanker to cross the waterway since the ceasefire was announced. ](/feed/2026/04/9/gabon-flagged-oil-tanker-msg-crosses-the-strait-of-hormuz-according-to-marinetraffic-making-it-the-first-non-iranian.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz_