https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/iran-ramps-up-ship-attacks-in-hormuz-as-oil-gas-flows-climbContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/iran-ramps-up-ship-attacks-in-hormuz-as-oil-gas-flows-climbhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/iran-ramps-up-ship-attacks-in-hormuz-as-oil-gas-flows-climb#u125876Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:13:04 +0000Iran has intensified its assault pace on commercial tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, testing whether a fragile rebound in Middle East oil and gas exports can survive high-risk conditions. Benchmark Brent crude prices traded above $101 per barrel as traders weighed recovering regional shipments against an escalating campaign of vessel strikes. UK Maritime Trade Operations documented nine attacks in the waterway already this month, reaching half of September's total count. Very large crude carrier rates surged to historic extremes, with certain supertanker voyages topping $1 million per day