MOSCOW, October 17. /TASS/. Twenty-two vessels were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz in the first 13 days of October, as follows from TASS calculations.
This figure has already exceeded the total number of incidents for the whole of March 2026 that previously held the record, the estimates show.
From October 1 to October 13, 22 vessels reported attacks. As a result of all these incidents, 15 sailors sustained wounds, two went missing and one vessel sank, as follows from the data of the International Maritime Organization obtained by TASS.
The largest number of vessels reported attacks on October 11. During that day, six vessels reported damage. On October 4 and 13, three damage reports were issued on each day.
The United States and Israel launched a war against Iran on February 28. In June, Washington and Tehran signed a memorandum of understanding providing for an immediate cessation of hostilities on all fronts, including in Lebanon. However, overnight on July 8, the United States resumed large-scale strikes against Iran, accusing Tehran of violating the agreements regarding the Strait of Hormuz.