UKMTO reported nine attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz in early October 2026 as of October 7, including a crude tanker struck by an unknown projectile on October 6 that injured 12 crew on a Panama-flagged vessel. An IRGC adviser said the strait remains closed and that Iran will block what it calls illegal routes, while President Trump claimed 22 million barrels moved through it in a single night. The strait is contested, not reopened.