News blog on the Middle East warReport: Tanker under attack in the Strait of Hormuz
October 2, 2026, 5:15 am|
Another ship caught fire on the trade route. The crew is said to have saved themselves.
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Report: Ship under attack again in Strait of Hormuz
Reports: Explosions in Yemen's capital Sanaa
Trump expects further talks with Tehran next week
Iran insists on diplomacy
Trump rejects offer to open Strait of Hormuz
Lucia Geier
Report: Ship under attack again in Strait of Hormuz
According to a report, a tanker came under fire while passing through the Strait of Hormuz. According to the British Maritime Safety Authority (UKMTO), a fire broke out. The crew of the ship should therefore be safe. Initially, nothing was known about the exact extent of the damage and possible consequences for the environment.
According to the information, the incident occurred on Thursday evening (local time). So far no one has claimed responsibility for the attack. There has recently been regular shelling again in the Strait of Hormuz, which is important for global energy trade. In the conflict with the USA, Iran is largely blocking traffic through the strait, which is important for global trade in oil, gas and fertilizer, by attacking ships. The US military also attacked civilian Iranian ships.
Lucia Geier
Reports: Explosions in Yemen's capital Sanaa
Fighting has broken out again in Yemen. According to eyewitnesses, several heavy explosions were heard in the capital Sanaa. Columns of smoke could then be seen near the presidential palace, it said. The Houthi-affiliated broadcaster Al-Masirah reported on attacks by Saudi Arabia on Sanaa and the provinces of Saada, Tais and Amran. The broadcaster did not provide details about the targets of the attacks or possible damage.
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Previously, the Saudi-led military coalition fighting alongside the official government in Yemen against the Houthi militia said it had intercepted two Houthi ballistic missiles and four drones over the cities of Khamis Mushait and Jazan in southern Saudi Arabia. During the night, another ballistic missile was fired in the direction of Khamis Mushait. On Platform X, military coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki wrote that measures to deter the Houthi militia were continuing.
Previously, al-Maliki had also published a message on The city is home to the Prophet's Mosque, which is considered Islam's second holiest site. The Houthis rejected the accusation. A military source described it as baseless and a “gross invention,” according to the rebel-controlled Saba news agency. The information provided by both sides could not initially be verified.
Carim Soliman
Iran welcomes US troop withdrawal from Iraq
Iran's Revolutionary Guards have welcomed the US troop withdrawal from Iraq. It was “a major, significant historical event and a tremendous achievement for the Axis of Resistance,” said a statement from the powerful military organization carried by the Tasnim news agency. From the perspective of the Iranian armed forces, this is the beginning of the “expulsion of America” from the region and from the geographical space of the Islamic community.
According to the Pentagon on Wednesday, the last US soldiers have left Iraq. This ends a period of sometimes highly controversial US military operations in Iran's neighboring country, which overthrew former ruler Saddam Hussein and fought the terrorist militia Islamic State (IS). In 2003, the USA invaded Iraq with its allies as part of its “war on terror”.
The presence of the US military in Iraq has always been a thorn in Tehran's side. Under the influential General Ghassem Soleimani, the Revolutionary Guards expanded their relationships with Shiite militias in Iraq, especially after the US invasion, and tied them more closely to the Tehran-backed “Axis of Resistance” network against the US and Israel. Tehran also sought and found allies in Iraqi politics. In 2020, Soleimani was killed in a US drone strike near Baghdad.
Lucia Geier
Afghan representative: Four dead in Pakistani airstrikes
According to Afghan information, four people were killed in Pakistani air strikes on Afghanistan. Six others were injured, a representative from Helmand province said. The attacks hit two houses in Garmsir district. The victims were mainly women and children. There is currently no Pakistani statement available.
Lucia Geier
Iran: “Release of alleged terrorists” speaks volumes
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has rejected the British government's assessment that Tehran could be involved in the incident near a US air base in Britain. British Prime Minister Andy Burnham was “on the wrong track” with his assessment, wrote Araghtschi on Platform X.
After the arrest of five men on suspicion of terrorism, Burnham confirmed evidence of a possible connection to Iran. "There are strong indications that Iran was involved in the weekend's events at RAF Fairford," the British leader told the BBC. However, it “remains an ongoing, complex and serious police investigation.”
Araghtschi wrote that Burnham was convinced that Iran played a role in the incident. But: “I can confirm Iran’s belief that the release of alleged terrorists working for foreign countries really speaks volumes.”
Anna Schimpp
Authority: Tankers under attack near Iran
Several tankers have reportedly come under fire in the Strait of Hormuz. As the British Maritime Safety Authority (UKMTO) announced in separate reports, three ships were hit by unknown projectiles. The incidents therefore occurred on Tuesday.
Iran initially did not claim responsibility for the attacks. However, a spokesman for the Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday: "Military clashes occur in the Strait of Hormuz within every 24-hour period, but for some time America has stopped responding."
There has recently been regular shelling again in the Strait of Hormuz, which is important for global energy trade. In the conflict with the USA, Iran is largely blocking traffic through the strait, which is important for global trade in oil, gas and fertilizer, with threats and attacks on ships. The US military, for its part, attacked civilian Iranian ships.
Anna Schimpp
Iran is again threatening attacks on energy infrastructure
Iran has again threatened to attack energy infrastructure. “In a region where we cannot sell oil, no one will sell oil,” Parliament Speaker Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf said in a speech, according to the state news agency Irna. And further:
“If our security is not guaranteed, no infrastructure will be safe.”
Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf (Speaker of the Iranian Parliament)
Ghalibaf was referring to a speech by US President Donald Trump at the UN General Assembly last week. In it, Trump again threatened serious attacks.
The US military has been enforcing a naval blockade of ships attempting to enter or leave Iranian ports since mid-July. As a result, the Iranian oil trade has almost come to a standstill. The lifting of this blockade is considered a central demand of Tehran in negotiations with the USA.
According to the Iranian Foreign Minister, negotiations with the USA over the Strait of Hormuz continue. The Gulf state of Qatar is currently trying to find a solution, said Abbas Araghchi, according to his ministry in New York. “It is envisaged that they (Qatar) will raise this issue with the American side again and then the final response from the American side will be sent to us through the Qatari mediator,” Araghchi said. An official response is expected this Tuesday.
Ulrike Putz
Trump: Didn't offer Iran any sanctions relief
US President Donald Trump has denied offering Iran an easing of sanctions and the release of frozen funds in return for nuclear concessions from Tehran. "That's not true. I didn't offer them anything," Trump wrote on Truth Social after Axios previously reported that the president was willing to grant the easing in return for nuclear concessions.
Trump expects further talks with Tehran next week
US President Donald Trump says he expects further negotiations with Iran. “They want to make a deal, but it’s not the deal I want to make,” the news portal Axios quoted him as saying in a telephone conversation. It is what might have been agreed upon a year ago. Iran had overstepped its bounds, Trump said, referring to Iran's latest proposal, which the US President had already rejected.
According to Axios, Trump expects the new talks to take place next week. Two regional sources confirmed these plans to the US media. They expected another round of indirect talks between the USA and Iran from Monday, “Axios” reported.
Representatives of the warring parties USA and Iran met for the first time in months for negotiations on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York a few days ago. According to Trump's negotiator Steve Witkoff, who took part in the negotiations on behalf of the US side, the round of talks took place through mediators.
Shortly afterwards, a new Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz was announced, which Trump rejected on Saturday. The US President said the offer was unacceptable. According to US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz, from the US perspective, Iran tied the proposal to too many preconditions such as the lifting of far-reaching sanctions.
Houthi: Seven dead in Yemen market attack
Seven people were killed and 40 injured in an attack on a market at an intersection in Yemen's Tais province, according to the Houthi rebel-run health ministry. Children are also among the victims. Yemen's internationally recognized government said its forces attacked a Houthi military camp and vehicles at the intersection. Three government military insiders told Reuters that the Houthi militia had recently set up a camp near the market.
Iran is preparing for a possible new attack from the USA
Iran says it is preparing for a possible new attack by the USA and is threatening retaliation. The US could launch a new attack on Iran due to its difficult situation in the region, Iranian army spokesman Mohammad Akraminia said on Sunday, according to state media. He added that his country was ready for a confrontation. Iran could cause greater damage to the USA.
Lucia Geier
Iran insists on diplomacy
Iran has pushed for a diplomatic solution to its conflict with the US and Israel after US President Donald Trump rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. “Our conditions are clear, and any step towards reopening the Strait of Hormuz requires the fulfillment of these conditions,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote on social media. “Only a negotiated solution can get them out of this impasse.”
Trump said on Saturday he opposed the plan. “They want to make an agreement to open the Strait of Hormuz immediately because they are suffering a major defeat,” he said. However, Araghchi said mediators had not yet communicated an official US rejection of the plan.
Iran's conflict with the USA and Israel began on February 28th. It has severely disrupted the flow of oil through the shipping route that is important to the global economy. Iran proposed a peace plan at the UN General Assembly last week. This provides for a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a seven-day break in fighting. The US has imposed an economic blockade on Iran to put pressure on Tehran. Iran and its allies, in turn, carried out attacks across the region.
Lucia Geier
“Unauthorized” routes: Iran warns ships of consequences
The PGSA agency set up by Iran to manage the Strait of Hormuz has warned ships of consequences if they travel "unauthorized" routes in the region. "This action not only poses the risk of financial and human losses for the ship, the shipping company, the captain and the crew, but also significantly restricts the ship's future passage through the Strait of Hormuz," the PGSA said on Platform X. Ship owners must exercise due care with regard to such illegal actions. In the event of violations by charterers, all ships owned by the affected companies would have to face restrictions in the future.
Trump rejects offer to open Strait of Hormuz
US President Donald Trump has rejected Iran's offer to open the Strait of Hormuz. The offer was unacceptable, Trump told reporters at the White House. He pointed out that the US naval blockade was putting Iran under economic pressure because no more money was coming in from energy exports.
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran had sent Washington a "seven-day plan" via Qatar. According to Araghtschi, part of the proposal was that the US first meet certain requirements. According to the Wall Street Journal, this included the United States lifting its naval blockade.
After the first US attacks in February, Iran blocked shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, through which a large part of the United States passes
