Event details
Iranian state media outlet IRNA reported explosions heard off Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, in an area where Iran has recently targeted tankers transiting the waterway and US bases in Gulf nations in retaliation for American military strikes on Iranian targets.
Context
New explosions near Qeshm signal the tanker-for-tanker exchange in the Strait of Hormuz is continuing rather than de-escalating, keeping pressure on shipping insurers and oil markets tracking the waterway.
- Local time
- 9:37 PM Tehran time, Sep 12, 2026
- Location
- Qeshm Island, Strait of Hormuz, Iran
- Relationship
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