WorldShip attack reports near Hormuz reach record high as oil exports slow

BBC Verify’s analysis of UK maritime agency data found 12 vessels reported attacks between 5 and 11 October, the highest weekly total since the US-Israeli war with Iran began. As strikes have increased, oil shipments through the strait have slowed. Experts say Tehran is attacking ships to assert greater control over the waterway.

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