# Iran shifts tactics to intensify shipping attacks ahead of US vote, officials say

https://mins.news/en/item/98907

- Reuters, 2026-10-14 00:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-shifting-tactics-step-up-attacks-shipping-before-us-vote-officials-say-2026-10-14/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6acec86576e0550001f0d608

> Iran is using new tactics to target ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, seeking to keep oil prices high and influence the US midterm elections, two senior Iranian officials told Reuters.

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