Strait of Hormuz: reported attacks in July 2026
The ledger logged 11 reported events in the Strait of Hormuz theater in July 2026, down from 17 in June 2026. 7 were attributed to Iran, the most of any party. 11 events involved commercial ships.
The ledger logs incidents covered in our own reporting that we could tie to a named source. It is not an exhaustive count of every attack in these conflicts.
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July 2026: every logged event
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| Date | Place | Actor | Target | What was reported | Source |
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| Strait of Hormuz | Iran | Commercial vessel | Iran said its forces struck two commercial tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz under US Navy escort.Our report | The Guardian ↗ | |
| Strait of Hormuz | United States | Commercial vessel | US forces disabled a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz that was attempting to evade the American blockade on Iranian ports.Our report | BBC ↗ | |
| Strait of Hormuz | Iran (claimed) | Commercial vesselBoarding · Turned back | Iran's IRGC said its naval forces barred four vessels from transiting the Strait of Hormuz within a 24-hour period.Our report | Middle East Eye ↗ | |
| Strait of Hormuz | Unattributed | Commercial vesselProjectile | UKMTO said it received multiple reports that a tanker was struck by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz.Our report | Middle East Eye ↗ | |
| Strait of Hormuz | Iran (claimed) | Commercial vessel | Iran's IRGC said its forces struck two oil tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz, with both ships reportedly exploding.Our report | BBC ↗ | |
| Gulf of Oman | United States | Commercial vesselBoarding · Seized | US Marines boarded the tanker M/T Wen Yao in the Gulf of Oman as part of the renewed blockade of Iranian ports.Our report | The Guardian ↗ | |
| Strait of Hormuz, en route to Kharg Island | United States | Commercial vesselMissile | US forces disabled an unladen oil tanker with Hellfire missiles as it tried to reach Iran's Kharg Island crude export terminal.Our report | The Guardian ↗ | |
| Southern lane, Strait of Hormuz | Iran | Commercial vesselMissile | Iranian missiles struck two UAE-flagged oil tankers in the southern lane of the Strait of Hormuz, killing one sailor and wounding eight, the UAE Defense Ministry said.Reported: 1 killed, 8 injuredOur report | Jerusalem Post ↗ | |
| Strait of Hormuz | Iran | Commercial vessel | Iran's IRGC struck a container ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz via what Tehran called an unapproved route, prompting a U.S. retaliatory strike wave.Our report | The Guardian ↗ | |
| Strait of Hormuz, near Limah, Oman | Iran | Commercial vesselProjectile | Iranian forces struck the Qatari LNG tanker Al-Rekayyat with a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, causing an engine-room fire.Our report | Al Jazeera ↗ | |
| Strait of Hormuz | Iran | Commercial vesselMissile | An Iranian-fired missile struck the Saudi-flagged crude supertanker Wedyan while it was departing the Strait of Hormuz.Our report | CNN ↗ |
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Our Hormuz reporting, July 2026
- Iran Strikes Two Tankers Under U.S. Escort in Hormuz; Trump Convenes Cabinet
- Iran's IRGC Claims It Stopped Four Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz
- US Disables Tanker in Hormuz for Evading Iran Ports Blockade
- UKMTO: Tanker Struck by Projectile in Strait of Hormuz
- IRGC Claims Strike on Two Oil Tankers in Strait of Hormuz
- US Strikes Hit Bridges, Port Tower in Southern Iran; Marines Board Tanker
- US Fires Hellfires on Oil Tanker Bound for Iran's Kharg Island
- Brent Surges Past $86 After Iran Strikes UAE Tankers in Hormuz
- UAE Says Iranian Missiles Struck Oil Tankers in Strait of Hormuz, Sailor Killed
- CENTCOM Confirms Third Round of US Strikes on Iran After Hormuz Attack
- Brent Crude Spikes to $76 After US Revokes Iran Oil Export Waiver
- Trump Declares Iran Ceasefire Over After Hormuz Tanker Attacks
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