Strait of Hormuz: reported attacks in August 2026
The ledger logged 11 reported events in the Strait of Hormuz theater in August 2026, the same as in July 2026. The largest share, 6, had no attributed actor at the time of reporting. 9 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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August 2026: every logged event
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| Date | Place | Actor | Target | What was reported | Source |
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| Southern Strait of Hormuz | Unattributed | Commercial vesselNaval mine | An oil supertanker struck two naval mines and caught fire in the southern Strait of Hormuz while transiting what Iran's IRGC called an unauthorized route.Our report | Middle East Eye ↗ | |
| Strait of Hormuz | Iran (claimed) | Aircraft / drone | Iran's IRGC claimed it shot down a U.S. MQ-9 surveillance drone over the Strait of Hormuz.Our report | Middle East Eye ↗ | |
| Larak Island, Strait of Hormuz | United States | Military | U.S. forces struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz after they were spotted preparing to fire, the first U.S. strike on Iranian assets in weeks.Our report | The Hill ↗ | |
| Strait of Hormuz | Unattributed | Commercial vesselProjectile | UKMTO confirmed a tanker was struck by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz early Thursday.Our report | Middle East Eye ↗ | |
| Strait of Hormuz | Unattributed | Commercial vesselProjectile | UKMTO confirmed a second commercial vessel was struck by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz Thursday, hours after an earlier tanker attack in the same waterway.Our report | OilPrice ↗ | |
| Strait of Hormuz | Unattributed | Commercial vessel | A vessel was struck and disabled in an attack in the Strait of Hormuz hours after the Trump administration unveiled an "Economic D-Day" pressure campaign against Iran.Our report | The War Zone ↗ | |
| Strait of Hormuz | Unattributed | Commercial vessel | A commercial vessel was struck while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, with at least one crew casualty reported; the Omani Coast Guard assisted survivors.Reported: 1 injuredOur report | Times of Israel ↗ | |
| Near Qeshm Island, Iran | Iran | Commercial vesselBoarding · Seized | A tanker belonging to an Emirati company was detained by Iran near Qeshm Island in the southern Strait of Hormuz.Our report | Middle East Monitor ↗ | |
| Strait of Hormuz | Iran | Commercial vessel | ADNOC confirmed one of its tankers came under attack while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the third such Iranian attack on commercial shipping in less than a week.Our report | Middle East Eye ↗ | |
| Strait of Hormuz | Unattributed | Commercial vessel | Two Adnoc-owned vessels were attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz; no injuries were reported and no perpetrator was named.Our report | Middle East Eye ↗ | |
| Gulf of Oman | United States | Commercial vessel | US Central Command disabled a Panama-flagged cargo tanker in the Gulf of Oman for attempting to violate the US naval blockade on Iranian ports.Our report | The Hill ↗ |
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Our Hormuz reporting, August 2026
- Supertanker Catches Fire After Striking Mines in Strait of Hormuz
- Supertanker Catches Fire in Hormuz as US-Iran Fighting Widens
- U.S. and Iran Exchange Strikes for First Time Since Late July
- US Forces Strike Iranian Rocket Launchers at Strait of Hormuz
- Tanker Struck by Projectile in Strait of Hormuz, UKMTO Confirms
- Another Tanker Struck in Strait of Hormuz as Attacks Escalate
- Tanker Struck by Projectile in Strait of Hormuz, UKMTO Confirms
- Tanker Hit by Unknown Projectile in Hormuz Strait, UKMTO Says
- Ship Disabled by Attack in Strait of Hormuz
- Ship Struck in Strait of Hormuz Hours After Trump's Iran Economic Push
- Vessel Struck in Strait of Hormuz, Crew Casualty Reported
- Turkey and Iran Hold Talks on Reopening Strait of Hormuz
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