# Iran escalates tanker attacks in Strait of Hormuz

> Eleven tankers struck in one week as Iran tries to block oil exports through the strategic waterway.
- Title: Iran escalates tanker attacks in Strait of Hormuz · CNBC
- Summary: Eleven tankers struck in one week as Iran tries to block oil exports through the strategic waterway. Iran has escalated attacks on oil tankers in the Strait…
- Keywords: strait of hormuz, iran, tanker attacks, oil exports, middle east, maritime security, crude oil, revolutionary guard, business, finance, escalates, tanker
- Source: CNBC — https://cnbc.com/2026/10/09/iran-war-strait-hormuz-tanker-attack-oil.html
- Author: Spencer Kimball,Deena Zaidi
- Published: 2026-10-09T18:01:09+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: strait of hormuz, iran, tanker attacks, oil exports, middle east, maritime security, crude oil, revolutionary guard, business, finance
## Eleven tankers hit in one week
Eleven tankers came under attack while transiting the Strait of Hormuz during the week that ended October fourth, the most strikes on commercial ships since the war began in late February.
## Twelve sailors injured in projectile strike
Twelve sailors were injured Monday when a projectile struck their tanker, the On Peace, as it transited Hormuz. The sailors were Indian nationals and the ship is owned by the United Arab Emirates.
## Iran vows to block all illicit routes
A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guard official said Wednesday that Iran will block all illicit routes through Hormuz, according to the Fars News Agency, an outlet considered close to the Guard.

> Iran will block all "illicit routes" through Hormuz
## Oil exports rebound despite attacks
Crude oil exports from the Middle East rebounded in September to prewar levels, aided by the U.S. military escorting ships through Hormuz using a route along Oman's coast.
## Exports fall as attacks intensify
Crude flows have recently pulled back as attacks have increased. Exports through Hormuz stood at eight point five million barrels a day for the week ended Wednesday, about forty percent below normal before the war.
## Guard expands attacks beyond Hormuz
The Revolutionary Guard warned it will not confine its attacks to Hormuz.A tanker was hit by multiple projectiles off the coast of Qatar on Wednesday, and another, Gem No.
## Death toll mounts in regional waters
Since the Iran war began in late February, at least twenty four sailors have died in attacks on one hundred commercial ships in Hormuz, the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, according to the International…
## Key takeaway

Iran has escalated attacks on oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz to wartime highs, striking eleven ships in one week and injuring twelve sailors as it attempts to choke off a rebound in crude exports.