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Symbolic image: Tanker attacks in Hormuz hit weekly high as US and Iran dispute control of straitSymbolic image

Tanker attacks in Hormuz hit weekly high as US and Iran dispute control of strait

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Attacks on tankers near the Strait of Hormuz reached their highest weekly count of the war, sources told Reuters. Washington says the strait is open, Tehran says it is closed.

Maritime security sources told Reuters there were at least 12 attacks on tankers carrying oil, LNG and LPG between 28 September and 5 October, the most in any week since the war began on 28 February. The US Navy-led Joint Maritime Information Center says IRGC attacks and harassment continue. On Wednesday, 7 October, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in Athens that Iran had “lost complete control” of the strait, citing oil flows almost as high as before the war.

IRGC vows to close 'illegal' routes

Brig Gen Mohammad Reza Naqdi, an adviser to the IRGC commander-in-chief, said the strait stays closed until Iran's “legitimate demands” are met. Routes made by blasting rocky passages and used by small boats to smuggle oil to tankers will soon be blocked, he said.

Vance sets enrichment condition

Vice President JD Vance told Reuters that Iran must “meaningfully” reduce its enrichment capacity to end the war, asking why it needs 60 percent enriched fuel. President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday that talks with Washington are “futile”.

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Al Jazeera quotes experts who read Vance's wording as a possible softening of the US stance on enrichment; TASS reports Naqdi's closure claim without the US counterclaim.

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