Adnoc reports 15 ships hit in Hormuz as Iranian oil exports stall

What happened

• The attacks date to the start of the US and Israeli war on Iran on 28 February; three Adnoc ships were hit this week.
• CENTCOM says it has redirected 51 commercial vessels, disabled two and boarded two since the blockade resumed on 14 July.
• Loading at Kharg Island, source of about nine in ten Iranian crude barrels, stopped on 31 July, according to Kpler and Energy Aspects.
• Brent crude traded just under $82 a barrel in London on Friday.

The view from outside

Russia's TASS highlights that Trump said on 2 August he had called off a planned strike on Iran because regional states asked Washington to refrain while a deal took shape. Bloomberg reports that tankers loading Saudi crude in the Red Sea are signalling Egypt and Suez as their destination.

What could happen next

• Iranian officials say coordinates for a new route were agreed with Oman; the Jerusalem Post reports no visible progress since Wednesday.
• Energy Aspects expects revenue from cargoes shipped before the blockade to run out within weeks.
• Emptied tankers are not returning to Iranian waters: several wait off Sri Lanka, Oman and Pakistan, according to UANI.
• No party has been identified as responsible for the strikes on Adnoc vessels; the company named no attacker.