{
  "id": 14319236,
  "title": "Attacks on Hormuz shipping at wartime high, report says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/attacks-on-hormuz-shipping-at-wartime-high-report-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T23:39:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/attacks-hormuz-shipping-wartime-high-report-says"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz have reached a wartime high, according to a recent report. Iranian missile and drone assaults on vessels in and around the strategic waterway have intensified significantly over the past two weeks, reaching their most severe level since the US-Israeli strikes commenced seven months ago, as reported by the Financial Times.\n\nThe highest level of attacks was observed during the first two weeks of March, when 13 ships were targeted, according to the report, which referenced data from the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) - an agency responsible for monitoring marine security in the region. Shipowners are now reconsidering the transportation of cargoes through the region due to the heightened threat.\n\nOn Sunday alone, six vessels were attacked, marking it as the deadliest day of attacks on shipping near the strait since the conflict began, according to calculations made by the Financial Times. The report also revealed that oil shipments through Hormuz have plummeted to a mere 2.9 million barrels on 11 October, representing the lowest daily volume this month, as per Kpler.",
  "summary": "Attacks on Hormuz shipping at wartime high, report says Iranian missile and drone attacks on ships in and around the Strait of Hormuz were at their most intense in the two weeks to 11 October, the highest level since the US-Israeli strikes began seven months ago, the Financial Times reported. The next most intense period of attacks was during the first two weeks of March, when 13 ships were hit,…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 7,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "Ships in Hormuz strait hit by worst spate of attacks since start of war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/ships-in-hormuz-strait-hit-by-worst-spate-of-attacks-since-start-of",
        "published": "2026-10-13T12:04:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "What's behind Iran’s intensifying attacks on shipping in Hormuz?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/whats-behind-irans-intensifying-attacks-on-shipping-in-hormuz",
        "published": "2026-10-13T18:11:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Iran increases threat to Strait of Hormuz shipping, and other Middle East developments",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/iran-increases-threat-to-strait-of-hormuz-shipping-and-other-middle",
        "published": "2026-10-13T19:10:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "A container ship was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz for the second time in a day",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/a-container-ship-was-attacked-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-for-the-second",
        "published": "2026-10-13T19:14:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Two ships struck by unknown projectiles in Strait of Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/two-ships-struck-by-unknown-projectiles-in-strait-of-hormuz",
        "published": "2026-10-13T19:34:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Two ships hit by projectiles in Hormuz Strait, maritime agency says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/two-ships-hit-by-projectiles-in-hormuz-strait-maritime-agency-says",
        "published": "2026-10-13T20:06:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}