Strait of Hormuz: 68 attacks, 20 dead in Middle East war's most targeted waterway

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The Strait of Hormuz has been the most targeted location in the Middle East war between Iran, the US, and Israel, with 68 confirmed incidents and 20 deaths in six months. The International Maritime Organization recorded an average of one incident every 2.5 days, with 47 classified as attacks by UKMTO. Tankers were targeted in nearly half of cases, and most struck ships sailed under Liberian, Panamanian, or Marshall Islands flags. Incident frequency dropped to one every 4.6 days during Islamabad memorandum negotiations in mid-June, but intensified again after the Washington-Tehran agreement collapsed, with four more deaths and one person missing.


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