The International Maritime Organization has confirmed 130 incidents in the region since the conflict began in late February, most of them attacks, with at least 25 seafarers killed, The Jerusalem Post reports, relaying Reuters.
The IMO keeps its own tally. JMIC, the independent tracker cited in UKMTO's weekly report, counted 177 incidents since 1 March in its 8 November update.
There is also the first confirmed environmental damage from the tanker attacks. A video posted on Monday and verified by Reuters showed oil from damaged tankers reaching the shores of Oman. Satellite imagery showed spills off Oman and the UAE. The Omani government did not respond to Reuters' request for comment.
Iranian state broadcaster IRIB, citing the IRGC Navy, said three tankers were hit on Sunday 8 November for using "unauthorised routes". Reuters-verified video showed the Singapore-flagged Navig8 Messi on fire near the Omani coast. That confirms one tanker was burning but does not independently establish who struck it.
Separately, US Central Command said a US military aircraft fired on and disabled a St Kitts-flagged cargo vessel that had left regional waters after visiting an Iranian port. That account has not been independently checked.