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• Iran's IRGC Claims Supertanker Hit Mine in Strait of Hormuz as Tanker Attacks Hit Highest Level Since March

  An unverified IRGC mine claim, a projectile strike off Saudi Arabia and a UKMTO tally of 12 ships hit in a week deepen the Hormuz shipping crisis as CENTCOM insists the strait is open.

• Strait of Hormuz: Container Ship GFS Pride Sunk as Iran Escalates Attacks, Ties Oil Push to U.S. Midterms

  Singapore confirms the container ship GFS Pride sank after a projectile strike, a second ship was reported sinking, and Iran's Hormuz campaign hit a wartime high as Trump weighs renewed strikes.