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Quartz::Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:50:21 GMT", "date": "2026-10-20", "location": "Strait region (not geolocated)", "title": "Oil prices rise as Strait of Hormuz tanker attacks escalate - Quartz", "summary": "Oil prices rise as Strait of Hormuz tanker attacks escalate Quartz", "severity": "low", "x": null, "y": null, "sourceLabel": "Quartz", "sourceUrl": "https://qz.com/oil-prices-wti-hormuz-tanker-attacks-escalate-102026", "locationConfidence": "inferred-zone", "dateKind": "report-publication", "discovery": "automatic" }, { "id": "Iran Claims More Tankers Hit Mines in Hormuz, But Evidence Remains Elusive - gCaptain::Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:46:36 GMT", "date": "2026-10-20", "location": "Strait region (not geolocated)", "title": "Iran Claims More Tankers Hit Mines in Hormuz, But Evidence Remains Elusive - gCaptain", "summary": "Iran Claims More Tankers Hit Mines in Hormuz, But Evidence Remains Elusive gCaptain", "severity": "low", "x": null, "y": null, "sourceLabel": "gCaptain", "sourceUrl": "https://gcaptain.com/iran-claims-more-tankers-hit-mines-in-hormuz-but-evidence-remains-elusive/", "locationConfidence": "inferred-zone", "dateKind": "report-publication", "discovery": "automatic" }, { "id": "Iran Guards say three tankers hit mines crossing Hormuz strait - Arab News::Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:08:21 GMT", "date": "2026-10-20", "location": "Strait region (not geolocated)", "title": "Iran Guards say three tankers hit mines crossing Hormuz strait - Arab News", "summary": "Iran Guards say three tankers hit mines crossing Hormuz strait Arab News", "severity": "low", "x": null, "y": null, "sourceLabel": "Arab News", "sourceUrl": "https://www.arabnews.com/middle-east/iran-guards-say-three-tankers-hit-mines-crossing-hormuz-strait-3007404", "locationConfidence": "inferred-zone", "dateKind": "report-publication", "discovery": "automatic" }, { "id": "Hormuz attacks overwhelm UKMTO - Splash247::Mon, 19 Oct 2026 07:34:40 GMT", "date": "2026-10-19", "location": "Strait region (not geolocated)", "title": "Hormuz attacks overwhelm UKMTO - Splash247", "summary": "Hormuz attacks overwhelm UKMTO Splash247", "severity": "low", "x": null, "y": null, "sourceLabel": "Splash247", "sourceUrl": "https://splash247.com/hormuz-attacks-overwhelm-ukmto/", "locationConfidence": "inferred-zone", "dateKind": "report-publication", "discovery": "automatic" }, { "id": "Iran Reports Tanker Explosion in Strait of Hormuz After Naval Mine Strike - The Media Line::Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:48:31 GMT", "date": "2026-10-19", "location": "Strait region (not geolocated)", "title": "Iran Reports Tanker Explosion in Strait of Hormuz After Naval Mine Strike - The Media Line", "summary": "Iran Reports Tanker Explosion in Strait of Hormuz After Naval Mine Strike The Media Line", "severity": "high", "x": null, "y": null, "sourceLabel": "The Media Line", "sourceUrl": "https://themedialine.org/mideast-daily-news/iran-reports-tanker-explosion-in-strait-of-hormuz-after-naval-mine-strike/", "locationConfidence": "inferred-zone", "dateKind": "report-publication", "discovery": "automatic" }, { "id": "People scour strait of Hormuz for spilt cargo after Iran attacks container ships - The Guardian::Mon, 19 Oct 2026 17:44:00 GMT", "date": "2026-10-19", "location": "Strait region (not geolocated)", "title": "People scour strait of Hormuz for spilt cargo after Iran attacks container ships - The Guardian", "summary": "People scour strait of Hormuz for spilt cargo after Iran attacks container ships The Guardian", "severity": "low", "x": null, "y": null, "sourceLabel": "The Guardian", "sourceUrl": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/19/strait-of-hormuz-spilt-cargo-iran-attacks-container-ships", "locationConfidence": "inferred-zone", "dateKind": "report-publication", "discovery": "automatic" }, { "id": "Hormuz ship attacks hit record high as Iran escalates strikes with little U.S. response - NBC News::Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:00:39 GMT", "date": "2026-10-17", "location": "Strait region (not geolocated)", "title": "Hormuz ship attacks hit record high as Iran escalates strikes with little U.S. response - NBC News", "summary": "Hormuz ship attacks hit record high as Iran escalates strikes with little U.S. response NBC News", "severity": "low", "x": null, "y": null, "sourceLabel": "NBC News", "sourceUrl": "https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/iran-strikes-strait-hormuz-shipping-trump-oil-prices-midterms-rcna603670", "locationConfidence": "inferred-zone", "dateKind": "report-publication", "discovery": "automatic" }, { "id": "US and Iran both claim control of Strait of Hormuz amid attacks on vessels - Al Jazeera::Sat, 17 Oct 2026 12:23:53 GMT", "date": "2026-10-17", "location": "Strait region (not geolocated)", "title": "US and Iran both claim control of Strait of Hormuz amid attacks on vessels - Al Jazeera", "summary": "US and Iran both claim control of Strait of Hormuz amid attacks on vessels Al Jazeera", "severity": "low", "x": null, "y": null, "sourceLabel": "Al Jazeera", "sourceUrl": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/17/us-and-iran-both-claim-control-of-strait-of-hormuz-amid-attacks-on-vessels", "locationConfidence": "inferred-zone", "dateKind": "report-publication", "discovery": "automatic" }, { "id": "Ship attacks in Strait of Hormuz hit record high since Iran war began - New York Post::Sat, 17 Oct 2026 18:42:00 GMT", "date": "2026-10-17", "location": "Strait region (not geolocated)", "title": "Ship attacks in Strait of Hormuz hit record high since Iran war began - New York Post", "summary": "Ship attacks in Strait of Hormuz hit record high since Iran war began New York Post", "severity": "low", "x": null, "y": null, "sourceLabel": "New York Post", "sourceUrl": "https://nypost.com/2026/10/17/world-news/ship-attacks-in-strait-of-hormuz-hit-record-high-since-iran-war-began/", "locationConfidence": "inferred-zone", "dateKind": "report-publication", "discovery": "automatic" }, { "id": "Iranian TV airs video said to show tanker explosion in Hormuz - Al Jazeera::Sat, 17 Oct 2026 20:02:48 GMT", "date": "2026-10-17", "location": "Strait region (not geolocated)", "title": "Iranian TV airs video said to show tanker explosion in Hormuz - Al Jazeera", "summary": "Iranian TV airs video said to show tanker explosion in Hormuz Al Jazeera", "severity": "high", "x": null, "y": null, "sourceLabel": "Al Jazeera", "sourceUrl": "https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/17/iranian-tv-airs-video-said-to-show-tanker-explosion-in-hormuz", "locationConfidence": "inferred-zone", "dateKind": "report-publication", "discovery": "automatic" } ], "costBand": { "low": "$240.4B", "mid": "$273.1B", "high": "$442.8B" }, "casualties": { "civilian": "1,746+", "military": "1,281+", "mixed": "5,171+" }, "notes": [ "Automated archive snapshot generated from the live dashboard payload.", "This snapshot was persisted server-side so the archive and incident map stay in sync with live updates." ] }, "storageMode": "blob", "durable": true, "nextEligibleAt": "2026-10-21T12:00:00.000Z" } }