The November 2026 attack on Didamar island demonstrated Iran's ability to target infrastructure used to restore Gulf oil flows during the US-Israeli war on Iran

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Atlantic Council fellow Akeel Abbas stated that Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi used the Jurf al-Nasr smuggling crackdown to cut financial lifelines and force militia disarmament

Military spokesperson Sabah al-Numan said the nine officials dismissed by Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi included local security and intelligence officers, an Interior Ministry commander, and the Oil Pipelines Company director

The United States government sanctioned Iraqi officials and entities accused of blending Iraqi and Iranian oil to assist Tehran in evading international trade sanctions

Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi referred all individuals accused of involvement in the Jurf al-Nasr oil smuggling scheme to the Iraqi judiciary on November 14, 2026

The United States government accused Iraqi armed groups of involvement in oil smuggling

Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi formed an investigating committee under the Popular Mobilization Forces on November 12, 2026, to inspect suspected fuel smuggling in Jurf al-Nasr

On September 5, 2026, the United States destroyed three Iranian oil tankers following attempted missile attacks on U.S. naval vessels in the Strait of Hormuz

On November 13, 2026, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy reported that two oil tankers, one a supertanker, exploded and caught fire after striking sea mines during unauthorized Strait of Hormuz transit with positioning systems deactivated

In the weeks preceding November 14, 2026, Iranian armed forces reported several ship fires and explosions in the Strait of Hormuz, attributing multiple incidents to naval mines

On November 13, 2026, Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps released video footage showing smoke rising from a liquefied gas vessel that allegedly struck a mine in the southern Strait of Hormuz

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed that a liquefied gas carrier suffered a major explosion after striking a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz

The United States imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports following Iranian missile and drone strikes on U.S. bases and attempts to restrict commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz

Iranian state media reported that Iran launched a strike toward Bahrain in retaliation for an alleged air attack on a telecommunications tower in Iran's Hormozgan province

The U.S. military rejected Iranian claims of an attack on an American radar in Bahrain, reporting U.S. forces instead shot down two IRGC attack drones aimed at Bahrain on November 13, 2026

Iran's navy warned via state broadcaster IRIB that any unauthorized tanker traveling in the restricted zone east of the Strait of Hormuz will be set on fire by hitting naval mines

United Nations Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari stated that disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz are raising global energy, transport, and insurance costs while threatening food security

Iran's conventional navy reported that a third oil tanker with tracking systems turned off was forced to stop after striking a mine east of the Strait of Hormuz on November 14, 2026

Iranian naval forces reported on November 14, 2026, that three oil tankers caught fire after striking naval mines while attempting to transit unauthorized zones in the Strait of Hormuz

United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reported that commercial shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is approximately 65 percent below pre-war levels as of November 2026

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy stated that two tankers with disabled positioning systems struck a mine and caught fire in the southern Strait of Hormuz, including one supertanker