889bd89bfClaimAtlantic 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 disarmamentAgreeDisagree
889bd89bfClaimMilitary 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 directorAgreeDisagree
889bd89bfClaimThe United States government sanctioned Iraqi officials and entities accused of blending Iraqi and Iranian oil to assist Tehran in evading international trade sanctionsAgreeDisagree
889bd89bfClaimPrime 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, 2026AgreeDisagree
889bd89bfClaimThe United States government accused Iraqi armed groups of involvement in oil smugglingAgreeDisagree
889bd89bfClaimPrime 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-NasrAgreeDisagree
889bd89bfClaimThe United States military stated that U.S. forces have cleared the main maritime transit routes through the Strait of Hormuz of sea minesAgreeDisagree
889bd89bfClaimThe United States military established a naval blockade on Iranian ports and provides military support to commercial tankers transiting the Strait of HormuzAgreeDisagree
889bd89bfClaimOn 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 deactivatedAgreeDisagree
889bd89bfClaimOn 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 HormuzAgreeDisagree
889bd89bfClaimThe International Maritime Organization recorded 136 maritime security incidents in the Strait of Hormuz and wider Middle East between March 1 and November 11, 2026, peaking at 35 in October 2026AgreeDisagree
889bd89bfClaimUnited 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 securityAgreeDisagree
889bd89bfClaimUnited 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 2026AgreeDisagree
889bd89bfClaimUnited Nations Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari reported that at least 25 seafarers were killed in and around the Strait of Hormuz between February 2026 and November 11, 2026AgreeDisagree
889bd89bfClaimExpectations of de-escalation in the United States-Israeli war on Iran were reflected in falling oil prices as of November 13, 2026AgreeDisagree
889bd89bfClaimMaritime attacks persisted across the Strait of Hormuz despite a rebound in shipping traffic and market expectations of de-escalation in the United States-Israeli war on IranAgreeDisagree
889bd89bfClaimThe Revolutionary Guard reported that a liquefied petroleum gas tanker struck a mine and exploded in the Strait of Hormuz after ignoring warnings on November 13, 2026AgreeDisagree
889bd89bfClaimMaritime attacks in the Strait of Hormuz spiked to nearly three dozen tankers hit in October 2026, with UKMTO reporting at least six vessels attacked in early November 2026AgreeDisagree
889bd89bfClaimFollowing President Donald Trump's social media post on November 12, 2026, Brent crude oil prices rose 0.5% to around $93.25 a barrelAgreeDisagree
889bd89bfClaimUnited States stock market futures sank on November 12, 2026 after Donald Trump's statement reintroduced geopolitical uncertainty regarding the war with IranAgreeDisagree