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

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Houthi media reported that artillery shelling by Saudi-backed forces in the Shuaub district of Sanaa injured two women and two children on November 14, 2026

Yemeni army spokesman Colonel Majid al-Nuzaili stated that Saudi-backed forces killed or wounded 321 Houthi leaders and destroyed 117 military vehicles across Taiz, Lahij, Marib, and al-Jawf

Yemeni government forces made gains against Houthi fighters during heavy combat in the al-Hazm and Madghal districts of al-Jawf governorate, according to military officials

Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree stated that the Saudi-led coalition conducted 72 air strikes across Saada, Taiz, Lahij, and al-Jawf governorates over a 24-hour period

A Houthi attack during the week prior to November 15, 2026, damaged an administrative building of state oil company Saudi Aramco in Riyadh's financial district

The Saudi Civil Defense issued an emergency alert at 4:08 a.m. on November 15, 2026, warning Riyadh residents of an aerial threat before three explosions were heard and an all-clear was issued

Cross-border Houthi drone and missile strikes in Saudi Arabia killed 26 people between September 23, 2026, and November 15, 2026, including 23 killed in attacks targeting airports

Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree stated on November 15, 2026, that Houthi forces repelled Saudi military formations using surface-to-air missiles, shooting down a reconnaissance aircraft

The United States military stated that U.S. forces have cleared the main maritime transit routes through the Strait of Hormuz of sea mines

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

The United States military established a naval blockade on Iranian ports and provides military support to commercial tankers transiting 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

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

A wider regional conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran began on February 28, 2026, following American and Israeli military strikes on Iranian targets

U.S. intelligence briefings indicated that U.S. stockpiles of long-range precision munitions drew down significantly since August 2026 without being replenished

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

A White House official stated the U.S. Military maintains sufficient munitions and ammunition to fulfill all strategic goals set by the Commander-in-Chief

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