40 attacks per week: The Iranian campaign waged far from the public eye

Confidential data revealed by the New York Times shows that Iran has been launching about 30 drone attacks and ten missile attacks per week against commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz since August. At least 13 vessels have been hit since September 10, most of them oil tankers. The US is refraining from a military response.

Confidential data revealed by the New York Times exposes a broad scope of Iranian attacks against commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Since the beginning of August, Iran has launched about 30 drone attacks and ten missile attacks per week. At least 13 vessels have been hit since September 10, most of them oil tankers, by bullets or shrapnel. At least four commercial ships have been hit in the last ten days. The data is based on monitoring by a group managed by the British Navy. The US is refraining from a military response, while Iran continues its activity. The article notes that almost every day during September, Iranian media reported explosions heard from the sea, but it now emerges that Iran itself is behind the attacks.