WANA (Oct 03) – While U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly said in recent days that the Strait of Hormuz is open and under control, maritime tracking reports indicate that at least seven oil tankers have been targeted in the waterway over the past five days.

 

According to the maritime tracking account Munch OSINT, two more oil tankers were targeted in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday — one while entering the strait and another while leaving it.

 

Maritime security intelligence firm Ambrey reported the incident involving the first tanker at the entrance to the strait, while the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center reported the incident involving the second tanker on its way out of the waterway.

 

The latest incidents are part of a broader pattern recorded in recent weeks. A new map published by the Washington Institute tracking maritime attacks from Sept. 1 through Oct. 2 shows at least 20 tankers targeted in and around the Strait of Hormuz during the period.

 

Noam Raydan, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute who tracks maritime attacks in the region, has separately said that at least 16 non-Iranian tankers were targeted in the Strait of Hormuz during September.

 

The developments come despite repeated statements by Trump that Iran’s naval capabilities have been destroyed. Less than two weeks ago, Trump said Iran no longer had a navy or air force, radar systems or other technical equipment.

 

The latest incidents, however, have continued to be reported in the Strait. Two tankers were struck on Thursday while transiting the southern part of the waterway, according to maritime tracking reports.

 

The developments also follow warnings from Brig. Gen. Hossein Mohebi, a spokesman for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, who said on Tuesday that any vessel attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz could be damaged. He said, “Either we target it, or it hits a mine itself.”

 

Citing figures released by British maritime authorities, Munch OSINT reported that two Kuwaiti and three Emirati oil tankers had been targeted in the four days preceding Friday’s incidents.

 

With the addition of Friday’s two incidents, the number of oil tankers targeted in and around the Strait of Hormuz over the past five days has reached seven, adding to a much broader series of maritime incidents recorded across the waterway since the beginning of September.