Six ships have been targeted in the Persian Gulf over the past 48 hours, bringing the total number of attacked vessels to 18 since the start of the conflict.
Attacks on commercial vessels in the Persian Gulf are rapidly accelerating amidst the ongoing war and the recent blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Six ships were targeted in the Strait of Hormuz within a 48-hour period, according to the conflict-focused channel اخبارفوری خبرفوری جنگ امریکا فوری.
The channel, which typically amplifies rapid military developments and war updates, cited the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) and the maritime intelligence company Vanguard. According to these intelligence reports, the latest incidents bring the total number of ships targeted since the beginning of the war to 18.
This spike in maritime attacks directly follows recent threats from senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officials to ignite all energy infrastructure in the Middle East. The disruption to the critical shipping lane occurs against the backdrop of an unprecedented wave of US and Israeli airstrikes across Iran, which recently prompted the halt of Kuwaiti oil production and drove global oil prices above $120 a barrel.
The reports of the escalating shipping attacks were widely amplified across other regional Telegram channels tracking the conflict, including اخبار جنگ | ایران | افغانستان and خبری پلاس|خبرفوری 🔖فوری, reflecting intense regional focus on the rapidly deteriorating security of Middle Eastern maritime trade.
The source material relies heavily on secondary citations of Western maritime intelligence (UKMTO and Vanguard) as reported through regional Telegram channels. The exact nature of the 'targeting' (e.g., missiles, drones, or boarding) is not specified in the source text.