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The Panamanian-flagged tanker On Peace was struck by a projectile about 17km off Limah, Oman, on October 6, setting fire to the vessel. India said 12 of 19 crew members were injured, and Oman evacuated 10 to hospital; earlier reports said the tanker continued under its own power.
Two crew members sustained minor injuries in the tanker incident.
On 30 September, the co-pilot allegedly attacked the pilot and tried to seize control of a Tel Aviv-bound flight with 182 people aboard. Passengers and a reserve pilot regained control and landed in Saudi Arabia; investigators now include New Zealand authorities.
People aboard the flydubai flight
UAE prosecutors say Hamam al-Hammami admitted acting alone in a planned suicide attack to crash FZ1073 at Ben Gurion Airport. After the incident, Israel reportedly barred crew with nationalities from 31 countries from flights into or over Israel; Air France said it would comply.
The plane lost about 16,000 feet of altitude during the reported fight.
Iran proposed a seven-day pause in fighting and reopening the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for relief from the US naval blockade and access to billions in frozen funds. Trump rejected it; oil flows averaged about 13 million barrels per day last week, below prewar levels.
AllegedIran’s proposal estimated its frozen assets at no less than $12 billion.