Pulse Iran 24 2026-08-18

attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz; The 60-day deadline for the Iran-US memorandum of understanding ended without an agreement.

A ship was hit by an unidentified projectile while leaving the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday morning, injuring a crew member, while the 60-day deadline for the June memorandum expired on Monday without an agreement to end the war. ✅ Confirmed ▪️ An unidentified projectile hit a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, damage to the engine room and one casualty among the crew (Al Jazeera) (killed or injured not announced) — British Maritime Operations Organization, according to Reuters and Al Jazeera ▪️ Oman Coast Guard assistance to the rest of the crew, no report of environmental pollution and continued investigation (Al Jazeera) — UKMTO ▪️ Daily number of crossing the strait remains in single digits, against more of 130 pre-war (WHBL) — Reuters ▪️ End of 60-day deadline for talks on Monday with no agreement and a slight increase in oil prices; Brent $ 88.85 (CNN) - CNN ▪️ US Department of Defense announcement until August 17: 64 commercial ships to be forcibly diverted, 3 disabled and 2 inspected (CNN) - Centcom statement ▪️ US Energy Secretary's statement that the Strait of Hormuz is still a "conflict zone", while Trump on Monday spoke of the US's "full control" - ABC News ▪️ UNIFIL report recording an average of 137 missiles per day between 5 and 16 August in southern Lebanon, including 208 cases on Saturday and 185 cases on Sunday (A News) - UNIFIL statement ▪️ Iran's foreign ministry spokesman's announcement that the 60-day deadline is "irrelevant" because talks had not started (abcnews) - ABC News ❓ Unconfirmed ▪️ The perpetrator of today's attack on the ship - No entity claimed responsibility and the British naval source did not attribute the attack to any party ▪️ Iran and Oman agreed on a "plan Navigation" for the strait (abcnews) - attributed to an official in Iran, the final text has not been published and has no independent verification ▪️ The figure announced by the US Secretary of Energy about the passage of 30 ships on Sunday - does not match the published marine tracking data and has not been independently verified 📌 Date: 27 August 1405

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