🟡 Hourly Updates (+ve): October 17, 2026

🇮🇷 Iran

— Two missile launches were reportedly detected from Tabriz in northwest Iran.

— The International Maritime Organization stated that more than 100 ships have been attacked in the Strait of Hormuz since the beginning of the war.

— The IMO said negotiations were underway to resume maritime navigation in Hormuz, but mines had not yet been cleared and the operation would resume once the conflict ends. It also said Iran had not provided information necessary to reopen the strait and that it was currently unsafe for tankers to pass.

— The MT ST 3, an oil tanker carrying 15 Indian sailors, was reportedly hit by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz.

— Another oil-products vessel reportedly traveling to and from Basra had left the Gulf several days earlier and was returning to the Persian Gulf through the Iranian corridor, with its AIS signals continuously broadcasting.

— A news report claiming the closure of one of the shared border crossings between Iran and Pakistan is completely false.

🇾🇪 Yemen

— AnsarAllah ballistic missiles reportedly struck Aden International Airport, according to local sources.

— Four rockets were reportedly launched toward the Presidential Palace in Yemen. According to the report, the Prime Minister and ministers were not harmed.

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