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DEVELOPING · 6 OCT → 1 NOV 2026 · 27 EDITIONS · 112 OUTLETS

Hormuz tanker attacks surge while oil shipments continue

How this story moved: how many newsrooms carried it at each run, when each one picked it up, how our summary's headline changed, and which figures and names held from the first reports to the latest. Everything here is counted from the coverage; none of it is a judgement of anyone's motives.

OUTLETS CARRYING THE STORY, RUN BY RUN

0 56 112 7 Oct 8 Oct 9 Oct 10 Oct 11 Oct 12 Oct 13 Oct 14 Oct 15 Oct 16 Oct 17 Oct 18 Oct 19 Oct 20 Oct 21 Oct 22 Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct 27 Oct 28 Oct 29 Oct 30 Oct 31 Oct 1 Nov 22 Oct 12:13 UTC · Iran threatens US bases as tanker attacks intensify around Strait of Hormuz 29 Oct 18:21 UTC · Iran says four tankers struck mines and caught fire near Strait of Hormuz 30 Oct 00:16 UTC · Iran Says Four Tankers Hit Mines and Caught Fire Near Strait of Hormuz 30 Oct 06:16 UTC · Four tankers reported burning in Strait of Hormuz amid dispute over mine clearance 30 Oct 12:17 UTC · Tankers hit in Strait of Hormuz as Iran disputes US mine-clearing claim 30 Oct 18:20 UTC · Oil rises as tanker attacks heighten Strait of Hormuz supply fears 31 Oct 00:11 UTC · Tankers attacked in Strait of Hormuz as oil prices climb 31 Oct 06:11 UTC · Four Tankers Burn in Strait of Hormuz as Attacks Intensify 31 Oct 12:11 UTC · Hormuz Tanker Attacks Intensify as Oil Keeps Flowing

HOW OUR HEADLINE CHANGED · 10 HEADLINES

  1. 22 Oct, 12:13 UTC

    Iran threatens US bases as tanker attacks intensify around Strait of Hormuz

  2. 29 Oct, 18:21 UTC

    Iran says four tankers struck mines and caught fire near Strait of Hormuz

  3. 30 Oct, 00:16 UTC

    Iran Says Four Tankers Hit Mines and Caught Fire Near Strait of Hormuz

  4. 30 Oct, 06:16 UTC

    Four tankers reported burning in Strait of Hormuz amid dispute over mine clearance

  5. 30 Oct, 12:17 UTC

    Tankers hit in Strait of Hormuz as Iran disputes US mine-clearing claim

  6. 30 Oct, 18:20 UTC

    Oil rises as tanker attacks heighten Strait of Hormuz supply fears

  7. 31 Oct, 00:11 UTC

    Tankers attacked in Strait of Hormuz as oil prices climb

  8. 31 Oct, 06:11 UTC

    Four Tankers Burn in Strait of Hormuz as Attacks Intensify

  9. 31 Oct, 12:11 UTC

    Hormuz Tanker Attacks Intensify as Oil Keeps Flowing

  10. 1 Nov, 00:10 UTC

    Hormuz tanker attacks surge while oil shipments continue

WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

From the first reports to the latest

  • Saudi Arabia · 5 outlets
  • Islamic Republic · 4 outlets
  • Persian Gulf · 3 outlets
  • Revolutionary Guards · 3 outlets
  • Revolutionary Guard · 2 outlets
  • Ras Tanura · 2 outlets

Entered the story later

  • 7 oil tankers · from 22 Oct 07:30, 10 outlets
  • 3 oil tankers · from 21 Oct 11:45, 9 outlets
  • 3 tankers hit · from 29 Oct 13:45, 4 outlets
  • Donald Trump · from 18 Oct 23:36, 3 outlets
  • 7 tankers fire · from 22 Oct 07:15, 3 outlets
  • 1.5 billion barrels oil · from 25 Oct 20:26, 3 outlets
  • 25 nautical miles · from 30 Oct 04:37, 3 outlets
  • Benjamin Netanyahu · from 18 Oct 23:36, 2 outlets

Figures reported with different numbers

  • oil tankers: 3 (9 from 21 Oct 11:45) → 7 (10 from 22 Oct 07:30) → 4 (1 from 31 Oct 00:15)
  • barrels day: 10.3 million (1 from 6 Oct 16:19) → 10.1 million (1 from 8 Oct 04:02) → 8.5 million (1 from 9 Oct 21:50) → 19.2 million (1 from 10 Oct 09:39) → 2.5 million (1 from 10 Oct 09:39) → 1.4 million (1 from 10 Oct 09:39) → 24.5 million (1 from 21 Oct 09:48)
  • tankers hit: 3 (4 from 29 Oct 13:45) → 4 (2 from 31 Oct 00:00)
  • crew members: 12 (1 from 8 Oct 00:39) → 22 (1 from 13 Oct 06:28) → 25 (1 from 30 Oct 18:33)

Matched by pattern, not read: a different number can be a correction, a rising count, or two different counts.