Multiple reports say tankers are hit in the Strait of Hormuz as large numbers mourn Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The attacks occur during a period of public mourning that began last week, and several outlets describe the incidents as the first reported attacks in the strait since that mourning period began. The reports frame the strikes as part of an ongoing disruption to shipping in the Gulf region that remains unresolved more than four months after the start of the current war involving the United States and Israel, according to the outlets’ descriptions. While the articles do not provide full details of damage, casualties, or attribution beyond the fact that tankers are hit, they consistently highlight the timing of the incidents in relation to the mourning period and the continued vulnerability of maritime traffic in and around the Strait of Hormuz. The accounts emphasize that despite the passing of months since the war began, risks to Gulf shipping persist.