**🇮🇷 Iran – Monday, 5 October 2026** **More tankers hit, Tehran holds line** Beyond the two tankers hit reported yesterday, another was struck near Oman on October 3 and one more in Hormuz on October 4 with engine-room damage. Tehran reiterated Sunday the strait stays closed until its conditions for ending the war with the US are met. The rial's dollar rate hit 2.723 million on October 4, up 1.3% on the day despite the central bank's defense.

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All U.S. bombers leave UK air base on concerns of suspected terror plots; more tankers struck near Iran in the Middle East

Tehran's conditions include a halt to U.S. "acts of aggression," an end to the naval blockade and economic warfare, and the release of Iranian ass...

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