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It also found Russian authorities trafficked people from 29 countries into their armed forces through deception and coercion. The Commission said Russia did not give access or answer requests about its examination of Ukrainian attacks on energy in Russia and occupied areas. 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The National reported the mandate covers sending troops.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "one_side_only", "category": { "kind": "policy", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-26", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "eg-cairo", "actors": { "initiator": [ "eg-government" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "The parliament voted publicly." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/26/egyptian-parliament-authorises-military-aid-for-saudi-arabia", "origin": "Egyptian parliament statement", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-26T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/10/26/egypts-parliament-authorises-el-sisi-to-send-troops-to-defend-saudi-arabia/", "origin": "Egyptian parliament vote", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-26T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "one_side_only", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-fszr", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.iran", "title": "Hardline Paydari Front turns on President Pezeshkian and calls for military steps read as a push for nuclear weapons", "summary": "Iran's hardline Front of Islamic Revolution Stability, known as Paydari, issued a statement interpreted as calling for Iran to develop nuclear weapons \"as quickly as possible\" and turned against President Pezeshkian, who favours talks with the US, Al Jazeera reported on 26 October.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "policy", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-26", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ir-tehran", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "unknown" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/26/irans-anti-negotiation-hardliners-turn-against-president-pezeshkian", "origin": "Paydari Front statement", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-26T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261028-wvtg", "type": "event", "conflict": "russia-ukraine", "theatre": "russia-ukraine.humanitarian", "title": "WHO records attack affecting health transport and health workers in Kyiv", "summary": "WHO's Surveillance System for Attacks on Health Care (SSA) records an attack on 26 October 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine, affecting health transport and health workers. WHO classes it as violence with heavy weapons. WHO reports no one killed and 2 people injured. WHO rates the report as confirmed, and its public record does not name who carried out the attack. 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The National put the toll from the 19 October missile strike on the province's training camp at 77.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "other", "military": true }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-25", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ye-shabwa-governorate", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ye-government" ], "target": [ "ye-ansar-allah" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "Shabwa authorities announced the seizure." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/10/25/yemeni-forces-intercept-houthi-weapons-being-smuggled-from-coast/", "origin": "Shabwa governor's office statement", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-25T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-ec1z", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.gulf-states", "title": "Saudi Arabia intercepts a barrage of missiles and drones, with debris falling in Mecca province; two injured in the south", "summary": "The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted a ballistic missile fired at Riyadh, a drone in the Riyadh region, a cruise missile aimed at Khamis Mushait and 10 ballistic missiles fired toward the south in a barrage that began on the evening of 24 October, Al Jazeera reported. Saudi Civil Defence said shrapnel from two intercepted missiles fell in Jeddah, Taif, Rabigh and Wadi Al-Mughammas in Mecca province, and that debris in Khamis Mushait and Ahad Rafidah injured two and damaged three homes and seven vehicles. The GCC called it \"a grave violation of the sanctity of the Holy Sites\"; the Houthis deny targeting holy sites.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "interception", "military": true }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-25", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sa-mecca-province", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ye-ansar-allah" ], "target": [ "sa-government" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "attributed", "basis": "Saudi authorities said the projectiles came from the Houthis." }, "harm": { "injured": 2, "note": "per Saudi Civil Defence" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/25/saudi-air-defences-intercept-houthi-barrage-near-mecca", "origin": "Saudi Civil Defence; GCC secretary general", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-25T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/25/saudi-arabia-intercepts-missiles-and-drones-as-fighting-with-houthis-rages", "origin": "Saudi-led coalition; Saudi Civil Defence", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-25T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2026/10/25/saudi-arabia-intercepts-barrage-of-houthi-missiles-and-drones/", "origin": "Saudi-led coalition", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-25T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-f5e3", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.iran", "title": "Iran's army says its air defences shot down a US LUCAS drone over Bandar Abbas", "summary": "Iran's army said its air defence systems struck and destroyed a US LUCAS drone over Bandar Abbas, Tasnim reported, according to CNBC TV18 on 25 October. The claim was not independently verified and the US did not comment in the report. It came as President Trump said the US could strike Iran as early as Sunday or reach a deal.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "interception", "military": true }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-25", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ir-bandar-abbas", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ir-artesh" ], "target": [ "us-military" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "single_source", "basis": "Only the Iranian army reported the shootdown." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.cnbc-tv18", "url": "https://www.cnbctv18.com/world/iran-says-it-shot-down-us-lucas-drone-over-bandar-abbas-20018781.htm/amp", "origin": "Iranian army statement carried by Tasnim", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-25T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-p9nz", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.strait-of-hormuz", "title": "CENTCOM says it has helped Gulf states export over 1.5 billion barrels since June and more than 3,000 ships transit with US support", "summary": "US Central Command said on 25 October that more than 3,000 commercial vessels had transited the Strait of Hormuz with its support over six months, that it had helped Gulf countries export more than 1.5 billion barrels of oil since June, and that more than 95 percent of ships had sailed through safely, Al Jazeera reported. CENTCOM commander Admiral Brad Cooper flew over the strait during a regional visit.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "shipping_disruption", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-25", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sea-strait-of-hormuz", "actors": { "initiator": [ "us-military" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "CENTCOM published the figures." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/10/26/us-military-says-it-helped-gulf-states-export-1-5-billion-barrels-of-oil", "origin": "US Central Command statement", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-26T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-rvce", "type": "event", "conflict": "russia-ukraine", "theatre": "russia-ukraine.long-range-strikes", "title": "Large Ukrainian drone attack on central Belgorod hits the city's largest shopping centre; one killed and 14 injured", "summary": "A large drone attack on central Belgorod overnight into 25 October reportedly hit the MegaGRINN shopping complex, which was closed, and damaged at least 30 apartment buildings, the Kyiv Independent reported, citing local residents and monitoring channels. Belgorod oblast's operational headquarters confirmed a massive UAV attack, and authorities reported one civilian killed and 14 injured. The Kyiv Independent said it could not verify the reports.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "drone_attack", "military": false, "target_class": "commercial" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-25", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ru-belgorod", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ua-general-staff" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "single_source", "basis": "Russian regional authorities report a Ukrainian drone attack; Ukraine did not comment in the cited report." }, "harm": { "killed": 1, "injured": 14, "note": "per Russian authorities" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.kyiv-independent", "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/massive-ukrainian-drone-attack-hits-shopping-center-in-russias-belgorod-oblast-locals-say/", "origin": "Belgorod oblast operational headquarters; local residents", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-25T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "monthly_summary", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-ru-ua-2026b", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 monthly summary: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-xegy", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.humanitarian", "title": "Sri Lanka says it coordinated the rescue of 40 Iranian sailors from several commercial ships and their return to Iran", "summary": "A spokesman for Sri Lanka's foreign ministry said on 25 October the country coordinated the rescue of 40 Iranian sailors from multiple commercial ships in international waters off Sri Lanka and supported their return to Iran, Reuters reported via gCaptain. Laden Iranian tankers have been held off Sri Lanka by the US blockade, according to a nonprofit cited earlier in October.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "humanitarian", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-25", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sea-indian-ocean-off-sri-lanka", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "unknown" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.gcaptain", "url": "https://gcaptain.com/sri-lanka-rescues-40-iranian-sailors/", "origin": "Sri Lankan foreign ministry spokesman via Reuters", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-25T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.gcaptain", "url": "https://gcaptain.com/us-blockade-bottles-up-dozens-of-iranian-tankers-nonprofit-says/", "origin": "United Against Nuclear Iran data via Bloomberg", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-06T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261028-v1n7", "type": "event", "conflict": "russia-ukraine", "theatre": "russia-ukraine.humanitarian", "title": "WHO records attack affecting health transport in Zolochiv", "summary": "WHO's Surveillance System for Attacks on Health Care (SSA) records an attack on 25 October 2026 in Zolochiv (Kharkiv), Ukraine, affecting health transport. WHO classes it as violence with heavy weapons. WHO reports no deaths or injuries. WHO rates the report as confirmed, and its public record does not name who carried out the attack. The SSA is the WHO global record of attacks on health care in emergencies.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "infrastructure_damage", "military": false, "target_class": "transport" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-25", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ua-zolochiv", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "unknown" }, "harm": { "killed": 0, "injured": 0, "note": "per WHO SSA" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.who", "url": "https://extranet.who.int/ssa/Ref/GETMiniFormData?REPORTID=UKR016610&VERSIONID=1", "origin": "WHO SSA record UKR016610", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-28T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-28T06:42:47Z", "provenance": "who_ssa", "dataset_ref": "who-ssa-ukraine/ssa-ukr016610", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-28T06:42:47Z", "batch": "p1-who-ssa-ukraine", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 who ssa: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-28T06:42:47Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-28T06:42:47Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-ah4f", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.yemen-red-sea", "title": "Houthi missiles target Aden airport for the fourth time this month, Yemen's transport ministry says; coastguard headquarters hit", "summary": "Yemen's Ministry of Transport said the Houthis targeted Aden International Airport with two ballistic missiles on 24 October, the \"fourth such attack this month\", and authorities said the coastguard headquarters and another building were also hit, Al Jazeera and AFP reported. The Houthis said they attacked the al-Nasr camp and Aden's naval base. No casualty figures were given.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "missile_attack", "military": true }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-24", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ye-aden", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ye-ansar-allah" ], "target": [ "ye-government" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "The Houthis claimed attacks in Aden." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/24/houthis-launch-attacks-on-saudi-arabia-and-yemens-aden", "origin": "Yemeni Ministry of Transport; Houthi statement", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-24T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-cyyn", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.diplomacy", "title": "US issues travel warnings for 13 Middle East countries, saying Houthi attacks could \"escalate rapidly\"", "summary": "The US warned citizens about travel to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Kuwait, Oman, the UAE, Qatar, Syria, Yemen and Israel, citing terrorism, and said Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia \"have the potential to escalate rapidly beyond that immediate area\", The National reported on 24 October. Iran's armed forces chief of staff Ali Abdollahi said the same day the US Navy would not be allowed back into the Gulf \"under any circumstances\", Al Jazeera reported.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "policy", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-24", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sea-middle-east", "actors": { "initiator": [ "us-government" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "The State Department issued the advisories." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/10/24/us-issues-travel-advisories-for-13-middle-east-countries-after-houthi-attacks/", "origin": "US State Department travel advisories", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-24T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/24/iran-says-wont-allow-us-warships-to-get-close-as-trump-ponders-new-attacks", "origin": "Iranian armed forces chief of staff statement", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-24T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-vdam", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.iraq", "title": "Explosive drone strikes an Iranian Kurdish opposition camp northeast of Irbil; Iranian media say the IRGC hit Komala", "summary": "Security sources said an explosive-laden drone attacked an Iranian Kurdish opposition camp northeast of Irbil on 24 October, Arab News reported. Iran's Mehr news agency said an IRGC ground forces drone operation targeted the headquarters of Komala in the Balisan area that night, AFP reported via the Times of Israel; the IRGC had not formally claimed it. No casualties were reported. Iran has repeatedly struck the groups since the war began, accusing them of Israeli backing.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "drone_attack", "military": true }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-24", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "iq-balisan", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ir-irgc" ], "target": [ "ir-komala" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "single_source", "basis": "Iranian state-linked media said the IRGC carried out the strike; the IRGC had not claimed it." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.arab-news", "url": "https://www.arabnews.com/middle-east/explosive-laden-drone-attacks-iranian-kurdish-opposition-camp-near-iraqs-irbil-security-sources-say-3008104", "origin": "Iraqi security sources", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-24T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.times-of-israel", "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/tehran-targeted-iranian-kurdish-base-in-iraq-with-drones-iranian-media-reports/", "origin": "Mehr news agency report", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-25T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-yjze", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.diplomacy", "title": "Iran's envoy in Islamabad says Tehran remains open to the June interim deal and offered to reopen the strait if the blockade ends", "summary": "Iran's ambassador to Pakistan, Reza Amiri Moghadam, said on 24 October that Iran remained open to talks under the Pakistan- and Qatar-brokered interim deal reached in June, and that it had conveyed via Pakistan an offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz if Washington lifted its naval blockade, which he said Trump rejected, Arab News Pakistan reported. Iranian officials later called reports of such an offer a \"lie and fabrication\", the Times of India reported. President Pezeshkian blamed the US for the deal unravelling but said both sides should return to it, Al Jazeera reported.", "status": "disputed", "status_basis": "conflicting_origins", "category": { "kind": "negotiation", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-24", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "pk-islamabad", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ir-government" ], "target": [ "us-government" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "contested", "basis": "Iranian officials gave conflicting accounts of the offer." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.arab-news-pakistan", "url": "https://www.arabnews.pk/pakistan/iranian-diplomat-says-tehran-remains-open-to-talks-with-us-under-pakistan-brokered-deal-3005175", "origin": "Iranian ambassador remarks at an Islamabad seminar", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-24T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.times-of-india", "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/lie-and-fabrication-iran-denies-hormuz-deal-offer-to-us-through-pakistan/articleshow/135181328.cms", "origin": "Iranian officials' denial", "role": "contradiction", "published_at": "2026-10-24T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/24/iran-blames-us-for-deal-failure-urges-new-try-amid-fear-of-new-attacks", "origin": "Pezeshkian remarks broadcast by Iranian state media", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-24T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "disputed", "rule": "conflicting_origins", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-a1kv", "type": "event", "conflict": "russia-ukraine", "theatre": "russia-ukraine.black-sea", "title": "Drone sinks a cargo ship 13 nautical miles off Constanta; one seafarer dead and three missing; Romania blames Russia", "summary": "The Comoros-flagged cargo ship Khoryv, carrying ferrous metals from Turkey to Sulina with 10 Ukrainian and three Azerbaijani crew, sank after a drone attack about 13 nautical miles from Constanta, just outside Romanian territorial waters, on 23 October, Marine Insight reported. One seafarer died, three were missing and nine were rescued by Romanian services and a nearby merchant ship. Romania's president blamed Russia, which had not publicly responded. Marine Insight cited Reuters on a sudden surge of attacks on merchant ships off Romania and Bulgaria in the preceding two weeks.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "vessel_attack", "military": false, "target_class": "shipping" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-23", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sea-black-sea", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ru-mod" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "attributed", "basis": "Romania's president blamed Russia; Russia did not respond." }, "harm": { "killed": 1, "note": "three missing, per Marine Insight" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.marine-insight", "url": "https://www.marineinsight.com/romania-blames-russia-as-drone-sinks-ship-off-constanta/", "origin": "Romanian Naval Authority and presidency; Ukrainian foreign ministry", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-23T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "monthly_summary", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-ru-ua-2026b", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 monthly summary: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-aah0", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.humanitarian", "title": "OCHA says Taiz has been cut off for 20 days, with trucked water prices tripled and cooking gas largely unavailable", "summary": "OCHA spokesperson Jens Laerke said on 23 October that \"it's 20 days and counting since Taiz has been cut off\" by the Houthi encirclement, that fighting made it impossible for aid to get in or people to get out, that the price of trucked water had tripled and that cooking gas was \"largely unavailable\", Al Jazeera and AFP reported.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "humanitarian", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-23", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ye-taiz", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ye-ansar-allah" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "attributed", "basis": "The UN described the Houthi encirclement of the city." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/23/time-running-out-to-reach-yemens-taiz-amid-deepening-crisis-un-says", "origin": "OCHA briefing in Geneva", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-23T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-edbw", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.diplomacy", "title": "Ministers from Europe, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Egypt meet in Istanbul and urge diplomacy, not new attacks on Iran", "summary": "Foreign ministers from Britain, France and Germany met counterparts from Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Egypt, along with Italy, in Istanbul on 23 October; Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said none of the countries approved of another attack on Iran and that dialogue was the only way to end the war, Al Jazeera reported. Turkish Defence Minister Yasar Guler said Turkey did not foresee combat with the Houthis under the Makkah defence pact, The National reported.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "one_side_only", "category": { "kind": "negotiation", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-23", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "tr-istanbul", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "unknown" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/23/european-middle-east-ministers-urge-us-iran-diplomacy-not-new-attacks", "origin": "Turkish and French foreign ministers' remarks", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-23T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/2026/10/24/turkey-rules-out-combat-with-houthis-under-defence-pact-as-foreign-ministers-meet-in-istanbul/", "origin": "Turkish defence minister remarks", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-24T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "one_side_only", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-jb3b", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.strait-of-hormuz", "title": "Outbound tanker disabled by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz; UKMTO discloses it three days later", "summary": "UKMTO said on 26 October it had received a verified late report of a tanker struck by an unknown projectile while transiting outbound through the strait at 0839 UTC on 23 October; the vessel was disabled and all crew were reported safe, gCaptain reported. The tanker was not named. JMIC counted 101 US-facilitated transits from 22 to 24 October and about 492 vessels waiting outside the strait on 25 October, and kept the threat level at severe.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "vessel_attack", "military": false, "target_class": "vessel" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-23", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sea-strait-of-hormuz", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "unknown", "basis": "UKMTO did not name an attacker." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.gcaptain", "url": "https://gcaptain.com/tanker-disabled-in-strait-of-hormuz-attack-another-vessel-reported-on-fire-in-persian-gulf/", "origin": "UKMTO time-late warning; JMIC 25 October advisory", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-26T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-kpf4", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.economic", "title": "Brent settles at $116.72, a six-month high, as the Houthis claim more attacks on Saudi Arabia; Aramco sends Dhahran staff home", "summary": "Brent rose 3.14 percent to settle at $116.72 a barrel on 23 October, a six-month high, as the Houthis claimed attacks on Saudi Arabia's defence ministry in Riyadh, Dammam airport, an Aramco site at Yanbu and Abha airport, The National reported. The report said Saudi Aramco had evacuated its Dhahran headquarters. 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The ministry did not name the vessel; The National said maritime agencies identified it as the Gem No.2, struck in a suspected Iranian drone attack on 9 to 10 October, and experts told Reuters the same. Ras Al Khaimah closed all beaches on 24 October, and Copernicus satellite images dated 24 October showed the slick widening toward the Umm Al Quwain shore.", "status": "confirmed", "status_basis": "independent_origins", "category": { "kind": "infrastructure_damage", "military": false, "target_class": "vessel" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-23", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ae-umm-al-quwain", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ir-irgc" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "attributed", "basis": "Maritime agencies and experts linked the spill to the Gem No.2, struck in a suspected Iranian attack; the UAE did not name a cause." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/10/23/umm-al-quwain-beaches-uae-tanker-oil-spill/", "origin": "UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-23T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/10/24/uae-oil-spill-ras-al-khaimah-closes-all-beaches-until-further-notice/", "origin": "Ras Al Khaimah authorities", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-24T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.gcaptain", "url": "https://gcaptain.com/oil-spill-off-uae-widens-satellite-images-show-prompting-more-beach-closures/", "origin": "Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery verified by Reuters", "role": "visual", "published_at": "2026-10-26T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "confirmed", "rule": "independent_origins", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-mzas", "type": "event", "conflict": "russia-ukraine", "theatre": "russia-ukraine.diplomacy", "title": "White House says Russia and Ukraine agreed a local ceasefire in occupied Oleshky from 29 October to let aid in and civilians out", "summary": "The White House said on 23 October that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to temporarily halt military action in Russian-held Oleshky, Kherson region, from 29 October so humanitarian aid could enter and civilians could leave through a safe passage, in a deal it said was brokered by Melania Trump, Reuters reported. It estimated 1,700 to 2,000 mostly elderly residents and about 50 children remained in a town of about 24,000 before the war. In early October the exiled head of Oleshky's administration said residents faced severe shortages of food, water and power, and that of over 60 people who left in September only 12 reached Ukrainian-held territory.", "status": "confirmed", "status_basis": "independent_origins", "category": { "kind": "ceasefire", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-23", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ua-oleshky", "actors": { "initiator": [ "us-government" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "Announced by the White House." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.cyprus-mail", "url": "https://cyprus-mail.com/2026/10/23/russia-ukraine-agree-to-oleshky-ceasefire-brokered-by-melania-trump", "origin": "Reuters reporting on a White House statement", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-23T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en", "excerpt": "Oleshky is a front-line war city on the brink of disaster." }, { "source": "src.kyiv-independent", "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/escape-from-oleshky-12-people-reached-ukraine-controlled-territory-in-september-official-says/", "origin": "Exiled Oleshky administration head and Ukrainian foreign ministry", "role": "corroboration", "published_at": "2026-10-06T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "monthly_summary", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-ru-ua-2026b", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "confirmed", "rule": "independent_origins", "reason": "P1 monthly summary: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-nkjw", "type": "event", "conflict": "russia-ukraine", "theatre": "russia-ukraine.diplomacy", "title": "Russia and Ukraine exchange 270 prisoners of war each, a day after swapping the remains of 277 soldiers", "summary": "Russia and Ukraine each returned 270 prisoners of war on 23 October at the Novaya Guta crossing in Belarus, according to Russia's defence ministry and Belarusian state media, The Moscow Times reported. On 22 October the two sides repatriated the remains of 277 fallen soldiers at the same crossing. Russian ombudsman Yana Lantratova said 12 families were also reunited across the border in an effort with Ukrainian ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets and the ICRC. 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WHO classes it as violence with heavy weapons. WHO reports no deaths or injuries. WHO rates the report as confirmed, and its public record does not name who carried out the attack. The SSA is the WHO global record of attacks on health care in emergencies.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "infrastructure_damage", "military": false, "target_class": "transport" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-23", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ua-zolochiv", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "unknown" }, "harm": { "killed": 0, "injured": 0, "note": "per WHO SSA" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.who", "url": "https://extranet.who.int/ssa/Ref/GETMiniFormData?REPORTID=UKR016609&VERSIONID=1", "origin": "WHO SSA record UKR016609", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-28T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-28T06:42:47Z", "provenance": "who_ssa", "dataset_ref": "who-ssa-ukraine/ssa-ukr016609", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-28T06:42:47Z", "batch": "p1-who-ssa-ukraine", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 who ssa: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-28T06:42:47Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-28T06:42:47Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-5rge", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.strait-of-hormuz", "title": "IRGC says seven tankers were set on fire or disabled overnight and threatens US bases; Trump says Iran is faking hits", "summary": "The IRGC said on 22 October that four tankers conducting oil transfers were targeted and caught fire overnight and three more were disabled by mines, and warned that \"if this trend continues, the conflict will extend to its bases in the region\", Al Jazeera reported. The claims could not be independently verified and no vessels were named. President Trump accused Tehran of fabricating attacks to drive up oil prices before the midterms, gCaptain reported.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "vessel_attack", "military": false, "target_class": "vessel" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-22", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sea-strait-of-hormuz", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ir-irgc" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "contested", "basis": "The IRGC claimed the strikes; the US president said they were fabricated and none was independently confirmed." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/22/iran-says-seven-ships-hit-in-hormuz-strait-warns-us-of-wider-response", "origin": "IRGC statement on Sepah News", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-22T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.gcaptain", "url": "https://gcaptain.com/iran-claims-more-ships-struck-near-hormuz-as-trump-accuses-tehran-of-faking-hits/", "origin": "IRGC statement; Trump remarks", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-22T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-jk6r", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.yemen-red-sea", "title": "Fighting intensifies around Taiz; government says it will target Houthi recruitment rallies", "summary": "Government forces spokesperson Majid al-Nazili said on 21 October that forces carried out 835 strikes on the Houthis and killed or injured 285 of their members, with heavy fighting at Jabal Han, Dhubab and al-Masrakh, Al Jazeera reported; the figures were not independently verified. The government later threatened to target Houthi rallies, saying they were used to recruit children. The UN warned nearly 260,000 people had now been displaced.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "ground_assault", "military": true }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-22", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ye-taiz-governorate", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ye-government" ], "target": [ "ye-ansar-allah" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "Government forces described their operations." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/22/fighting-rages-in-yemens-taiz-as-un-warns-nearly-260000-now-displaced", "origin": "Yemeni government forces spokesperson; UN", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-22T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-tbgf", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.strait-of-hormuz", "title": "LPG tanker struck by a projectile 7 nautical miles northeast of Limah, Oman, and reaches anchorage off Khor Fakkan", "summary": "The Joint Maritime Information Center's 25 October advisory said an LPG tanker was struck by an unidentified projectile on 22 October about seven nautical miles northeast of Limah, Oman, and later reached an anchorage off Khor Fakkan, gCaptain reported. No casualties were reported and no party was named.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "vessel_attack", "military": false, "target_class": "vessel" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-22", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sea-strait-of-hormuz", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "unknown", "basis": "JMIC did not name an attacker for this strike." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.gcaptain", "url": "https://gcaptain.com/tanker-disabled-in-strait-of-hormuz-attack-another-vessel-reported-on-fire-in-persian-gulf/", "origin": "JMIC 25 October advisory", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-26T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-z2xe", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.diplomacy", "title": "European Parliament calls on the EU to list the Houthis as a terrorist group, citing attacks on Gulf states", "summary": "Members of the European Parliament adopted a resolution on 22 October calling on the EU to list Yemen's Houthis as a terrorist group, citing destruction caused in Gulf states, The National reported. Any listing must be approved by the European Council. Greece's finance ministry said the same day it was implementing Iran-linked sanctions, Reuters reported via gCaptain.", "status": "confirmed", "status_basis": "independent_origins", "category": { "kind": "policy", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-22", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "be-brussels", "actors": { "initiator": [ "xx-eu" ], "target": [ "ye-ansar-allah" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "The European Parliament adopted the resolution." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/2026/10/22/european-parliament-asks-eu-to-list-houthis-as-terror-group/", "origin": "European Parliament resolution", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-22T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.gcaptain", "url": "https://gcaptain.com/greece-says-it-is-implementing-sanctions-linked-to-iran/", "origin": "Greek finance ministry statement via Reuters", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-22T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "confirmed", "rule": "independent_origins", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261028-3cvr", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.economic", "title": "Drewry: World Container Index at $4,585 per 40ft box, highest in 15 weeks", "summary": "Drewry's World Container Index composite rose 2% to $4,585 per 40ft container on 22 October 2026, its second weekly rise and the highest in 15 weeks, according to Drewry. Drewry put Shanghai to Rotterdam at $3,632 (up 3%), Shanghai to Genoa at $4,152 (up 5%), Shanghai to Los Angeles at $8,007 and Shanghai to New York at $10,166 per 40ft. Against Drewry's 5 October 2023 assessment of $1,389.5, the composite was up 230% (our calculation from Drewry's figures). 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WHO classes it as violence with heavy weapons. WHO lists the facility type as Center for Emergency Care and Disaster Medicine. WHO reports no deaths or injuries. WHO rates the report as confirmed, and its public record does not name who carried out the attack. The SSA is the WHO global record of attacks on health care in emergencies.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "infrastructure_damage", "military": false, "target_class": "facility" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-22", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ua-kyiv", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "unknown" }, "harm": { "killed": 0, "injured": 0, "note": "per WHO SSA" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.who", "url": "https://extranet.who.int/ssa/Ref/GETMiniFormData?REPORTID=UKR016591&VERSIONID=1", "origin": "WHO SSA record UKR016591", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-23T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-28T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-28T06:42:47Z", "provenance": "who_ssa", "dataset_ref": "who-ssa-ukraine/ssa-ukr016591", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-28T06:42:47Z", "batch": "p1-who-ssa-ukraine", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 who ssa: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-28T06:42:47Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-28T06:42:47Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-010m", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.gulf-states", "title": "Debris from a drone intercepted near Aramco's Shaybah field kills a Filipino and a Nepali worker", "summary": "Saudi Arabia's energy ministry said a drone aimed at a processing plant at Aramco's Shaybah oilfield was intercepted on 21 October and falling debris set fire to a contractor's vehicle outside the perimeter, with no impact on operations, The National reported. Two people, Filipino and Nepali citizens, were killed and two, Pakistani and Indian, injured.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "one_side_only", "category": { "kind": "drone_attack", "military": false, "target_class": "other" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-21", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sa-shaybah-oilfield-site", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [ "sa-government" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "unknown", "basis": "The ministry did not say who launched the drone." }, "harm": { "killed": 2, "injured": 2, "note": "per Saudi energy ministry and The National" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/10/21/saudi-aramco-shaybah-houthi-strike/", "origin": "Saudi energy ministry statement on X", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-21T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/22/one-killed-eight-injured-in-attack-on-saudi-arabias-king-fahd-airport-2", "origin": "Saudi energy ministry statement", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-22T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "one_side_only", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-1seb", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.economic", "title": "US sanctions a law firm, shipping agents and nine vessels it says help Iran's shadow fleet", "summary": "The US Treasury announced sanctions on 21 October on a law firm, shipping agents and nine vessels it accused of helping Iran move oil and other goods, under its Economic Outcast campaign, gCaptain reported.", "status": "confirmed", "status_basis": "admission_plus_independent", "category": { "kind": "sanction", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-21", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ir-iran", "actors": { "initiator": [ "us-government" ], "target": [ "ir-government" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "Treasury announced the designations." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.gcaptain", "url": "https://gcaptain.com/u-s-sanctions-law-firm-shipping-agents-and-nine-vessels-in-iran-shadow-fleet-crackdown/", "origin": "US Treasury announcement", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-21T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "confirmed", "rule": "admission_plus_independent", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-23g0", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.gulf-states", "title": "Attack on Dammam's King Fahd airport kills two, a Saudi and an Indian resident, and injures eight", "summary": "Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation said an attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam on the evening of 21 October killed two people and wounded eight, and that operations later resumed, Reuters reported via Al Jazeera. The National reported operations halted from about 11.15pm local time and that Brent rose above $110 a barrel after the attack. 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Iranian state media said Tehran received no advance notice. 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UKMTO said in its weekly overview that most attacked vessels were not reporting to it, and that 55 of 74 projectile strikes it documented since 6 July were on the southern route through the strait.", "status": "confirmed", "status_basis": "independent_origins", "category": { "kind": "vessel_attack", "military": false, "target_class": "vessel" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-21", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sea-strait-of-hormuz", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "unknown", "basis": "UKMTO did not name an attacker." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.gcaptain", "url": "https://gcaptain.com/two-more-tankers-struck-as-maritime-attacks-spread-across-persian-gulf/", "origin": "UKMTO warning", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-21T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.gcaptain", "url": "https://gcaptain.com/fog-of-war-deepens-in-hormuz-as-ukmto-says-most-ship-attacks-go-unreported/", "origin": "UKMTO weekly overview", "role": "count", "published_at": "2026-10-21T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "confirmed", "rule": "independent_origins", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-tkq9", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.diplomacy", "title": "US and Israel have drawn up plans for a short, intensive renewed campaign against Iran after the elections, US media report", "summary": "The New York Times reported, as summarised by the Jerusalem Post, that the US and Israel had drawn up plans for a roughly three-day operation against Iran's nuclear facilities, energy infrastructure and missile and drone capabilities, that the two had come close to attacking earlier in October, and that President Trump had not approved a new operation. The Financial Times reported Netanyahu pushed for a multi-day campaign around 10 October that did not go ahead because Trump opposed resuming hostilities before the midterms. Foreign Minister Araghchi told Iraqi state television the strait would not be open to everyone until an understanding was reached, and that talks continued through Pakistan and Qatar, The National reported.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "other", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-21", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "us-washington", "actors": { "initiator": [ "us-government", "il-government" ], "target": [ "ir-government" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "single_source", "basis": "Unnamed officials described the plans to US newspapers." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.jerusalem-post", "url": "https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-912476", "origin": "New York Times and Financial Times reports citing officials", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-22T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.haaretz", "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-10-22/ty-article/u-s-and-israel-have-drawn-up-plans-for-iran-strikes-after-midterms-nyt-reports/000001a1-6122-da49-abe9-6ffa052f0000", "origin": "New York Times report citing officials", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-22T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2026/10/21/araghchi-says-strait-of-hormuz-will-stay-closed-until-us-agrees-to-irans-terms/", "origin": "Araghchi interview with Iraqi state TV", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-21T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-wq1b", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.diplomacy", "title": "US orders non-emergency staff and families out of Saudi Arabia, citing Houthi attacks; CBS says US forces are thinning out regional posts", "summary": "State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said non-emergency US government employees and families were ordered to leave Saudi Arabia because \"Iranian-supported Houthis have increasingly engaged in hostilities\", and called reports of wider Gulf departures inaccurate, Al Jazeera and The National reported. A US official and a senior military official told CBS News the military had been quietly reducing its footprint at Middle East posts because of threats from the Houthis and Iran.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "policy", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-21", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sa-riyadh", "actors": { "initiator": [ "us-government" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "The State Department announced the order." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/21/us-orders-departure-of-personnel-from-saudi-arabia-citing-houthi-threat", "origin": "State Department spokesperson post", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-21T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.cbs-news", "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-trump-us-ceasefire-talks-ongoing/", "origin": "US officials speaking to CBS News", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-21T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-xm0j", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.yemen-red-sea", "title": "Yemeni army says Houthi missiles targeted Aden and Mukalla airports and a factory in Taiz; Houthis say they hit a coalition camp", "summary": "Yemeni armed forces spokesman Colonel Majed al-Nazili said on 21 October one ballistic missile targeted Aden International Airport, three hit al-Rayyan airport in Mukalla and another struck a sponge factory in Taiz, Al Jazeera and AFP reported. Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree said the Aden attack targeted a military camp used by the Saudi-led coalition. 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It said the jets would not attack the Houthis. The FII investment conference due in Riyadh on 26 to 29 October was postponed to next year, its organisers said.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "one_side_only", "category": { "kind": "policy", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-20", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sa-saudi-arabia", "actors": { "initiator": [ "gb-government" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "The UK announced the deployment." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/20/uk-to-deploy-raf-fighter-jets-to-defend-saudi-arabia-from-houthi-attacks", "origin": "UK Ministry of Defence statement", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-20T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/20/saudi-arabia-cancels-2026-davos-in-the-desert-amid-houthi-attacks", "origin": "FII Institute statement", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-20T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "one_side_only", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-ne8k", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.iraq", "title": "Tanker reports being struck by a projectile 30 nautical miles southeast of Iraq's Al Faw; no damage or injuries", "summary": "UKMTO said, in a report received after the event, that the master of a tanker reported being struck by an unknown projectile about 30 nautical miles southeast of Al Faw, Iraq, at 1830 UTC on 20 October, with all crew safe and no damage or pollution reported, gCaptain reported. 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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said the Houthis' closure of the only supply route linking Taiz to Aden \"is placing civilians at grave risk\" and that aid must be let in.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "one_side_only", "category": { "kind": "displacement", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-20", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ye-taiz", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ye-ansar-allah" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "attributed", "basis": "The UN rights chief blamed the Houthi closure of the Taiz route." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/20/more-than-250000-displaced-in-yemen-since-fighting-escalated-unhcr", "origin": "UNHCR statement", "role": "count", "published_at": "2026-10-20T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/20/yemens-taiz-faces-deadly-siege-as-shabwah-death-toll-rises", "origin": "UN High Commissioner for Human Rights statement", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-20T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "one_side_only", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-z2e5", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.strait-of-hormuz", "title": "IRGC claims another supertanker hit a mine and caught fire south of the strait; evidence is not produced", "summary": "Iran's Revolutionary Guards claimed on 20 October that a supertanker caught fire after striking a naval mine south of the Strait of Hormuz, the latest in a series of similar claims that had not been independently substantiated, gCaptain reported. Bloomberg reported Iranian attacks were hitting more ships and causing more severe damage, including to engine rooms, than earlier in the war.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "mine_strike", "military": false, "target_class": "vessel" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-20", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sea-strait-of-hormuz", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ir-irgc" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "single_source", "basis": "Only the IRGC reported the incident." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.gcaptain", "url": "https://gcaptain.com/iran-claims-more-tankers-hit-mines-in-hormuz-but-evidence-remains-elusive/", "origin": "IRGC statement", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-20T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.gcaptain", "url": "https://gcaptain.com/iran-strikes-more-ship-engine-rooms-in-ramp-up-of-hormuz-attacks/", "origin": "Bloomberg analysis", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-20T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261028-2cqk", "type": "event", "conflict": "russia-ukraine", "theatre": "russia-ukraine.humanitarian", "title": "WHO records attack affecting a health facility in Kyiv", "summary": "WHO's Surveillance System for Attacks on Health Care (SSA) records an attack on 20 October 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine, affecting a health facility. WHO classes it as violence with heavy weapons. WHO lists the facility type as secondary care. WHO reports no deaths or injuries. WHO rates the report as confirmed, and its public record does not name who carried out the attack. 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Against Freightos's 15 November 2023 figures, Asia to US West Coast was up about 375% and Asia to North Europe about 149% (our calculation). Freightos cited estimates that Red Sea container transits would fully recover during the first quarter of 2027.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "market", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-20", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sea-global-container-shipping", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "unknown" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.freightos", "url": "https://www.freightos.com/freight-resources/red-sea-container-traffic-set-for-full-return-in-q1-october-20-2026-update/", "origin": "Freightos weekly freight update, 2026-10-20 (Freightos Baltic Index)", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-21T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-28T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-28T16:30:29Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-28T16:30:29Z", "batch": "p1-logistics-cited", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-28T16:30:29Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-28T16:30:29Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-6yba", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.yemen-red-sea", "title": "Houthi ballistic missiles strike a training camp in Shabwa, killing at least 53; local authorities later raise the toll to 73", "summary": "A government forces spokesperson said the Houthis fired three ballistic missiles at the al-Alam military camp in Shabwa on 19 October during training for new security recruits, Al Jazeera reported. Officials first said 18 were killed; the Shabwa local authority later said 53 were killed and 200 injured, and on 20 October raised the toll to 73. 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Araghchi said Iran saw \"no military solution\" and called for a new regional security arrangement. Al Jazeera said it was Lavrov's first visit to Tehran since the war began in February.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "one_side_only", "category": { "kind": "negotiation", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-19", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ir-tehran", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ru-government", "ir-government" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "Both governments described the talks." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2026/10/19/russias-lavrov-heads-to-tehran-as-gulf-states-press-moscow-over-iran-attacks/", "origin": "Russian and Iranian foreign ministers' remarks", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-19T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/20/pakistan-army-chief-in-tehran-can-diplomacy-prevent-new-us-iran-fighting", "origin": "IRNA reports", "role": "corroboration", "published_at": "2026-10-20T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "one_side_only", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-p74w", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.diplomacy", "title": "US Defense Secretary Hegseth meets Netanyahu at Ovda airbase in an unannounced visit amid talk of resuming strikes on Iran", "summary": "Netanyahu's spokesperson Doron Spielman told Reuters the prime minister met Pete Hegseth at the Ovda air base on 19 October to discuss \"the threats in the region\" and dealing \"both offensively and defensively\" with them, Al Jazeera reported. Axios, as cited by The National, said the two discussed possibly resuming major combat operations against Iran. The Pentagon declined to comment.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "negotiation", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-19", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "il-ovda-airbase-site", "actors": { "initiator": [ "us-government", "il-government" ], "target": [ "ir-government" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "The Israeli PM's office confirmed the meeting." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/20/hegseth-meets-netanyahu-in-unannounced-israel-visit", "origin": "Israeli PM spokesperson to Reuters", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-20T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/10/20/hegseth-meets-netanyahu-in-unannounced-israel-visit-amid-iran-war-concerns/", "origin": "Axios and CNN reports citing sources", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-20T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-vmbg", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.iraq", "title": "Iran's envoy says Iraq agreed to expel or hand over Iranian Kurdish opposition groups; Baghdad's statement does not mention it", "summary": "Iran's ambassador to Baghdad, Mohammad Al Sadegh, said after a meeting of the Iraq-Iran joint security committee on 19 October that both sides agreed \"to remove elements of Iranian separatist terrorist groups from the Kurdistan region of Iraq or hand them over to Iran\", The National reported. The Iraqi statement after the meeting did not mention such a deal. A 2023 security agreement committed Baghdad to disarming the groups.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "policy", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-19", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "iq-baghdad", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ir-government" ], "target": [ "iq-government" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "single_source", "basis": "Only the Iranian side described the agreement." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/10/20/iran-says-iraq-has-agreed-to-expel-iranian-kurdish-opposition-groups-from-kurdistan-region/", "origin": "Iranian ambassador statement on X; Iraqi statement", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-20T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261028-n893", "type": "event", "conflict": "russia-ukraine", "theatre": "russia-ukraine.humanitarian", "title": "WHO records attack affecting a health facility and health supplies in Kyiv", "summary": "WHO's Surveillance System for Attacks on Health Care (SSA) records an attack on 19 October 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine, affecting a health facility and health supplies. WHO classes it as violence with heavy weapons. WHO lists the facility type as secondary care. WHO reports no deaths or injuries. WHO rates the report as confirmed, and its public record does not name who carried out the attack. The SSA is the WHO global record of attacks on health care in emergencies.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "infrastructure_damage", "military": false, "target_class": "facility" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-19", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ua-kyiv", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "unknown" }, "harm": { "killed": 0, "injured": 0, "note": "per WHO SSA" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.who", "url": "https://extranet.who.int/ssa/Ref/GETMiniFormData?REPORTID=UKR016560&VERSIONID=1", "origin": "WHO SSA record UKR016560", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-21T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-28T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-28T06:42:47Z", "provenance": "who_ssa", "dataset_ref": "who-ssa-ukraine/ssa-ukr016560", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-28T06:42:47Z", "batch": "p1-who-ssa-ukraine", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 who ssa: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-28T06:42:47Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-28T06:42:47Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-0brc", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.yemen-red-sea", "title": "Eight government soldiers killed in Lahij as fighting spreads across Taiz, Marib and al-Jawf fronts", "summary": "The government-affiliated Tur al-Bahah military axis said eight soldiers were killed in heavy clashes on the al-Maqatirah front in Lahij governorate, and government troops said they killed 12 Houthi fighters in al-Aqroud near Taiz, Al Jazeera reported on 18 October. Government forces and allied fighters continued an offensive in al-Jawf and Marib. Casualty figures come from the parties and were not independently verified.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "ground_assault", "military": true }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-18", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ye-lahij-governorate", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ye-ansar-allah", "ye-government" ], "target": [ "ye-government", "ye-ansar-allah" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "contested", "basis": "Both sides reported attacks and losses." }, "harm": { "killed": 20, "note": "8 government soldiers and 12 Houthi fighters, per government statements" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/18/fighting-intensifies-across-yemen-as-humanitarian-crisis-deepens", "origin": "Yemeni government military axis statements", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-18T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-105h", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.gulf-states", "title": "Tug struck by two projectiles northeast of the UAE's Khor Fakkan; one minor injury", "summary": "UKMTO said a southbound tug reported being struck by two unidentified projectiles northeast of Khor Fakkan on 18 October, with one minor injury and damage, and that it continued on its route, Turkiye Today reported. No party was named.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "vessel_attack", "military": false, "target_class": "vessel" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-18", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sea-gulf-of-oman-off-khor-fakkan", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "unknown", "basis": "UKMTO did not name an attacker." }, "harm": { "injured": 1, "note": "per UKMTO" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.turkiye-today", "url": "https://www.turkiyetoday.com/region/tugboat-hit-by-projectiles-off-uae-lng-tanker-comes-under-fire-near-yemen-3230536", "origin": "UKMTO advisory", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-18T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-1w7v", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.diplomacy", "title": "GCC says an attack on any member affects all six and backs Saudi Arabia's right to defend itself against the Houthis", "summary": "Gulf Cooperation Council foreign ministers said after meeting in Manama on 18 October that an attack on any member affected all six, invoking their joint defence agreement and backing Saudi Arabia's right to protect itself, Al Jazeera reported. The coalition reported shooting down drones near Riyadh and in the Eastern Province that day. Egypt's National Defence Council, chaired by President Sisi, said Egypt was ready to provide \"all necessary and possible support to Saudi Arabia\", Al Jazeera reported.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "one_side_only", "category": { "kind": "policy", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-18", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "bh-manama", "actors": { "initiator": [ "xx-gcc" ], "target": [ "ye-ansar-allah" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "The GCC issued the statement." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/18/gcc-condemns-houthi-attacks-on-saudi-arabia-as-yemen-fighting-intensifies", "origin": "GCC ministerial statement", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-18T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/18/egypt-to-provide-all-necessary-and-possible-support-to-saudi", "origin": "Egyptian National Defence Council statement", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-18T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "one_side_only", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-6aa0", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.diplomacy", "title": "GCC urges Russia to press Iran to stop attacks on Gulf states, saying more than 7,000 missiles and drones have been fired at them", "summary": "At a Gulf-Russia ministerial meeting in Manama on 18 October, GCC Secretary General Jasem Al Budaiwi urged Moscow to \"play an active role in pressing Tehran\" to stop attacks and engage in dialogue, The National reported. The National reported GCC states had counted more than 7,000 ballistic missile and drone attacks since 28 February. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov proposed a Gulf security framework and flew to Tehran the next day.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "negotiation", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-18", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "bh-manama", "actors": { "initiator": [ "xx-gcc", "ru-government" ], "target": [ "ir-government" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "Officials spoke at the meeting." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2026/10/19/gcc-urges-russia-to-press-iran-to-halt-attacks-as-lavrov-proposes-gulf-security-framework/", "origin": "GCC secretary general remarks", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-18T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-913b", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.iran", "title": "Iran's parliament approves a sanctioned missile-industry veteran as defence minister after his predecessor was killed in a strike", "summary": "Iran's parliament approved Mehrdad Akhlaghi Ketabchi as defence minister by 237 votes to 15, the government said, The National reported. He is under US and UN sanctions over alleged involvement in Iran's ballistic missile programme and warned that Iran was ready to respond to any US attack using the \"Mother of All Bombs\". His predecessor, Aziz Nasirzadeh, was killed in a US-Israeli air strike, according to the report.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "policy", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-18", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ir-tehran", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ir-government" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "The Iranian government announced the vote." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/10/18/iran-names-new-defence-minister-as-he-warns-us-over-mother-of-all-bombs/", "origin": "Iranian government statement on X", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-18T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-9rcf", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.gulf-states", "title": "Saudi National Guard helicopter crashes near Najran killing both officers; coalition blames a malfunction, the Houthis claim a shootdown", "summary": "Saudi-led coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki said a National Guard AH-6i reconnaissance helicopter crashed in Saudi territory near Najran because of a technical malfunction, killing its two officers, Khaleej Times and the Times of Israel reported. Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree said the group shot down a Saudi helicopter near Najran; Reuters could not verify the claim or say whether both sides referred to the same aircraft.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "other", "military": true }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-18", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sa-najran", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ye-ansar-allah" ], "target": [ "sa-government" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "contested", "basis": "The Houthis claimed a shootdown; the coalition said it was a malfunction." }, "harm": { "killed": 2, "note": "Saudi officers, per the coalition" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.khaleej-times", "url": "https://www.khaleejtimes.com/world/gulf/2-officers-killed-saudi-helicopter-ah6i-crash-najran", "origin": "Saudi-led coalition spokesman statement", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-18T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.times-of-israel", "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/saudi-led-coalition-says-2-killed-in-helicopter-crash-denies-houthi-claim-of-downing-aircraft/", "origin": "Saudi-led coalition statement; Houthi claim", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-18T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-rybf", "type": "event", "conflict": "russia-ukraine", "theatre": "russia-ukraine.europe", "title": "Lithuania foils an arson attempt on Starlink equipment and its prime minister blames Russia; a drone explodes near the Latvian border", "summary": "Attackers tried overnight on 18 October to set fire to satellite antennas and a control unit at a company storing Starlink equipment in Lithuania, and investigators found incendiary liquids, the Kyiv Independent reported. Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevicius said the attempt failed and that it was likely already clear the Russian side commissioned it, calling it part of a hybrid campaign. The same day a drone of unknown origin crashed and exploded in northern Lithuania near the Latvian border, damaging a passing car, according to the National Crisis Management Center.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "sabotage", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-18", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "lt-lithuania", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "single_source", "basis": "Lithuania's prime minister attributes the plot to Russia while investigators establish who ordered it." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.kyiv-independent", "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/lithuania-foils-arson-attack-on-starlink-equipment-suspects-russian-involvement/", "origin": "Lithuanian prime minister and National Crisis Management Center statements", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-18T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en", "excerpt": "It is likely that it is already clear who commissioned it" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "monthly_summary", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-ru-ua-2026b", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 monthly summary: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261028-dq7c", "type": "event", "conflict": "russia-ukraine", "theatre": "russia-ukraine.humanitarian", "title": "WHO records attack affecting health transport in Zolochiv", "summary": "WHO's Surveillance System for Attacks on Health Care (SSA) records an attack on 18 October 2026 in Zolochiv (Kharkiv), Ukraine, affecting health transport. WHO classes it as violence with heavy weapons. WHO reports no deaths or injuries. WHO rates the report as confirmed, and its public record does not name who carried out the attack. The SSA is the WHO global record of attacks on health care in emergencies.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "infrastructure_damage", "military": false, "target_class": "transport" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-18", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ua-zolochiv", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "unknown" }, "harm": { "killed": 0, "injured": 0, "note": "per WHO SSA" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.who", "url": "https://extranet.who.int/ssa/Ref/GETMiniFormData?REPORTID=UKR016606&VERSIONID=1", "origin": "WHO SSA record UKR016606", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-26T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-28T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-28T06:42:47Z", "provenance": "who_ssa", "dataset_ref": "who-ssa-ukraine/ssa-ukr016606", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-28T06:42:47Z", "batch": "p1-who-ssa-ukraine", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 who ssa: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-28T06:42:47Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-28T06:42:47Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-r8cd", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.strait-of-hormuz", "title": "UKMTO confirms 12 ships attacked in the week to 16 October and says most attacked vessels are not reporting to it", "summary": "UKMTO said at least 12 ships were attacked in the week ending 16 October, of which half reached their destination, one sank, two were disabled and three were damaged or had an unconfirmed outcome, Al Jazeera reported. It said it was \"struggling to accurately report true number of attacks with majority of vessels attacked refusing to report to UKMTO\". Al Jazeera said October had the most ship attacks of the war so far.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "shipping_disruption", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-17", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sea-strait-of-hormuz", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "unknown" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/17/us-and-iran-both-claim-control-of-strait-of-hormuz-amid-attacks-on-vessels", "origin": "UKMTO weekly overview", "role": "count", "published_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-ty5c", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.gulf-states", "title": "Egypt's Sisi asks parliament for authority to send defensive help to Saudi Arabia if asked", "summary": "Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi called on 17 October for an emergency parliamentary session to authorise him to approve any Saudi request for help, saying Egypt would \"carry out any measure to protect\" the kingdom and was \"speaking only for defence\", Al Jazeera reported. The Saudi-led coalition said the same day it intercepted four drones over Riyadh, the Eastern Province and the south.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "policy", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-17", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "eg-cairo", "actors": { "initiator": [ "eg-government" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "The Egyptian president made the request publicly." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/10/17/egypts-sisi-seeks-authorisation-for-defence-assistance-to-saudi-arabia", "origin": "Egyptian president speech at the Military Academy", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/17/saudi-led-coalition-intercepts-drones-as-egypt-weighs-sending-help", "origin": "Saudi-led coalition spokesman", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-x8wg", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.iran", "title": "Pakistan halts trade with Iran at two Balochistan crossings, leaving about 2,000 trucks stranded", "summary": "Pakistan halted trade with Iran at the Taftan and Gabd-Rimdan crossings in Balochistan, with the Quetta Chamber of Commerce saying on 17 October about 2,000 trucks were stuck on both sides, Al Jazeera reported. Islamabad and Tehran gave different explanations and Pakistan's federal government did not comment publicly. 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WHO classes it as violence with heavy weapons. WHO reports 1 people killed and 1 people injured. WHO rates the report as confirmed, and its public record does not name who carried out the attack. 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It recorded 18 killed and 44 injured in occupied territory, where it said real figures were likely much higher. Head of mission Danielle Bell said the first two weeks of October were among the deadliest periods for civilians in years.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "civilian_harm", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-16", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ua-ukraine", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "unknown", "basis": "Aggregate count by a UN body." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.un-ukraine", "url": "https://ukraine.un.org/en/324562-civilian-casualties-remain-record-levels-amid-intensifying-attacks-energy-winter-approaches", "origin": "UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine monthly update, September 2026", "role": "count", "published_at": "2026-10-16T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en", "excerpt": "The first two weeks of October were among the deadliest periods for civilians in years." } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "monthly_summary", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-ru-ua-2026b", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 monthly summary: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-jzcy", "type": "event", "conflict": "russia-ukraine", "theatre": "russia-ukraine.diplomacy", "title": "Trump waives most Russia provisions of the new sanctions law two days before they take effect", "summary": "President Trump signed an order on 16 October waiving most Russia-related provisions of the sanctions law he signed in September, including tariffs on major buyers of Russian oil and gas and sanctions on foreign banks, certifying to Congress that it served the US national interest, The National News Desk reported. The White House said enforcing the sanctions could hinder peace negotiations, and the order followed an announced deal for Russian diesel imports. Zelensky said the waiver eased pressure on Russia and encouraged further attacks; Republican and Democratic senators criticised it.", "status": "confirmed", "status_basis": "admission_plus_independent", "category": { "kind": "sanction", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-16", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "us-united-states", "actors": { "initiator": [ "us-government" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "Order signed by the US president." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.wjla", "url": "https://wjla.com/news/nation-world/trump-waives-most-russia-sanctions-and-tariffs-days-before-they-were-to-take-effect", "origin": "The National News Desk reporting; White House and Zelensky statements", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en", "excerpt": "The waivers remain in place until Trump or the secretary of state decides further action is warranted." } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "monthly_summary", "revision": 2, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-ru-ua-2026b", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 monthly summary: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] }, { "at": "2026-10-28T06:39:38Z", "batch": "p1-refresh-2026-10-28", "field": "status", "from": "reported", "to": "confirmed", "rule": "admission_plus_independent", "reason": "P1 refresh: new citations or desk-eng ruling; graded again by the one rule" } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-28T06:39:38Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-kfz1", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.strait-of-hormuz", "title": "Crude tanker MT ST 3 with 15 Indian crew struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz; crew unhurt, India says", "summary": "India's shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on 16 October that the crude oil tanker MT ST 3, with 15 Indian crew, was struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz and that all Indian citizens aboard were safe and uninjured, The National reported. No party was named. The strike came a day after Singapore confirmed the loss of the GFS Pride.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "vessel_attack", "military": false, "target_class": "vessel" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-16", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sea-strait-of-hormuz", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "unknown", "basis": "India did not name an attacker." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/10/16/india-hormuz-strait-tanker-attack/", "origin": "Indian shipping minister post on X", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-16T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-nngc", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.yemen-red-sea", "title": "Two missiles land near the runway at Aden airport, 500 metres from a departing plane; the Houthis say they hit a Saudi command base", "summary": "Yemen's information minister Moammar al-Eryani said two missiles landed near the runway at Aden International Airport on 16 October, 500 metres from an aircraft preparing to take off, and all passengers and crew were safe, Al Jazeera and AFP reported. A Houthi military source said the group attacked \"the Saudi forces' command headquarters in the Badr camp in Aden province\" and a weapons depot. Government forces said they advanced in Marib province the same day.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "missile_attack", "military": false, "target_class": "airport" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-16", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ye-aden-site", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ye-ansar-allah" ], "target": [ "ye-government", "sa-government" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "A Houthi source said the group attacked a base in Aden." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/16/yemens-government-says-houthis-fired-two-missiles-at-aden-airport", "origin": "Yemeni information minister on X; Houthi military source via AFP", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-16T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-ywa5", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.gulf-states", "title": "Two tanker attacks reported northeast of Saudi Arabia's Jubail, one by projectile and one by a grenade from a small boat; crew safe", "summary": "UKMTO said a tanker was struck by an unknown projectile about 68 nautical miles northeast of Jubail on 16 October, with the crew reported safe and no environmental impact, Reuters reported via the Times of Israel. A second UKMTO report said a small boat fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a tanker about 78 nautical miles northeast of Jubail that evening, damaging its aft port quarter; Reuters could not confirm whether the reports describe one incident. 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Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, signed on 18 September 2026. It raised duties on Russian goods by 500% ad valorem and provided 100% increases on goods from the five largest importers of Russian crude oil and gas that make new purchases on or after 18 October 2026, and on the top five facilitators of Russian oil sanctions evasion, according to the Federal Register text. In the same order the President waived all of these duties and certain sanctions, certifying to Congress that the waiver was in the national interest. 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France said the same day it had begun deploying military means to help protect Saudi oil facilities, and Britain and Italy offered limited help.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "one_side_only", "category": { "kind": "policy", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-15", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sa-riyadh", "actors": { "initiator": [ "xx-gcc" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "The GCC announced the postponement." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/10/15/gulf-eu-summit-in-riyadh-postponed-amid-houthi-attacks-on-saudi-arabia/", "origin": "GCC secretary general statement", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-15T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/10/15/how-is-europe-helping-saudi-arabia-france-begins-deploying-military-means/", "origin": "French foreign ministry spokesman", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-15T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "one_side_only", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-2fph", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.strait-of-hormuz", "title": "CENTCOM says the US and partners control the strait and an IRGC projectile sank GFS Pride; JMIC counts eight attacks on 11 and 13 October", "summary": "US Central Command said \"the United States and regional partners control the strait\", citing more than 40 commercial ships moving through in 24 hours, and that the GFS Pride \"was hit by an IRGC projectile\" and sank under tow, rejecting Iran's mine claim, gCaptain reported. The Joint Maritime Information Center's 15 October advisory counted 121 US-facilitated transits from 11 to 14 October, about 30 a day against a 2025 average of about 138, eight projectile attacks on four tankers and four container ships on 11 and 13 October, and no evidence that a mine sank the GFS Pride. JMIC kept the threat level at severe.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "shipping_disruption", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-15", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sea-strait-of-hormuz", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ir-irgc" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "contested", "basis": "CENTCOM blamed an IRGC projectile; the IRGC said the ship hit a mine." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.gcaptain", "url": "https://gcaptain.com/by-the-numbers-u-s-claims-control-of-hormuz-as-ship-attacks-hit-new-high/", "origin": "JMIC 15 October advisory", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-15T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.gcaptain", "url": "https://gcaptain.com/by-the-numbers-u-s-claims-control-of-hormuz-as-ship-attacks-hit-new-high/", "origin": "US Central Command statement", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-15T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-q2h1", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.economic", "title": "US sanctions the Iraq Development Bank and 25 other entities and people over Iran ties", "summary": "The US Treasury sanctioned 10 entities and 16 people on 15 October, among them the Iraq Development Bank, for dealings with Iran under its \"Economic Outcast\" programme, The National reported. The IEA Governing Board agreed the same day to accelerate the release of about 100 million barrels of emergency stocks, including more than 20 million barrels of diesel, gCaptain reported.", "status": "confirmed", "status_basis": "independent_origins", "category": { "kind": "sanction", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-15", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "iq-iraq", "actors": { "initiator": [ "us-government" ], "target": [ "ir-government" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "The Treasury announced the designations." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/10/15/us-imposes-iran-related-sanctions-on-iraq-development-bank/", "origin": "US Treasury statement", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-15T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.gcaptain", "url": "https://gcaptain.com/iea-moves-to-accelerate-oil-reserve-releases-as-hormuz-crisis-drags-on/", "origin": "IEA Governing Board decision", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-16T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "confirmed", "rule": "independent_origins", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-xr1v", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.strait-of-hormuz", "title": "Iran's army and navy say \"violating\" tankers that switched off tracking caught fire east of the strait; no cause given", "summary": "Iran's army said via state media on 15 October that a \"violating\" oil tanker that had disabled its tracking systems was on fire in the eastern Strait of Hormuz, and on 16 October Iran's navy said it had detected another, or the same, tanker on fire in a restricted area in the Gulf of Oman, without saying what caused the fire, Reuters reported via the Times of Israel. Neither vessel was named and the reports were not independently confirmed.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "vessel_attack", "military": false, "target_class": "vessel" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-15", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sea-gulf-of-oman", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ir-artesh" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "single_source", "basis": "Only Iranian military statements reported the fires." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.times-of-israel", "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/irans-army-says-oil-tanker-on-fire-in-the-strait-of-hormuz/", "origin": "Iranian army statement carried by state media", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-15T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.times-of-israel", "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/irans-navy-says-violating-oil-tanker-detected-on-fire-in-gulf-of-oman/", "origin": "Iranian navy statement carried by state media", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-16T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-xx56", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.yemen-red-sea", "title": "Houthi missiles strike the presidential palace in Aden, killing five and injuring 16, Yemen's health minister says", "summary": "Yemen's information minister Moammar al-Eryani said the Houthis fired five missiles at the al-Maashiq presidential palace in Aden on 15 October and that the prime minister and government members were safe but two security guards were killed, The National reported. Al Jazeera reported the health minister put the toll at five killed and 16 injured. It was the first attack on Aden since fighting resumed in September after a four-year lull, according to The National.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "one_side_only", "category": { "kind": "missile_attack", "military": true }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-15", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ye-aden", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ye-ansar-allah" ], "target": [ "ye-government" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "attributed", "basis": "The Yemeni government blamed the Houthis." }, "harm": { "killed": 5, "injured": 16, "note": "per Yemeni health minister" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/10/15/yemens-houthi-rebels-hit-presidential-palace-in-aden/", "origin": "Yemeni information minister statement", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-15T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/15/houthis-target-yemens-presidential-palace-in-aden-with-missiles", "origin": "Yemeni health minister statement", "role": "count", "published_at": "2026-10-15T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "one_side_only", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-y89m", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.lebanon", "title": "Hezbollah says an explosive-laden truck seized by the Lebanese army was its own and meant for use against Israel", "summary": "Hezbollah MP Hassan Fadlallah said on 15 October that a vehicle seized by the Lebanese army the previous week at Dahr al-Baidar belonged to the group and its contents were intended \"to confront the Israeli occupation\", The National reported; reports put the load at about 500 kg (The National) or 780 kg (AP and Reuters via Al Jazeera) of explosives. Prime Minister Nawaf Salam promised \"no leniency\" in the investigation. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told President Joseph Aoun that returning the explosives to Hezbollah \"should be out of the question\", a State Department official said.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "one_side_only", "category": { "kind": "other", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-15", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "lb-dahr-al-baidar", "actors": { "initiator": [ "lb-government" ], "target": [ "lb-hezbollah" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "The Lebanese army seized the vehicle; Hezbollah acknowledged it was its own." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/10/15/hezbollah-claims-ownership-of-explosive-laden-vehicle-seized-by-lebanese-army/", "origin": "Hezbollah MP remarks; Lebanese PM statement", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-15T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/16/rubio-presses-lebanon-on-confiscation-of-weapons-from-hezbollah", "origin": "Lebanese presidency; State Department official", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-16T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "one_side_only", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-yt26", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.iraq", "title": "Iraq's parliament completes al-Zaidi's cabinet, including a US-designated Asaib Ahl al-Haq leader as deputy PM", "summary": "Iraq's parliament approved 11 portfolios and three deputy prime ministers on 15 October, completing Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi's government, Al Jazeera reported. One deputy is Laith al-Khazali, a senior leader of the Iran-backed Asaib Ahl al-Haq, which the US designated a terrorist organisation in 2020. Al-Zaidi said the government faced challenges imposed by the war on Iran.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "policy", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-15", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "iq-baghdad", "actors": { "initiator": [ "iq-government" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "Parliament voted on the cabinet." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/16/iraq-parliament-approves-al-zaidis-cabinet-amid-growing-economic-concerns", "origin": "Iraqi parliament vote; prime minister's statement", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-16T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-484s", "type": "event", "conflict": "russia-ukraine", "theatre": "russia-ukraine.land-fronts", "title": "Ukraine claims 277 square kilometres retaken near Lyman since September; Russia claims villages in Kharkiv oblast", "summary": "Brig. Gen. Andrii Biletskyi of Ukraine's 3rd Army Corps said on 14 October that a fourth phase of the operation in the Lyman sector retook Zelena Dolyna, Lypove and Kolodiazi, bringing the total since the operation began to 277 square kilometres and 16 settlements, Militarnyi reported. He said the advance prevented Russian forces from outflanking the Sloviansk-Kramatorsk area. On 10 October Russia's defence ministry said its northern grouping took the villages of Lukashovo and Lobanovka in Kharkiv oblast, Interfax reported. 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Rights group Haalvash said military helicopters circled over Iranshahr. Iran blames such attacks on groups it says are funded from abroad; no group claimed them in the report.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "ground_assault", "military": true }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-14", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ir-mehrestan", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [ "ir-irgc" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "unknown", "basis": "No group claimed the attacks." }, "harm": { "killed": 2, "note": "Iranian security personnel, per Tasnim" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/14/at-least-two-security-officials-killed-near-irans-critical-chabahar-port", "origin": "Tasnim reports; Haalvash rights group", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-14T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-d2y4", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.gulf-states", "title": "Coalition says it destroyed a Houthi ballistic missile fired at Riyadh; civil defence issues alerts for Riyadh and Al-Kharj", "summary": "Saudi-led coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki said on 14 October forces intercepted and destroyed a Houthi ballistic missile launched toward Riyadh, and Saudi Civil Defence issued early warnings for the capital and Al-Kharj before saying the danger had passed, Al Jazeera reported. The coalition said it struck fuel sites in Sanaa and loading piers at a Red Sea port in Houthi-held Yemen, The National reported.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "interception", "military": true }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-14", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sa-riyadh", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ye-ansar-allah" ], "target": [ "sa-government" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "attributed", "basis": "The coalition said the Houthis fired the missile." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/14/saudi-led-coalition-intercepts-houthi-missile-launched-towards-riyadh", "origin": "Saudi-led coalition statement; Saudi Civil Defence alerts", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-14T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2026/10/14/aramco-building-on-fire-after-saudi-led-coalition-hits-houthi-site/", "origin": "Saudi-led coalition statement", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-14T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-evrk", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.strait-of-hormuz", "title": "Bulk carrier Cape Dao sinks near the strait three weeks after a strike that killed an Indian sailor", "summary": "Maritime officials told Reuters on 14 October that the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged bulk carrier Cape Dao, hit by projectiles on 23 September, had sunk near the Strait of Hormuz, the second ship lost in 24 hours after the GFS Pride, as carried by gCaptain. The National reported that 23-year-old Indian sailor Suraj Yadav was killed in the September strike and that the Oman navy rescued the crew.", "status": "confirmed", "status_basis": "independent_origins", "category": { "kind": "vessel_attack", "military": false, "target_class": "vessel" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-14", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sea-strait-of-hormuz", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "unknown", "basis": "Reports did not name the attacker in the September strike." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.gcaptain", "url": "https://gcaptain.com/bulk-carrier-sinks-weeks-after-deadly-strait-of-hormuz-strike/", "origin": "Maritime officials via Reuters", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-14T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2026/10/06/indian-sailor-killed-cape-dao-family-question-iran-us/", "origin": "Family of the sailor; Oman navy", "role": "corroboration", "published_at": "2026-10-06T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "confirmed", "rule": "independent_origins", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-fqsk", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.iran", "title": "Drone attack on a fishing vessel in Iran's Sirik port area injures three", "summary": "A fishing vessel was hit by a drone in the port area of Sirik County, Hormozgan province, injuring three people, the Azerbaijani Press Agency's Tehran bureau reported. Iranian authorities were investigating and no party was named.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "drone_attack", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-14", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ir-sirik-county", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "unknown", "basis": "No party was named." }, "harm": { "injured": 3, "note": "per APA" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.azerbaijani-press-agency", "url": "https://en.apa.az/asia/three-injured-in-drone-attack-on-fishing-vessel-in-iran-529989", "origin": "APA Tehran bureau", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-14T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-z5as", "type": "event", "conflict": "russia-ukraine", "theatre": "russia-ukraine.energy", "title": "Russian strikes hit Kyiv's three main power stations, leaving about 600,000 people in the capital temporarily without power", "summary": "Russian strikes on 13 and 14 October hit multiple energy facilities across Ukraine, including the three main power stations in Kyiv, and Ukrainian authorities said about 600,000 people in Kyiv temporarily lost power, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine said. It said a 30 September attack had already damaged generation, distribution and transmission in three regions and Kyiv, causing emergency outages, after Russia's defence ministry announced on 30 August it was preparing massive strikes on Ukrainian energy. The mission noted Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces reported 82 attacks on energy infrastructure in occupied territory and Russia.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "energy_infrastructure_attack", "military": true, "target_class": "power_plant" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-14", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ua-kyiv", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ru-mod" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "attributed", "basis": "The UN mission places the strikes within Russia's announced energy campaign." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.un-ukraine", "url": "https://ukraine.un.org/en/324562-civilian-casualties-remain-record-levels-amid-intensifying-attacks-energy-winter-approaches", "origin": "UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine monthly update citing Ukrainian authorities", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-16T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "monthly_summary", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-ru-ua-2026b", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 monthly summary: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261028-47qg", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.economic", "title": "EASA revises bulletin and advises airlines to take the risks into account when operating in Jordanian airspace", "summary": "EASA issued Conflict Zone Information Bulletin (CZIB) 2026-08 R3 on 14 October 2026, covering FIR Amman (OJAC), all altitudes and flight levels. Its first recommendation to EU and EASA-authorised operators reads: \"Take potential risks into account when operating in the affected airspace\". EASA gave its validity as until 16 November 2026, unless reviewed earlier. It replaced CZIB 2026-08 R2; EASA describes the change as: \"The validity of the CZIB was extended until 16 November 2026. The content and recommendations have been revised to reflect the change in the risk level\". CZIBs are EASA recommendations to airlines; binding bans come from national authorities or EASA safety directives.", "status": "confirmed", "status_basis": "admission_plus_independent", "category": { "kind": "airspace_restriction", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-14", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "jo-jordan", "actors": { "initiator": [ "xx-easa" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "EASA published the bulletin under its own name." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.european-union-aviation-safety-agency", "url": "https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/domains/air-operations/czibs/czib-2026-08-r3", "origin": "EASA CZIB 2026-08 R3", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-14T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-28T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-28T16:30:29Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-28T16:30:29Z", "batch": "p1-airspace-czib", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "confirmed", "rule": "admission_plus_independent", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-28T16:30:29Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-28T16:30:29Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-68gh", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.economic", "title": "IMF cuts 2026 Gulf growth forecasts over the prolonged Hormuz closure and projects the region will shrink 2 percent", "summary": "The IMF's World Economic Outlook projected the Middle East and North Africa economy would contract 2 percent in 2026, the only region to shrink, with contractions of 11.3 percent in Bahrain, 16.7 percent in Kuwait and 15.6 percent in Qatar, The National reported. Qatar's emir said separately that government revenue fell 42 percent in the first half as LNG exports dropped.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "market", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-13", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sea-middle-east", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "unknown" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/economy/2026/10/13/imf-cuts-2026-growth-forecasts-for-gulf-economies-due-to-prolonged-hormuz-closure/", "origin": "IMF World Economic Outlook", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-13T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/economy/2026/10/13/qatars-government-revenue-fell-42-in-first-half-due-to-iran-war-emir-says/", "origin": "Qatari emir speech to the Shura Council", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-13T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-c3g9", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.yemen-red-sea", "title": "Rights group says Houthi fire killed at least five civilians including a five-year-old girl in Taiz in 24 hours", "summary": "The Yemeni Network for Rights and Freedom said on 13 October that the Houthis had killed at least five civilians, including a five-year-old girl, and injured 17 in Taiz in the previous 24 hours, Al Jazeera reported, citing Anadolu. Government forces said they carried out nine air strikes in Taiz governorate that day, in Dhubab and al-Masrakh districts. The Houthis did not comment in the report.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "civilian_harm", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-13", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ye-taiz", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ye-ansar-allah" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "single_source", "basis": "A Yemeni rights group blamed the Houthis." }, "harm": { "killed": 5, "injured": 17, "note": "per Yemeni Network for Rights and Freedom" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/13/yemeni-government-launches-air-strikes-on-houthi-positions", "origin": "Yemeni Network for Rights and Freedom statement", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-13T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-evp9", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.gulf-states", "title": "Missile strike sets fire to an Aramco administrative building in Dhahran with no casualties; debris injures four in Riyadh", "summary": "Saudi Arabia's energy ministry said a missile struck an Aramco administrative building in Dhahran on the night of 13 October, causing a fire but no deaths or injuries, the Saudi Press Agency reported via The National and Al Jazeera. Earlier that day the Houthis told workers and civilians near Saudi oil facilities to evacuate, calling them \"a legitimate target\". The National reported debris from two cruise missiles intercepted over Riyadh injured four people, including a child. The Houthis said they targeted Aramco sites in Dhahran and Riyadh and the Riyadh airport.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "one_side_only", "category": { "kind": "energy_infrastructure_attack", "military": false, "target_class": "other" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-13", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sa-dhahran", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ye-ansar-allah" ], "target": [ "sa-government" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "The Houthis said they targeted Aramco facilities in Dhahran." }, "harm": { "injured": 4, "note": "in Riyadh from interception debris, per Saudi authorities" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2026/10/14/aramco-building-on-fire-after-saudi-led-coalition-hits-houthi-site/", "origin": "Saudi energy ministry statement via SPA", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-14T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/13/houthis-threaten-saudi-arabias-aramco-facilities-and-airports", "origin": "Saudi energy ministry statement via SPA; Houthi warning", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-13T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/14/saudi-led-coalition-intercepts-houthi-missile-launched-towards-riyadh", "origin": "Houthi statement", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-14T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "one_side_only", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-jgb3", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.strait-of-hormuz", "title": "Singapore-flagged container ship GFS Pride sinks after a projectile strike in the strait; all 21 crew evacuated", "summary": "Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority said the container ship GFS Pride was damaged and set on fire in an attack on 13 October and later sank, with all 21 crew evacuated unhurt, gCaptain reported. A second Singapore-flagged ship, GFS Giselle, was struck on 14 October Singapore time and reached anchorage with its 22 crew safe. Maritime security sources told Reuters the GFS Pride was hit by a projectile; Iran said, without evidence, that it struck a mine. gCaptain said it appeared to be the second confirmed sinking of a large ocean-going ship in the war.", "status": "confirmed", "status_basis": "independent_origins", "category": { "kind": "vessel_attack", "military": false, "target_class": "vessel" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-13", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sea-strait-of-hormuz", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ir-irgc" ], "target": [ "sg-government" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "contested", "basis": "Security sources and later CENTCOM said a projectile hit the ship; Iran said it struck a mine." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.gcaptain", "url": "https://gcaptain.com/containership-sinks-as-hormuz-attacks-spiral-out-of-control/", "origin": "Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore statement", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-14T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.gcaptain", "url": "https://gcaptain.com/container-ship-sinks-near-hormuz-after-being-hit-by-projectile-sources-say/", "origin": "Maritime security sources via Reuters", "role": "corroboration", "published_at": "2026-10-14T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "confirmed", "rule": "independent_origins", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-jy0n", "type": "event", "conflict": "russia-ukraine", "theatre": "russia-ukraine.black-sea", "title": "Drones hit two more merchant ships just outside Bulgarian waters, sinking one off Krapets", "summary": "Aerial drones struck the Maltese-flagged, Ukrainian-owned Chelsea 3 about 18 nautical miles east of Byala at about 1:30 a.m. on 13 October, and a second merchant ship sank about 17 nautical miles east of Krapets, Bulgaria's government information service said, as reported by Bernama citing Xinhua. All 15 crew of the Chelsea 3, Ukrainian and Azerbaijani, were rescued and five were treated in Varna. Prime Minister Rumen Radev called another attack near Bulgarian territorial waters absolutely unacceptable and notified NATO and the EU. No attacker was named in the report.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "vessel_attack", "military": false, "target_class": "shipping" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-13", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sea-black-sea", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "unknown", "basis": "Bulgarian authorities did not name an attacker." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.bernama", "url": "https://bernama.com/en/world/news.php?id=2619686", "origin": "Xinhua reporting citing the Bulgarian Government Information Service", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-13T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en", "excerpt": "Another attack on merchant ships in the immediate vicinity of Bulgarian territorial waters is absolutely unacceptable" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "monthly_summary", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-ru-ua-2026b", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 monthly summary: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-w6vq", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.diplomacy", "title": "MI5 chief says Iran is moving to target \"harder targets, like military sites\" in Britain", "summary": "MI5 Director-General Ken McCallum said in his annual speech on 13 October that there had been a major shift in Tehran's calculus this year, with \"Iranian ambitions to come at harder targets, like military sites\", Al Jazeera reported. The UK prime minister had said the IRGC was almost certainly behind a suspected plot at RAF Fairford. Iran denied involvement.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "other", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-13", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "gb-london", "actors": { "initiator": [ "gb-government" ], "target": [ "ir-government" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "contested", "basis": "UK officials blame Iran; Iran denies it." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/13/uk-spy-chief-says-iran-is-stepping-up-targeting-of-military-bases", "origin": "MI5 director-general annual speech", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-13T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-zxgf", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.humanitarian", "title": "WHO says suspected cholera cases in Yemen tripled in three weeks as fighting displaced more than 200,000", "summary": "The World Health Organization said suspected cholera cases in Yemen rose from 217 in the week of 6 to 12 September to 647 in the week of 27 September to 3 October, as fighting pushed more than 200,000 people from their homes, AFP reported via Al Jazeera. WHO regional emergency director Annette Heinzelmann warned outbreaks could spread without funding and access to safe water.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "humanitarian", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-13", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ye-yemen", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "unknown" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/13/cholera-cases-surge-in-yemen-as-conflict-intensifies-who-says", "origin": "WHO report", "role": "count", "published_at": "2026-10-13T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261028-485z", "type": "event", "conflict": "russia-ukraine", "theatre": "russia-ukraine.humanitarian", "title": "WHO records attack affecting health transport in Zolochiv", "summary": "WHO's Surveillance System for Attacks on Health Care (SSA) records an attack on 13 October 2026 in Zolochiv (Kharkiv), Ukraine, affecting health transport. WHO classes it as violence with heavy weapons. WHO reports no deaths or injuries. WHO rates the report as confirmed, and its public record does not name who carried out the attack. 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WHO classes it as violence with heavy weapons. WHO reports no deaths or injuries. WHO rates the report as confirmed, and its public record does not name who carried out the attack. 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WHO classes it as violence with heavy weapons. WHO lists the facility type as NGO. WHO reports no one killed and 4 people injured. WHO rates the report as confirmed, and its public record does not name who carried out the attack. 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Residents reported powerful explosions after a phone alert of an aerial threat. The Houthis said they targeted King Khalid International Airport. 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The US embassy in Riyadh had advised Americans on 11 October to reconsider travel, citing the threat of attacks by Iran and the Houthis. The UK advised against all but essential travel to Saudi airports other than Medina's, The National reported.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "one_side_only", "category": { "kind": "policy", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-12", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sa-saudi-arabia", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "unknown" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/10/12/countries-warn-against-travel-to-saudi-arabia-following-houthi-attacks", "origin": "Government travel advisories", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-12T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2026/10/11/riyadh-airport-attacked-again-after-houthi-missile-strike-that-killed-12-and-injured-hundreds/", "origin": "UK Foreign Office advice", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-11T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "one_side_only", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-jrxa", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.diplomacy", "title": "UK prime minister says the RAF Fairford plot was \"almost certainly\" directed by the IRGC and sanctions two Iranians", "summary": "UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham told parliament on 12 October that a suspected plot against RAF Fairford was \"almost certainly\" directed by Iran's Revolutionary Guards and announced sanctions on two Iranians over \"hostile activity\", Al Jazeera reported. Tehran denied responsibility. The US had withdrawn its bombers from the base on 4 October.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "sanction", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-12", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "gb-london", "actors": { "initiator": [ "gb-government" ], "target": [ "ir-irgc" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "contested", "basis": "The UK blamed the IRGC; Iran denied involvement." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/12/uk-blames-iran-for-airbase-plot-sanctions-two-iranian-nationals", "origin": "UK prime minister statement to parliament", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-12T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-vwtt", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.strait-of-hormuz", "title": "Iran signals it will disrupt the US-assisted shuttle system moving Gulf oil out through the strait", "summary": "Iranian authorities signalled they intend to disrupt an Arab-operated, US-assisted shuttle system that has allowed more energy exports through the strait, Al Jazeera reported from Tehran. An Iranian army chief of staff, Habibollah Sayyari, told state television on 11 October that Iran \"struck blows against enemy vessels\" and would strike again. UKMTO reported ship masters near Ras al-Khaimah were told by radio overnight to leave their anchorages.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "shipping_disruption", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-12", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sea-strait-of-hormuz", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ir-irgc", "ir-artesh" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "Iranian officials stated the intent." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/10/12/iran-sets-crosshairs-on-us-uae-oil-shuttle-out-of-strait-of-hormuz", "origin": "Iranian officials and state media", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-12T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/11/hormuz-attacks-intensify-as-efforts-to-end-war-on-iran-stall", "origin": "Iranian army statement on state TV; UKMTO", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-11T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261028-hj1e", "type": "event", "conflict": "russia-ukraine", "theatre": "russia-ukraine.humanitarian", "title": "WHO records attack affecting health transport in Sloviansk", "summary": "WHO's Surveillance System for Attacks on Health Care (SSA) records an attack on 12 October 2026 in Sloviansk (Donetsk), Ukraine, affecting health transport. WHO classes it as violence with heavy weapons. WHO reports no deaths or injuries. WHO rates the report as confirmed, and its public record does not name who carried out the attack. 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The Lebanese army blamed Israeli tank fire for the Yater death and called it \"a flagrant breach of existing agreements\". Yater municipality urged residents to avoid the town outskirts.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "civilian_harm", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-11", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "lb-bint-jbeil-district", "actors": { "initiator": [ "il-idf" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "attributed", "basis": "Lebanese state media and the army blamed Israeli fire for one death; Israel did not comment in the report." }, "harm": { "killed": 2, "note": "per Lebanese state media" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/11/two-killed-near-israeli-occupied-area-in-south-lebanon", "origin": "Lebanese National News Agency and Lebanese army statements", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-11T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-2rhc", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.gulf-states", "title": "Projectile hits domestic terminals at Riyadh airport, killing a Pakistani resident and injuring 11; Dammam airport also attacked", "summary": "Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority said a projectile struck terminals 3 and 4 at King Khalid International Airport on the evening of 11 October, killing a Pakistani resident and injuring 11, Al Jazeera reported. India's embassy said an Indian citizen died of wounds from the 10 October strike, raising its toll to 13. The authority said King Fahd International Airport in Dammam was also attacked and damage was being assessed; the Houthis said they struck both airports and two Aramco sites, which Saudi Arabia did not confirm, The National reported. Both airports were closed.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "one_side_only", "category": { "kind": "missile_attack", "military": false, "target_class": "airport" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-11", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sa-king-khalid-international-airport-site", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ye-ansar-allah" ], "target": [ "sa-government" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "The Houthis claimed attacks on the Riyadh and Dammam airports." }, "harm": { "killed": 1, "injured": 11, "note": "per Saudi civil aviation authority" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/12/saudi-arabia-says-1-dead-11-injured-in-latest-attack-on-riyadh-airport", "origin": "Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation; Indian embassy", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-12T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2026/10/11/riyadh-airport-attacked-again-after-houthi-missile-strike-that-killed-12-and-injured-hundreds/", "origin": "Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation; Houthi statement", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-11T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2026/10/12/riyadh-airport-victims-houthi-missile-attacks/", "origin": "Saudi authorities", "role": "corroboration", "published_at": "2026-10-12T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "one_side_only", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-3p78", "type": "event", "conflict": "russia-ukraine", "theatre": "russia-ukraine.diplomacy", "title": "Trump announces an immediate Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire; neither side confirms and Russia keeps striking power sites", "summary": "President Trump posted on 11 October that an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine was effective immediately and that both sides had agreed, Reuters reported. A White House official told Axios it covered only attacks on oil refineries, refinery for refinery, Ukrainska Pravda reported. Zelensky said Ukraine supported a ceasefire but was waiting for details, and that Russia struck a combined heat and power plant in Kharkiv and a power station in Kyiv after the announcement; Moscow had not commented. Reuters reported the US had pressed Kyiv to stop refinery strikes, which Trump blamed for rising US diesel prices.", "status": "confirmed", "status_basis": "independent_origins", "category": { "kind": "ceasefire", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-11", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "us-united-states", "actors": { "initiator": [ "us-government" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "Announced by the US president; neither Russia nor Ukraine confirmed an agreement in the cited reports." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.the-kathmandu-post", "url": "https://kathmandupost.com/world/2026/10/12/trump-announces-ukraine-energy-ceasefire-with-russia-surprising-zelenskiy", "origin": "Reuters reporting; Trump Truth Social post; Zelensky statement", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-12T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en", "excerpt": "Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine." }, { "source": "src.ukrainska-pravda", "url": "https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/10/11/8057517/", "origin": "White House official quoted by Axios", "role": "corroboration", "published_at": "2026-10-11T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "monthly_summary", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-ru-ua-2026b", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "confirmed", "rule": "independent_origins", "reason": "P1 monthly summary: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-65nz", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.strait-of-hormuz", "title": "Six merchant ships struck on 11 October, five in the Strait of Hormuz and one by a drone off Oman's Sohar; two Indian crew missing", "summary": "UKMTO warnings 164-26 to 169-26, four of them issued late, reported five tankers and a container ship struck on 11 October: four tankers and a container ship hit by unidentified projectiles in the strait and a tanker hit by a drone at Sohar anchorage, Oman, gCaptain reported. India's shipping minister said the Sohar vessel was the MT Petro Dolphin, with 11 Indian crew, and that two were missing, Arab News reported. JMIC kept the strait's threat level at severe and cited US data of about 29 transits a day over the prior 72 hours against a historical average of about 138.", "status": "confirmed", "status_basis": "independent_origins", "category": { "kind": "vessel_attack", "military": false, "target_class": "vessel" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-11", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sea-strait-of-hormuz", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "unknown", "basis": "UKMTO did not name an attacker." }, "harm": { "missing": 2, "note": "Indian crew of Petro Dolphin, per India's shipping minister" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.gcaptain", "url": "https://gcaptain.com/new-reports-reveal-five-more-ships-hit-near-hormuz/", "origin": "UKMTO warnings 164-26 to 169-26; JMIC advisory", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-12T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.arab-news", "url": "https://www.arabnews.com/middle-east/two-indian-sailors-missing-after-vessel-attacked-off-oman-3005812", "origin": "Indian shipping minister statement", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-11T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.times-of-israel", "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/tanker-damaged-after-being-hit-in-strait-of-hormuz-marine-agency-says/", "origin": "UKMTO advisory via Reuters", "role": "corroboration", "published_at": "2026-10-11T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "confirmed", "rule": "independent_origins", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-rycd", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.diplomacy", "title": "Iran's foreign minister urges Saudi Arabia to seek a political solution with the Houthis in a call with Prince Faisal", "summary": "Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan in a call on 11 October that \"insisting on a military approach and disregarding a political solution would only further complicate the situation\", according to a statement from Tehran reported by Reuters via Al Jazeera. The Saudi state news agency said the two discussed the escalation after deadly Houthi attacks on Saudi airports.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "negotiation", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-11", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ir-tehran", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ir-government" ], "target": [ "sa-government" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "Both governments reported the call." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/12/irans-fm-urges-diplomacy-in-call-with-saudi-counterpart", "origin": "Iranian foreign ministry statement; Saudi Press Agency", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-12T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261028-spzc", "type": "event", "conflict": "russia-ukraine", "theatre": "russia-ukraine.humanitarian", "title": "WHO records attack affecting health transport and health workers in Yampil", "summary": "WHO's Surveillance System for Attacks on Health Care (SSA) records an attack on 11 October 2026 in Yampil (Sumy), Ukraine, affecting health transport and health workers. WHO classes it as violence with heavy weapons. WHO reports no one killed and 2 people injured. WHO rates the report as confirmed, and its public record does not name who carried out the attack. The SSA is the WHO global record of attacks on health care in emergencies.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "civilian_harm", "military": false, "target_class": "transport" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-11", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ua-yampil", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "unknown" }, "harm": { "killed": 0, "injured": 2, "note": "per WHO SSA" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.who", "url": "https://extranet.who.int/ssa/Ref/GETMiniFormData?REPORTID=UKR016507&VERSIONID=1", "origin": "WHO SSA record UKR016507", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-14T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-28T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-28T06:42:47Z", "provenance": "who_ssa", "dataset_ref": "who-ssa-ukraine/ssa-ukr016507", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-28T06:42:47Z", "batch": "p1-who-ssa-ukraine", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 who ssa: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-28T06:42:47Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-28T06:42:47Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-7gvf", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.humanitarian", "title": "UAE rescues 22 crew after a fire on a tanker later identified as the Gem No.2, struck in a suspected Iranian drone attack", "summary": "The UAE National Guard said on 10 October its coast guard rescued 22 Asian crew members after a fire broke out aboard an oil tanker in Gulf waters, and that all were in stable condition, Reuters reported via gCaptain and The National. The statement did not name the tanker or say what caused the fire. The National later reported that maritime agencies identified a supertanker, the Gem No.2, struck in a suspected Iranian drone attack on 9 to 10 October, from which 22 Indian sailors were rescued; Reuters carried IRGC footage of the Gem No.2 ablaze, and the ship was later linked to an oil spill off Umm Al Quwain.", "status": "confirmed", "status_basis": "independent_origins", "category": { "kind": "humanitarian", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-10", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ae-arabian-gulf-off-the-uae", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ir-irgc" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "single_source", "basis": "The IRGC released footage of the burning ship; the UAE did not name a cause." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/10/10/uae-national-guard-rescues-22-people-after-oil-tanker-catches-fire/", "origin": "UAE National Guard statement", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-10T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.gcaptain", "url": "https://gcaptain.com/uae-rescues-22-crew-members-after-oil-tanker-catches-fire-in-gulf/", "origin": "UAE National Guard statement via Reuters", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-10T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/10/23/umm-al-quwain-beaches-uae-tanker-oil-spill/", "origin": "International maritime agencies cited by The National", "role": "corroboration", "published_at": "2026-10-23T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.gcaptain", "url": "https://gcaptain.com/uae-shuts-all-beaches-as-neighbors-grapple-with-oil-spill/", "origin": "IRGC footage carried by IRIB, via Reuters", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-24T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "confirmed", "rule": "independent_origins", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1, 2, 3 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-7jd1", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.humanitarian", "title": "Yemen's health ministry warns Taiz hospitals are close to collapse under a Houthi siege", "summary": "Yemen's Ministry of Public Health and Population said on 10 October that medicines, intravenous fluids, supplies and fuel at health facilities in the besieged city of Taiz were \"nearing depletion\", and that emergency, surgery, intensive care, dialysis and neonatal services could stop, Al Jazeera reported. It demanded that the Houthis lift the siege and reopen supply routes.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "humanitarian", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-10", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ye-taiz", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ye-ansar-allah" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "attributed", "basis": "The Yemeni government blamed the Houthi siege." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/11/taiz-hospitals-near-collapse-as-houthis-tighten-siege-yemen-government", "origin": "Yemeni health ministry statement", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-11T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-92b2", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.gulf-states", "title": "Strike on Riyadh's King Khalid airport kills at least 12 and wounds 309, Saudi aviation authority says", "summary": "Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation said a Houthi attack on King Khalid International Airport on 10 October killed at least 12 people, four Saudis, two Bangladeshis and one each from the United States, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Sudan and Egypt, and wounded at least 309, Al Jazeera reported. It was the third attack on the airport that week and the deadliest on the kingdom in more than a decade, according to Al Jazeera. The coalition vowed a decisive response, The National reported. Countries condemned the attack.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "missile_attack", "military": false, "target_class": "airport" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-10", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sa-king-khalid-international-airport-site", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ye-ansar-allah" ], "target": [ "sa-government" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "attributed", "basis": "Saudi authorities attributed the attack to the Houthis." }, "harm": { "killed": 12, "injured": 309, "note": "per Saudi civil aviation authority, first count" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/10/attack-on-airport-in-saudi-capital-riyadh-leaves-several-injured", "origin": "Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation statement", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-10T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/11/world-condemns-deadly-houthi-attack-on-saudi-arabias-riyadh-airport", "origin": "Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation statement", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-11T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2026/10/11/saudi-led-coalition-vows-to-respond-decisively-to-deadly-riyadh-airport-attack/", "origin": "Saudi-led coalition statement", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-11T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-qwj7", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.strait-of-hormuz", "title": "US jet disables the Panama-flagged cargo ship Ocean Molica in the Gulf of Oman for trying to run the blockade, CENTCOM says", "summary": "US Central Command said a US fighter jet struck the stern of the Panama-flagged M/V Ocean Molica, also known as Arika Sun, with a precision munition on 10 October, \"fully disabling the ship's propulsion without harming the crew\", after it left an Iranian port, Al Jazeera reported. CENTCOM said that since the blockade resumed on 14 July it had disabled four commercial vessels, turned around 135 and destroyed 10 tankers it linked to the IRGC. US Senator Chris Murphy questioned the strike.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "naval_incident", "military": true, "target_class": "vessel" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-10", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sea-gulf-of-oman", "actors": { "initiator": [ "us-military" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "CENTCOM said its aircraft struck the ship." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/11/us-forces-disable-ship-attempting-to-run-iran-blockade-in-gulf-of-oman", "origin": "US Central Command statement", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-11T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.gcaptain", "url": "https://gcaptain.com/us-says-it-disabled-cargo-vessel-trying-to-run-iran-blockade/", "origin": "US Central Command statement", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-11T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-v5w5", "type": "event", "conflict": "russia-ukraine", "theatre": "russia-ukraine.long-range-strikes", "title": "Russian strike on a five-storey apartment building in Zaporizhzhia kills 20, including three children", "summary": "A Russian strike scored a direct hit on a five-storey residential building in Zaporizhzhia on the morning of 10 October, destroying part of an entrance section and damaging nearby buildings, Ukraine's State Emergency Service said, according to RBC-Ukraine. The service said 20 civilians were killed, including three children, and 18 injured, and that the toll could rise. No Russian statement on the strike was carried.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "airstrike", "military": false, "target_class": "residential" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-10", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ua-zaporizhzhia", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ru-mod" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "single_source", "basis": "Ukraine's State Emergency Service attributes the strike to Russia." }, "harm": { "killed": 20, "injured": 18, "note": "per Ukraine's State Emergency Service" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.rbc-ukraine", "url": "https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/russian-strike-on-zaporizhzhia-kills-20-including-1791648679.html", "origin": "Ukrainian State Emergency Service statement", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-10T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en", "excerpt": "The death toll from the Russian airstrike has risen to 20, including three children," } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "monthly_summary", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-ru-ua-2026b", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 monthly summary: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261028-38ky", "type": "event", "conflict": "russia-ukraine", "theatre": "russia-ukraine.humanitarian", "title": "WHO records attack affecting a health facility, health workers, patients, health supplies and a health warehouse in Kharkiv", "summary": "WHO's Surveillance System for Attacks on Health Care (SSA) records an attack on 10 October 2026 in Kharkiv, Ukraine, affecting a health facility, health workers, patients, health supplies and a health warehouse. 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Putin envoy Kirill Dmitriev welcomed the cooperation. A Republican senator later said the arrangement might be illegal under sanctions law.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "policy", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-09", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "us-united-states", "actors": { "initiator": [ "us-government", "ru-government" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "Trump announced the arrangement." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/10/9/trump-announces-russian-diesel-deal-amid-soaring-us-fuel-prices", "origin": "Trump post on Truth Social", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-09T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-39mw", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.diplomacy", "title": "UN envoy tells the Security Council Yemen has \"slid back into full-scale war\"", "summary": "UN special envoy Hans Grundberg told the Security Council on 9 October that \"in the past few weeks, Yemen has slid back into full-scale war, with hostilities spreading across multiple front lines\", The National and Al Jazeera reported. He condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi civilian and energy infrastructure, including Abha and Riyadh airports, and said civilians were bearing the brunt. The National reported more than 200,000 people had been displaced since early August.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "negotiation", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-09", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "us-united-nations-new-york", "actors": { "initiator": [ "un" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "The UN envoy made the statement." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/10/09/yemen-war-un/", "origin": "UN envoy briefing to the Security Council", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-09T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/9/un-envoy-warns-yemen-has-returned-to-full-scale-war-urges-dialogue", "origin": "UN envoy briefing to the Security Council", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-09T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-smd3", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.lebanon", "title": "Israeli drone strike on a car in Lebanon's Hermel district wounds six, Lebanese health ministry says", "summary": "Lebanon's health ministry said an Israeli drone attack in Hermel district near the Syrian border wounded six people, five of them Syrian nationals including two women, Al Jazeera reported; the National News Agency said a car was targeted. The Israeli military said it struck \"a Syrian terrorist\" operating \"under the direction of the Iranian regime\" who it said planned attacks on Israeli forces in southern Syria. The area had largely been spared strikes since the June ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "airstrike", "military": true }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-09", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "lb-hermel-district", "actors": { "initiator": [ "il-idf" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "The Israeli military said it carried out the strike." }, "harm": { "injured": 6, "note": "per Lebanese health ministry" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/10/israeli-drone-attack-wounds-six-in-lebanon-near-syria-border", "origin": "Lebanese health ministry statement; IDF statement", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-10T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-v1bb", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.gulf-states", "title": "Vessel struck by a projectile and set on fire 13 nautical miles off the UAE; the IRGC says it hit an LPG carrier on an \"illegal route\"", "summary": "UKMTO Warning 160-26 said a vessel was struck at about 1000 UTC on 9 October about 13 nautical miles west of Al Jazeera in the UAE, causing a fire that was later put out; crew condition and damage were unknown, gCaptain reported. Iran's Revolutionary Guards said in a statement carried by IRNA that they struck an LPG carrier they named as NV Sunshine on a route south of the strait that they called illegal, and that Iranian forces \"have taken control of the administration of the strait\", AFP reported via the Times of Israel. It was not established that both reports describe the same ship. UKMTO counted 11 attacks in the week to 7 October.", "status": "confirmed", "status_basis": "independent_origins", "category": { "kind": "vessel_attack", "military": false, "target_class": "vessel" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-09", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ae-off-jazirat-al-hamra", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ir-irgc" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "single_source", "basis": "The IRGC claimed a strike on an LPG carrier; UKMTO did not attribute the UAE incident." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.gcaptain", "url": "https://gcaptain.com/second-ship-struck-inside-persian-gulf-in-three-days/", "origin": "UKMTO Warning 160-26", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-09T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.gcaptain", "url": "https://gcaptain.com/vessel-struck-by-unknown-projectile-off-uae-coast-amid-surge-in-attacks-ukmto-says/", "origin": "UKMTO Warning 160-26 via Reuters", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-09T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.times-of-israel", "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/iran-guards-say-they-struck-tanker-transiting-hormuz-via-illegal-route/", "origin": "IRGC statement carried by IRNA", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-09T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "confirmed", "rule": "independent_origins", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261028-4c6s", "type": "event", "conflict": "russia-ukraine", "theatre": "russia-ukraine.humanitarian", "title": "WHO records attack affecting a health facility in Nikopol", "summary": "WHO's Surveillance System for Attacks on Health Care (SSA) records an attack on 9 October 2026 in Nikopol (Dnipropetrovsk), Ukraine, affecting a health facility. WHO classes it as violence with heavy weapons. WHO lists the facility type as primary care. WHO reports no deaths or injuries. WHO rates the report as confirmed, and its public record does not name who carried out the attack. 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Its first recommendation to EU and EASA-authorised operators reads: \"Not operate, at all flight levels and altitudes, within the portions of the airspace of Saudi Arabia defined by the Jeddah FIR boundary and each of the lines connecting the following navigation points:\". EASA gave its validity as until 16 November 2026, unless reviewed earlier. It replaced CZIB 2026-09; EASA describes the change as: \"The description part was updated and recommendations have been revised to reflect the change in the risk area\". CZIBs are EASA recommendations to airlines; binding bans come from national authorities or EASA safety directives.", "status": "confirmed", "status_basis": "admission_plus_independent", "category": { "kind": "airspace_restriction", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-09", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sa-saudi-arabia", "actors": { "initiator": [ "xx-easa" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "EASA published the bulletin under its own name." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.european-union-aviation-safety-agency", "url": "https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/domains/air-operations/czibs/czib-2026-09-r1", "origin": "EASA CZIB 2026-09 R1", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-09T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-28T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-28T16:30:29Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-28T16:30:29Z", "batch": "p1-airspace-czib", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "confirmed", "rule": "admission_plus_independent", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-28T16:30:29Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-28T16:30:29Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261028-skz8", "type": "event", "conflict": "russia-ukraine", "theatre": "russia-ukraine.humanitarian", "title": "WHO records attack affecting a health facility in Zaporizhzhia", "summary": "WHO's Surveillance System for Attacks on Health Care (SSA) records an attack on 9 October 2026 in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, affecting a health facility. WHO classes it as violence with heavy weapons. WHO lists the facility type as primary care. WHO reports no deaths or injuries. WHO rates the report as confirmed, and its public record does not name who carried out the attack. 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He said at least 85 civilians had reportedly been killed and 346 injured in Russian strikes across Ukraine since 5 October, and expressed concern about reports of Ukrainian attacks killing civilians in occupied territory and Russia. At a Security Council meeting on 9 October, UN officials said more than 100 civilians were killed that week and that 15,280 civilians were killed or injured in Ukraine in the first eight months of 2026.", "status": "confirmed", "status_basis": "independent_origins", "category": { "kind": "civilian_harm", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-08", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ua-kramatorsk", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ru-mod" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "attributed", "basis": "The UN High Commissioner places the strike among Russian attacks; the weapon is not specified in the cited statement." }, "harm": { "killed": 30, "note": "at least, per local authorities cited by the UN" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.un-ukraine", "url": "https://ukraine.un.org/en/324088-comment-un-human-rights-chief-volker-t%C3%BCrk-deadly-strikes-ukraine", "origin": "UN High Commissioner for Human Rights statement citing local authorities", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-08T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en", "excerpt": "I am appalled by the wave of attacks killing civilians across Ukraine over the past four days." }, { "source": "src.un-news", "url": "https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168564", "origin": "UN Security Council meeting coverage", "role": "count", "published_at": "2026-10-09T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "monthly_summary", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-ru-ua-2026b", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "confirmed", "rule": "independent_origins", "reason": "P1 monthly summary: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-2x6g", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.gulf-states", "title": "Missile attacks on Riyadh's King Khalid airport kill three Saudis including a Saudia pilot, aviation authority says", "summary": "Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation said two missile attacks on King Khalid International Airport on 8 October killed three Saudi citizens, among them Saudia captain Hamoud Ali Alkalthami, wounded several people of different nationalities, and damaged a Saudia aircraft, The National and Al Jazeera reported. The Houthis said they hit the airport with cruise missiles and also targeted Najran airport and an airbase at Khamis Mushait. The coalition said it intercepted two ballistic missiles heading for Riyadh and one toward Khamis Mushait; Saudi civil defence said debris damaged a kindergarten and clinic complex.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "one_side_only", "category": { "kind": "missile_attack", "military": false, "target_class": "airport" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-08", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sa-king-khalid-international-airport-site", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ye-ansar-allah" ], "target": [ "sa-government" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "The Houthi military spokesman claimed the strike on the airport." }, "harm": { "killed": 3, "note": "Saudi citizens, per Saudi civil aviation authority" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2026/10/09/saudi-airline-pilot-among-three-killed-in-attacks-on-riyadh-airport/", "origin": "Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation statement", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-09T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/9/saudi-arabia-reopens-riyadh-airport-after-houthi-attack-kills-three", "origin": "Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation and Saudia statements", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-09T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/8/saudi-led-coalition-says-it-intercepts-three-houthi-ballistic-missiles", "origin": "Saudi-led coalition and Saudi civil defence statements", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-08T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "one_side_only", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-3cns", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.lebanon", "title": "Israeli soldier killed and three wounded when a Humvee overturns during operations in southern Lebanon, IDF says", "summary": "The Israeli military said a captain from the 603rd Combat Engineering Battalion was killed and three soldiers wounded on 8 October when an IDF Humvee overturned during operational activity in southern Lebanon, the Times of Israel reported. The military said the incident was under investigation. Israeli troops remain in parts of southern Lebanon after a ceasefire with Hezbollah agreed in June.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "other", "military": true }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-08", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "lb-southern-lebanon", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [ "il-idf" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "unknown", "basis": "The IDF described an accident, not an attack." }, "harm": { "killed": 1, "injured": 3, "note": "Israeli soldiers, per the IDF" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.times-of-israel", "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-soldier-killed-three-others-wounded-in-southern-lebanon/", "origin": "IDF statement", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-08T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-pgam", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.yemen-red-sea", "title": "Saudi-led coalition says it destroyed 82 Houthi targets and vows the airport attacks \"will not go unpunished\"", "summary": "Coalition spokesman Turki al-Malki said attacks on civilians in the kingdom \"will not go unpunished\" and that a \"comprehensive operation\" destroyed 82 Houthi military targets in Yemen, The National reported; the figure is the coalition's own. Yemen's government military said on 8 October it had \"neutralised\" 1,860 Houthi fighters and carried out 2,103 strikes since its offensive began, Al Jazeera reported, figures not independently verified. The UAE expressed full solidarity with Saudi Arabia.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "airstrike", "military": true }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-08", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ye-yemen", "actors": { "initiator": [ "xx-saudi-led-coalition", "ye-government" ], "target": [ "ye-ansar-allah" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "The coalition and government forces described their strikes." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2026/10/08/saudi-led-coalition-vows-to-punish-houthis-after-attacks-on-airports-and-civilian-facilities/", "origin": "Saudi-led coalition spokesman statement", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-08T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/8/yemeni-government-forces-claim-1860-houthis-neutralised", "origin": "Yemeni government military spokesperson post", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-08T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-ye7t", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.economic", "title": "US sanctions 22 tankers and dozens of people and firms linked to Iran's oil trade", "summary": "The United States imposed sanctions on 22 tankers and dozens of individuals and companies linked to Iran's oil trade on 8 October, expanding efforts to cut Tehran's remaining petroleum revenue while the US naval blockade restricts exports, gCaptain reported. The tracker's breakdown, 17 vessels named by Treasury and five by the State Department, was not checked against the Treasury notice.", "status": "confirmed", "status_basis": "admission_plus_independent", "category": { "kind": "sanction", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-08", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ir-iran", "actors": { "initiator": [ "us-government" ], "target": [ "ir-government" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "The US government announced the designations." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.gcaptain", "url": "https://gcaptain.com/u-s-sanctions-22-more-tankers-in-crackdown-on-irans-shadow-fleet/", "origin": "US Treasury and State Department announcements", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-08T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "confirmed", "rule": "admission_plus_independent", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261028-b571", "type": "event", "conflict": "russia-ukraine", "theatre": "russia-ukraine.humanitarian", "title": "WHO records attack affecting a health facility in Ruska Lozova", "summary": "WHO's Surveillance System for Attacks on Health Care (SSA) records an attack on 8 October 2026 in Ruska Lozova (Kharkiv), Ukraine, affecting a health facility. WHO classes it as violence with heavy weapons. WHO lists the facility type as primary care. WHO reports no deaths or injuries. WHO rates the report as confirmed, and its public record does not name who carried out the attack. The SSA is the WHO global record of attacks on health care in emergencies.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "infrastructure_damage", "military": false, "target_class": "facility" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-08", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ua-ruska-lozova", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "unknown" }, "harm": { "killed": 0, "injured": 0, "note": "per WHO SSA" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.who", "url": "https://extranet.who.int/ssa/Ref/GETMiniFormData?REPORTID=UKR016562&VERSIONID=1", "origin": "WHO SSA record UKR016562", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-21T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-28T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-28T06:42:47Z", "provenance": "who_ssa", "dataset_ref": "who-ssa-ukraine/ssa-ukr016562", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-28T06:42:47Z", "batch": "p1-who-ssa-ukraine", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 who ssa: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-28T06:42:47Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-28T06:42:47Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261028-hhd0", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.economic", "title": "Drewry: World Container Index at $4,351 per 40ft box, down 2% as Suez return weighs on Asia-Europe", "summary": "Drewry's World Container Index composite stood at $4,351 per 40ft container in the assessment for 8 October 2026. Drewry put Shanghai to Rotterdam at $3,337, Shanghai to Genoa at $3,696 and Shanghai to Los Angeles at $7,624 per 40ft. Drewry said the composite fell 2% on the week and that the faster-than-expected return to the Suez route was the biggest threat to carrier efforts to support rates, while uncertainty about Houthi activity remained. Against Drewry's 5 October 2023 assessment of $1,389.5, the composite was up 213% (our calculation from Drewry's figures). Shanghai to Los Angeles was more than double Shanghai to Rotterdam.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "market", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-08", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sea-global-container-shipping", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "unknown" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.hellenic-shipping-news", "url": "https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/drewry-world-container-index-down-2-last-week-7/", "origin": "Drewry World Container Index weekly assessment, 2026-10-08", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-10T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-28T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-28T16:30:29Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-28T16:30:29Z", "batch": "p1-logistics-cited", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-28T16:30:29Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-28T16:30:29Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-65zg", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.yemen-red-sea", "title": "Yemeni government says Houthi missiles and drones targeted Aden airport, forcing a Cairo flight to divert", "summary": "Yemen's Ministry of Transport said the Houthis fired at least two ballistic missiles and several drones at the runway and terminal of Aden International Airport on 7 October, and that one missile landed near the runway minutes before a flight from Cairo was due to land, Al Jazeera reported. The ministry said it diverted the flight to Jeddah, evacuated the terminal and moved two aircraft. No casualties were reported.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "missile_attack", "military": false, "target_class": "airport" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-07", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ye-aden-site", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ye-ansar-allah" ], "target": [ "ye-government" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "attributed", "basis": "The Yemeni government blamed the Houthis." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/7/yemens-houthis-attack-aden-airport-saudi-forces-down-missile-near-riyadh", "origin": "Yemeni Ministry of Transport statement", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-07T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-8n63", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.strait-of-hormuz", "title": "Attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz reached their highest weekly level of the war last week, maritime security sources say", "summary": "Maritime security sources told Reuters that attacks on tankers in the strait in the week to 5 October were the highest of any week since the war began, as Gulf producers pushed more exports through, as carried by gCaptain. The US Navy-led Joint Maritime Information Center said in a note that attacks, attempted attacks, drone overflights and VHF hailing by the IRGC persisted. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the same day that Iran had \"lost complete control\" of the strait and that almost as much oil was flowing as before the war, The National reported; Kpler put Gulf crude exports at an 18.3 million barrel a day seven-day average on 30 September.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "shipping_disruption", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-07", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sea-strait-of-hormuz", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ir-irgc" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "attributed", "basis": "JMIC described IRGC harassment; individual attacks were not attributed." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.gcaptain", "url": "https://gcaptain.com/attacks-on-tankers-in-hormuz-hit-highest-of-any-week-since-start-of-iran-war-sources-say/", "origin": "Maritime security sources and JMIC note via Reuters", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-07T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/10/07/iran-has-lost-complete-control-of-strait-of-hormuz-us-claims/", "origin": "US secretary of state press conference in Athens; Kpler data", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-07T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-9e6q", "type": "event", "conflict": "russia-ukraine", "theatre": "russia-ukraine.long-range-strikes", "title": "Russian missile hits an apartment block in Pryluky as residents slept, killing about 20 including five children", "summary": "A Russian missile hit a five-storey apartment block in Pryluky, Chernihiv region, at about 6:30 a.m. on 7 October, and Ukrainian authorities said 20 people were killed, five of them children, AFP reported via France 24; Zelensky gave a figure of 18 at one point. The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine reported at least 13 killed, including four children, and 50 injured in Pryluky early that day, and said civilians were also killed in Kremenchuk, Kyiv and Oleksandriia. Ukraine's air force said Russia launched at least 50 missiles and 130 drones overnight. Russian-installed officials said Ukrainian drones killed two people in occupied Kherson region and two near Donetsk the same day.", "status": "confirmed", "status_basis": "independent_origins", "category": { "kind": "missile_attack", "military": false, "target_class": "residential" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-07", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ua-pryluky", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ru-mod" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "attributed", "basis": "The UN Humanitarian Coordinator attributes the overnight attacks to Russian forces." }, "harm": { "killed": 20, "note": "per Ukrainian authorities via AFP; the UN reported at least 13 killed and 50 injured early on 7 October" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.france-24", "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20261007-heavy-casualties-in-ukraine-after-russian-strikes", "origin": "AFP reporting; Ukrainian authorities and air force; Russian-installed officials", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-07T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en", "excerpt": "I don't see any military significance in this at all." }, { "source": "src.un-ukraine", "url": "https://ukraine.un.org/en/323959-harm-civilians-must-end", "origin": "UN Humanitarian Coordinator Matthias Schmale statement", "role": "corroboration", "published_at": "2026-10-07T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en", "excerpt": "This pattern of increasing harm to civilians must end." } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "monthly_summary", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-ru-ua-2026b", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "confirmed", "rule": "independent_origins", "reason": "P1 monthly summary: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-ae7f", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.gulf-states", "title": "Attacks on Abha and Riyadh airports kill three foreign residents and injure 36, Saudi aviation authority says", "summary": "Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation said attacks on Abha International Airport and Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport on 6 and 7 October killed three civilians and injured 36, Al Jazeera reported. It said the Abha attack killed a Moroccan and an Algerian woman and injured 28, and the Riyadh attack killed a Sudanese citizen and injured eight, including five Saudis. The Houthis claimed attacks on Saudi airports; coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki said a ballistic missile was intercepted north of Riyadh and a launch platform destroyed in Sanaa.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "missile_attack", "military": false, "target_class": "airport" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-07", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sa-abha", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ye-ansar-allah" ], "target": [ "sa-government" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "The Houthis claimed the airport attacks." }, "harm": { "killed": 3, "injured": 36, "note": "per Saudi civil aviation authority" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/7/saudi-arabia-says-three-foreign-nationals-killed-in-attacks-on-airports", "origin": "Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation statement", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-07T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-nmxq", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.lebanon", "title": "UNIFIL says one of its posts near Kfar Shouba on the Blue Line was hit by small-arms fire; no casualties", "summary": "The UN Interim Force in Lebanon said several rounds of small-arms fire targeted its position near Kfar Shouba along the Blue Line on the morning of 7 October, with no casualties, and that \"such deliberate attacks gravely endanger the lives of peacekeepers\", Al Jazeera and AFP reported. UNIFIL did not say who fired and was investigating. The Security Council has set 31 December as the end of UNIFIL's mandate.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "other", "military": true }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-07", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "lb-kfar-shouba", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [ "un" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "unknown", "basis": "UNIFIL did not identify the shooter." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/7/un-peacekeeping-force-in-lebanon-says-shots-fired-at-israeli-border-post", "origin": "UNIFIL statement", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-07T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-ya76", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.gulf-states", "title": "Tanker Acers struck by multiple projectiles 51 nautical miles north of Qatar, with casualties reported", "summary": "UKMTO said a tanker was hit by multiple projectiles at about 1900 UTC on 7 October about 51 nautical miles north of Madinat ash Shamal, Qatar, and that casualties were reported, without giving numbers, gCaptain and Al Jazeera reported. The vessel was identified as the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged chemical and oil tanker Acers. Analyst Martin Kelly told gCaptain it was the first reported strike on a vessel inside the Gulf away from Hormuz since 9 September. Qatar did not comment and no party was named.", "status": "confirmed", "status_basis": "independent_origins", "category": { "kind": "vessel_attack", "military": false, "target_class": "vessel" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-07", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sea-persian-gulf-north-of-qatar", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "unknown", "basis": "UKMTO did not name an attacker." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.gcaptain", "url": "https://gcaptain.com/tanker-attack-off-qatar-signals-wider-threat-beyond-hormuz/", "origin": "UKMTO warning", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-08T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/8/tanker-hit-by-multiple-projectiles-off-north-coast-of-qatar-ukmto-says", "origin": "UKMTO warning via AFP and DPA", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-08T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "confirmed", "rule": "independent_origins", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261028-ypf8", "type": "event", "conflict": "russia-ukraine", "theatre": "russia-ukraine.humanitarian", "title": "WHO records attack affecting a health facility in Rozdilna", "summary": "WHO's Surveillance System for Attacks on Health Care (SSA) records an attack on 7 October 2026 in Rozdilna (Odesa), Ukraine, affecting a health facility. WHO classes it as violence with heavy weapons. WHO lists the facility type as primary care. WHO reports no deaths or injuries. WHO rates the report as confirmed, and its public record does not name who carried out the attack. The SSA is the WHO global record of attacks on health care in emergencies.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "infrastructure_damage", "military": false, "target_class": "facility" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-07", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ua-rozdilna", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "unknown" }, "harm": { "killed": 0, "injured": 0, "note": "per WHO SSA" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.who", "url": "https://extranet.who.int/ssa/Ref/GETMiniFormData?REPORTID=UKR016508&VERSIONID=1", "origin": "WHO SSA record UKR016508", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-14T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-28T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-28T06:42:47Z", "provenance": "who_ssa", "dataset_ref": "who-ssa-ukraine/ssa-ukr016508", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-28T06:42:47Z", "batch": "p1-who-ssa-ukraine", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 who ssa: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-28T06:42:47Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-28T06:42:47Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-8g23", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.yemen-red-sea", "title": "Pro-government forces launch an offensive to retake al-Waziiya district in Taiz from the Houthis", "summary": "The Yemeni army's media centre said the pro-government Homeland Shield Forces began \"a large-scale operation\" to retake the mountainous al-Waziiya district of Taiz governorate on 6 October and had secured hills overlooking al-Mansoura, Al Jazeera reported. Saudi Arabia said it intercepted a Houthi ballistic missile aimed at Khamis Mushait the same day. The Houthis did not confirm government gains.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "ground_assault", "military": true }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-06", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ye-al-waziiya-district", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ye-government" ], "target": [ "ye-ansar-allah" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "Government forces announced the operation." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/7/yemeni-forces-launch-offensive-to-retake-houthi-held-al-waziiya-in-taiz", "origin": "Yemeni army media centre post on X", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-07T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-anen", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.strait-of-hormuz", "title": "Projectile strike on the tanker On Peace in the Strait of Hormuz injures 12 of its 19 crew, India says", "summary": "India's Ministry of External Affairs said 12 of the 19 crew of the Panama-flagged tanker MT On Peace, owned by Dubai-based Onex, were injured when it was struck by a projectile in the strait, 11 of them Indian nationals, The National and gCaptain reported. The injured were evacuated with Omani help and treated in Khasab, Oman. India condemned the attack; no party was named as responsible.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "vessel_attack", "military": false, "target_class": "vessel" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-06", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sea-strait-of-hormuz", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "unknown", "basis": "India and UKMTO did not name an attacker." }, "harm": { "injured": 12, "note": "crew, per India's foreign ministry" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/10/06/india-condemns-strike-on-oil-tanker-owned-by-dubai-company-in-strait-of-hormuz/", "origin": "Indian Ministry of External Affairs statement", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-06T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.gcaptain", "url": "https://gcaptain.com/a-dozen-seafarers-injured-in-strait-of-hormuz-tanker-attack-india-says/", "origin": "Indian Ministry of External Affairs statement", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-06T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-ek8x", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.strait-of-hormuz", "title": "US forces destroy an Iranian-linked dhow in the Gulf of Oman that CENTCOM says was tracking US Navy ships", "summary": "US Central Command said on 14 October that its forces destroyed an Iranian-affiliated dhow in the Gulf of Oman on 6 October, alleging it was conducting surveillance and targeting of US Navy ships, Reuters reported via the Times of Israel. CENTCOM said the crew was removed safely before the vessel was destroyed and that repatriation was under way. Iran did not comment in the report.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "naval_incident", "military": true }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-06", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sea-gulf-of-oman", "actors": { "initiator": [ "us-military" ], "target": [ "ir-irgc" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "CENTCOM said its forces destroyed the dhow." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.times-of-israel", "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/us-says-it-destroyed-iranian-affiliated-vessel-conducting-surveillance-last-week/", "origin": "US Central Command statement on X", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-14T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-ggjs", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.economic", "title": "Saudi energy minister says the East-West pipeline is back to 5.8 million barrels a day after September drone strikes", "summary": "Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said at a forum in Manama that flows through the East-West pipeline to the Red Sea port of Yanbu had reached 5.8 million barrels a day, and that use resumed within five or six days of a major attack in September that Saudi officials blamed on Iraqi militias, Al Jazeera reported. The pipeline lets the kingdom bypass the Strait of Hormuz.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "other", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-06", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "bh-manama", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "unknown" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/6/saudi-arabia-says-east-west-pipeline-pumping-5-8-million-bpd", "origin": "Saudi energy minister remarks at the GCC 2026 Forum", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-06T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-hwhk", "type": "event", "conflict": "russia-ukraine", "theatre": "russia-ukraine.black-sea", "title": "Sea and aerial drones hit two merchant ships in Bulgaria's economic zone, sinking one", "summary": "Sea and aerial drones struck two commercial vessels about 80 miles off Bulgaria's coast at about 3 a.m. on 6 October, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said, AP reported. The Togo-flagged Alfa Watan sank with no immediate word on its crew, and the Palau-flagged Able, carrying wheat, caught fire; a Bulgarian ferry evacuated its 18 crew, two of them severely injured. Radev called it an unacceptable attack in Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone. Zelensky said Ukraine's military was not operating nearby and blamed a combined Russian drone attack; Russia did not comment and NATO referred questions to Bulgaria.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "vessel_attack", "military": false, "target_class": "shipping" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-06", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sea-black-sea", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ru-mod" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "contested", "basis": "Ukraine blamed Russia; Bulgaria did not name an attacker; Russia did not comment." }, "harm": { "injured": 2, "note": "Able crew per AP; Alfa Watan crew fate unknown at the time" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.kprc-click2houston", "url": "https://www.click2houston.com/news/2026/10/06/bulgarias-leader-says-drone-attack-hits-2-commercial-vessels-and-ukraines-president-blames-russia/", "origin": "Associated Press reporting; Bulgarian prime minister and Zelensky statements", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-06T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en", "excerpt": "This is an unacceptable attack in Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone." } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "monthly_summary", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-ru-ua-2026b", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 monthly summary: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-z84s", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.economic", "title": "World Bank forecasts the Middle East economy will shrink 2.1 percent in 2026 because of the war, with Qatar down 20.9 percent", "summary": "The World Bank lowered its 2026 forecast for the Middle East to a 2.1 percent contraction, citing constrained energy supplies, and projected GCC economies would shrink by an average of 4.3 percent and Qatar's by 20.9 percent, The National reported. 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The motion followed criticism of Araghchi's reported contact with US envoy Steve Witkoff on 22 September.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "policy", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-06", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ir-tehran", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "unknown" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2026/10/06/iran-politician-files-impeachment-motion-against-araghchi-over-us-contacts/", "origin": "Motion text published by Iranian state media", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-06T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261028-e6py", "type": "event", "conflict": "russia-ukraine", "theatre": "russia-ukraine.humanitarian", "title": "WHO records attack affecting health transport and health workers in Zaporizhzhia", "summary": "WHO's Surveillance System for Attacks on Health Care (SSA) records an attack on 6 October 2026 in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, affecting health transport and health workers. WHO classes it as violence with heavy weapons. WHO reports no one killed and 2 people injured. WHO rates the report as confirmed, and its public record does not name who carried out the attack. 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WHO classes it as violence with heavy weapons. WHO lists the facility type as secondary care. WHO reports no deaths or injuries. WHO rates the report as confirmed, and its public record does not name who carried out the attack. 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The Houthis called the claims \"completely untrue\". Coalition spokesman Turki al-Malki said 100 fighter jets were supporting the offensive and 324 \"high-value\" Houthi targets had been destroyed, The National reported; the figures are the coalition's own. The National reported the government also claimed the port city of Mokha. Government sources told Reuters the Houthis had cut parts of a mountain road near Taiz.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "territorial_change", "military": true }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-05", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ye-dhubab", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ye-government", "xx-saudi-led-coalition" ], "target": [ "ye-ansar-allah" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "contested", "basis": "The government claimed the gains; the Houthis denied them." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.gcaptain", "url": "https://gcaptain.com/saudi-backed-forces-claim-control-of-bab-el-mandeb-strait/", "origin": "Yemeni information minister speaking to Reuters", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-05T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2026/10/05/yemen-government-forces-claim-bab-al-mandeb-gains-as-saudi-coalition-says-100-jets-join-houthi-offensive/", "origin": "Saudi-led coalition spokesman statement", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-05T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-2517", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.strait-of-hormuz", "title": "Tanker struck in the Strait of Hormuz with an engine-room fire; IRGC hails another tanker and it turns back", "summary": "UKMTO Warning 156-26 said the master of a tanker reported being struck by an unknown projectile while transiting the strait at 1637 UTC on 5 October, starting an engine-room fire that the crew was fighting; no casualties or pollution were reported, gCaptain reported. UKMTO also reported an inbound tanker that turned around after the IRGC threatened it with attack. gCaptain counted five Hormuz notices that day, three of them late reports of 3 and 4 October strikes.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "vessel_attack", "military": false, "target_class": "vessel" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-05", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sea-strait-of-hormuz", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "unknown", "basis": "UKMTO did not name the attacker of the struck tanker; it said the IRGC hailed the second vessel." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.gcaptain", "url": "https://gcaptain.com/five-hormuz-incidents-reported-monday-as-tanker-attacks-mount/", "origin": "UKMTO Warning 156-26 and related notices", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-05T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-9hvk", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.gulf-states", "title": "Attacks on Jazan and Najran airports injure three, Saudi aviation authority says; the Houthis say they hit sites in southern Saudi Arabia", "summary": "Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority said attacks on the evening of 5 October hit King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz airport in Jazan and Najran airport, causing three minor injuries and material damage, Al Jazeera reported. The Houthis said late that day they had targeted airports and military sites across southern Saudi Arabia. Saudi authorities did not say what weapons were used.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "missile_attack", "military": false, "target_class": "airport" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-05", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sa-jazan", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ye-ansar-allah" ], "target": [ "sa-government" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "The Houthis said they targeted airports in southern Saudi Arabia." }, "harm": { "injured": 3, "note": "per Saudi civil aviation authority" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/6/saudi-arabia-says-three-wounded-in-attacks-on-airports-near-yemen-border", "origin": "Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation statement", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-06T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-csjv", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.gulf-states", "title": "Turkey and Pakistan agree to deploy forces to Saudi Arabia under the Makkah defence pact as Houthi attacks continue", "summary": "Ministers and military commanders from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan met in Riyadh on 5 October and decided \"to move immediately to the practical implementation of the collective defense commitments\" and deploy agreed forces to the kingdom, a joint statement said, The National reported. The pact treats an attack on one member as an attack on all. Houthi attacks on Saudi energy sites dominated the agenda.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "policy", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-05", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sa-riyadh", "actors": { "initiator": [ "sa-government", "pk-government" ], "target": [ "ye-ansar-allah" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "The three governments issued a joint statement." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2026/10/05/makkah-pact-countries-to-meet-in-riyadh-with-houthi-attacks-on-agenda/", "origin": "Joint statement of the Makkah pact committee", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-05T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-hqx3", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.iran", "title": "Iran's oil minister resigns amid fuel shortages and a blockade that has cut crude exports", "summary": "Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad resigned, citing personal reasons, and President Pezeshkian's office said on 4 October it accepted the resignation and named National Iranian Oil Company chief Hamid Bovard acting minister, The National reported, citing the ministry's Shana news service. Iran's central bank chief has said the US naval blockade drove crude exports to zero, according to the report.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "policy", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-05", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ir-tehran", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ir-government" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "The Iranian presidency announced the change." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/10/05/iran-oil-minister-resigns-amid-fuel-shortages-and-crude-export-pressure/", "origin": "Iranian presidency statement carried by Shana", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-05T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-m0xc", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.economic", "title": "Kpler data show Gulf crude exports above pre-war levels on several late-September days; an IRGC commander calls flows negligible", "summary": "Provisional Kpler ship-tracking data showed Middle East crude exports above pre-war levels on 24 September and 27 to 29 September, at 19.5 to 22.5 million barrels a day, Reuters reported via Al Jazeera. Senior IRGC commander Ali Fadavi said in a televised interview that only three to four million barrels a day moved through the strait. Kuwait Petroleum Corp's chief executive told Bloomberg Kuwait was producing about 2 million barrels a day, about 75 percent of its pre-war level, as more tankers risked the transit.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "market", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-05", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sea-strait-of-hormuz", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "unknown" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/5/middle-east-oil-exports-surpass-pre-war-levels-despite-tensions-data-shows", "origin": "Kpler ship-tracking data via Reuters", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-05T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.gcaptain", "url": "https://gcaptain.com/kuwait-oil-output-at-75-of-prewar-as-hormuz-transits-rise/", "origin": "Kuwait Petroleum Corp chief executive interview with Bloomberg", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-05T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-r6nn", "type": "event", "conflict": "russia-ukraine", "theatre": "russia-ukraine.black-sea", "title": "Grain ship from a Ukrainian Danube port sinks off Romania after a drone attack; captain killed", "summary": "The Saint Kitts and Nevis-flagged dry cargo ship Royad Mammadov, managed from Turkey and carrying grain from Izmail to Ravenna, sank in the Black Sea about 20 nautical miles from the coast on 5 October, Militarnyi reported, citing Romania's interior ministry. Romanian authorities said two people died and 11 were rescued, AP reported; Militarnyi said the captain was killed and one person was missing. Zelensky said two Russian drones attacked the vessel in neutral waters. Russia made no comment in the cited reports. It opened a run of attacks on merchant ships off Romania and Bulgaria in October.", "status": "confirmed", "status_basis": "independent_origins", "category": { "kind": "vessel_attack", "military": false, "target_class": "shipping" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-05", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sea-black-sea", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ru-mod" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "single_source", "basis": "Zelensky blamed Russian drones; Romania reported the sinking without naming an attacker in the cited sources." }, "harm": { "killed": 2, "note": "per Romanian authorities cited by AP; 11 rescued" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.militarnyi", "url": "https://militarnyi.com/en/news/russia-sink-royad-mammadov-ship-ukr-grain/", "origin": "Romanian interior ministry; Zelensky statement", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-05T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en", "excerpt": "A horrific attack by two Russian drones on a civilian vessel in neutral waters." }, { "source": "src.kprc-click2houston", "url": "https://www.click2houston.com/news/2026/10/06/bulgarias-leader-says-drone-attack-hits-2-commercial-vessels-and-ukraines-president-blames-russia/", "origin": "Associated Press reporting citing Romanian authorities", "role": "corroboration", "published_at": "2026-10-06T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "monthly_summary", "revision": 2, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-ru-ua-2026b", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "one_side_only", "reason": "P1 monthly summary: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "at": "2026-10-28T06:39:38Z", "batch": "p1-refresh-2026-10-28", "field": "status", "from": "reported", "to": "confirmed", "rule": "independent_origins", "reason": "P1 refresh: new citations or desk-eng ruling; graded again by the one rule" } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-28T06:39:38Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261028-qaj9", "type": "event", "conflict": "russia-ukraine", "theatre": "russia-ukraine.humanitarian", "title": "WHO records attack affecting a health facility in Bilozerka", "summary": "WHO's Surveillance System for Attacks on Health Care (SSA) records an attack on 5 October 2026 in Bilozerka (Kherson), Ukraine, affecting a health facility. WHO classes it as violence with heavy weapons. WHO lists the facility type as secondary care. WHO reports no deaths or injuries. WHO rates the report as confirmed, and its public record does not name who carried out the attack. 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WHO classes it as violence with heavy weapons. WHO lists the facility type as primary care. WHO reports no one killed and 2 people injured. WHO rates the report as confirmed, and its public record does not name who carried out the attack. 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A further late report said a crude tanker was struck above the waterline during a transit on 3 October, with no time given, so it was unclear whether it was a separate attack. No casualties were reported in the summaries; gCaptain noted that delayed reporting made the number of incidents hard to establish.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "vessel_attack", "military": false, "target_class": "vessel" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-04", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sea-strait-of-hormuz", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "unknown", "basis": "UKMTO did not name an attacker." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.gcaptain", "url": "https://gcaptain.com/more-tankers-hit-in-hormuz-as-irgc-orders-ship-to-turn-back/", "origin": "UKMTO time-late warnings", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-05T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.gcaptain", "url": "https://gcaptain.com/five-hormuz-incidents-reported-monday-as-tanker-attacks-mount/", "origin": "UKMTO time-late warnings", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-05T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-5eew", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.us-bases", "title": "All US bombers deployed to RAF Fairford return to the United States, the Pentagon confirms", "summary": "A Pentagon spokesperson told Al Jazeera that \"all US bombers that were deployed to RAF Fairford have re-deployed to their home stations in the United States\", after reports on 4 October of an urgent departure of about a dozen B-1 bombers. The reason was not given. The move followed the arrest of five men near the base on 27 September on suspicion of terrorism and explosives offences, which the UK prime minister linked to Iran.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "policy", "military": true }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-04", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "gb-raf-fairford-site", "actors": { "initiator": [ "us-military" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "The Pentagon confirmed the redeployment." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/4/us-withdraws-b-1-bomber-aircraft-from-uks-fairford-base-amid-iran-fears", "origin": "Pentagon spokesperson statement", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-04T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-6kbv", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.yemen-red-sea", "title": "Yemen's presidential council head announces a military operation to retake all Houthi-held territory", "summary": "Rashad al-Alimi, chairman of the Saudi-backed Presidential Leadership Council, said in a televised address on 4 October that government forces had been instructed to begin operations \"until the country is liberated from the Houthis\", Al Jazeera reported. Government forces said earlier that day they had struck Houthi targets in Sanaa and Saada, The National reported. The Saudi-led coalition said it carried out 97 strikes against Houthi reinforcements on the Tor al-Baha and Taiz fronts.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "ground_assault", "military": true }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-04", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ye-yemen", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ye-government" ], "target": [ "ye-ansar-allah" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "The council chairman announced the operation." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/4/yemens-leader-announces-military-operation-to-retake-houthi-held-territory", "origin": "Presidential Leadership Council chairman televised address", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-04T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2026/10/04/yemen-government-forces-strike-sanaa-and-saada-as-houthis-claim-aramco-attack/", "origin": "Presidential Leadership Council chairman televised address", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-04T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261028-vjxb", "type": "event", "conflict": "russia-ukraine", "theatre": "russia-ukraine.humanitarian", "title": "WHO records attack affecting a health facility in Bilozerka", "summary": "WHO's Surveillance System for Attacks on Health Care (SSA) records an attack on 4 October 2026 in Bilozerka (Kherson), Ukraine, affecting a health facility. WHO classes it as violence with heavy weapons. WHO lists the facility type as secondary care. WHO reports no deaths or injuries. WHO rates the report as confirmed, and its public record does not name who carried out the attack. 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WHO classes it as violence with heavy weapons. WHO reports 1 people killed and no one injured. WHO rates the report as confirmed, and its public record does not name who carried out the attack. 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WHO classes it as violence with heavy weapons. WHO lists the facility type as Center for Emergency Care and Disaster Medicine. WHO reports no deaths or injuries. WHO rates the report as confirmed, and its public record does not name who carried out the attack. 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WHO classes it as violence with heavy weapons. WHO reports no deaths or injuries. WHO rates the report as confirmed, and its public record does not name who carried out the attack. 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He said initial estimates showed at least 700 Houthi fighters killed and 170 vehicles destroyed; the Houthis did not confirm the figures and they were not independently verified. Fighting had intensified across Taiz governorate since 1 October.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "airstrike", "military": true }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-03", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ye-sanaa", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ye-government" ], "target": [ "ye-ansar-allah" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "The government forces spokesman described the strikes." }, "harm": { "killed": 700, "note": "Houthi fighters, per Yemeni government forces; unverified" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/3/over-1500-houthi-casualties-in-past-24-hours-yemeni-army-says", "origin": "Yemeni government forces spokesman on X", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-03T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-jj4x", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.gulf-states", "title": "Flames seen at an Aramco facility south of Riyadh after the Houthis claim a missile and drone attack; coalition calls the claims misleading", "summary": "Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said on 3 October the group fired ballistic missiles and drones at Aramco in Riyadh and caused fires, and AFP photographed flames and smoke at an Aramco facility south of the city, Al Jazeera reported. Saudi-led coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki called the Houthi claims of targeting Riyadh \"misleading\" in remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat and gave no damage details. On 4 October the Houthis said they had also struck Aramco facilities in the Khurais area, which Saudi authorities did not confirm, The National reported.", "status": "disputed", "status_basis": "conflicting_origins", "category": { "kind": "energy_infrastructure_attack", "military": false, "target_class": "refinery" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-03", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sa-riyadh", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ye-ansar-allah" ], "target": [ "sa-government" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "The Houthi military spokesman claimed the attack." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/4/houthis-claim-strike-on-saudi-energy-facility-as-yemen-fighting-intensifies", "origin": "AFP photograph; Houthi military spokesman statement", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-04T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/4/houthi-claims-of-targeting-riyadh-are-misleading-saudi-led", "origin": "Saudi-led coalition spokesman remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat", "role": "contradiction", "published_at": "2026-10-04T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2026/10/04/yemen-government-forces-strike-sanaa-and-saada-as-houthis-claim-aramco-attack/", "origin": "AFP photograph; Houthi military statement", "role": "corroboration", "published_at": "2026-10-04T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "disputed", "rule": "conflicting_origins", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-p5hn", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.diplomacy", "title": "Two Iranian nationals charged in the UK over an alleged bomb plot against Jewish targets in Manchester", "summary": "Two Iranian men were charged with preparing acts of terrorism against the Jewish community in Manchester at the behest of a figure believed to be in Iran, and appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court, The National reported. A prosecutor said they carried out surveillance of targets including the Manchester Jewish Museum and Heaton Park synagogue and planned to use a home-made explosive device. The case came days after the UK prime minister said there were strong indications of Iranian involvement in an alleged plot at RAF Fairford; Iran has denied plotting attacks in Britain.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "one_side_only", "category": { "kind": "legal", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-03", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "gb-manchester", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "unknown" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/3/two-iranians-charged-over-alleged-plot-targeting-jewish-community-in-uk", "origin": "UK police and Crown Prosecution Service", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-03T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/10/04/iranian-suspects-planned-to-use-home-made-bomb-to-attack-jews-in-britain/", "origin": "Prosecutor at Westminster Magistrates' Court", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-04T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "one_side_only", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261028-3d2w", "type": "event", "conflict": "russia-ukraine", "theatre": "russia-ukraine.humanitarian", "title": "WHO records attack affecting a health facility in Bilozerka", "summary": "WHO's Surveillance System for Attacks on Health Care (SSA) records an attack on 3 October 2026 in Bilozerka (Kherson), Ukraine, affecting a health facility. 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The impact caused a small fire and a blackout; the fire was put out, the tanker continued under way, and no casualties or environmental impact were reported. gCaptain counted at least six vessels hit in the strait since 27 September.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "vessel_attack", "military": false, "target_class": "vessel" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-02", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sea-strait-of-hormuz", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "unknown", "basis": "UKMTO did not name an attacker." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.gcaptain", "url": "https://gcaptain.com/six-vessels-hit-in-strait-of-hormuz-since-sunday/", "origin": "UKMTO advisory", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-02T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-9pxw", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.yemen-red-sea", "title": "Saudi Arabia is planning an offensive against the Houthis to secure the Red Sea route, officials tell Reuters", "summary": "Saudi Arabia is planning an offensive against the Houthis in Yemen, with options including a coastal push to secure the Red Sea shipping route or an assault on several fronts, regional and Western officials told Reuters, as carried by gCaptain. Six people with knowledge of the plans said Yemeni forces overseen by Riyadh would lead on the ground with Saudi air support, within weeks. 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About 10 million people live in government-held areas, according to WFP. Yemen imports about 90 percent of its food.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "humanitarian", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-02", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ye-yemen", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "unknown" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/2/three-in-four-households-go-hungry-in-parts-of-yemen-amid-fighting-un", "origin": "World Food Programme statement", "role": "count", "published_at": "2026-10-02T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-gmx5", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.iraq", "title": "Iraq lets Iranian airlines run up to 40 flights a day to Najaf after a US sanctions exemption", "summary": "Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi's office said Iranian airlines other than Mahan Air may operate up to 40 flights a day to and from Najaf International Airport after the United States granted an exemption, Al Jazeera reported. Iran's foreign ministry had on 1 October urged Baghdad to lift flight restrictions caused by US sanctions on Iran's aviation sector, which it called illegal and inhumane. Protesters had gathered at Najaf airport in late September demanding flights resume.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "policy", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-02", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "iq-najaf", "actors": { "initiator": [ "iq-government" ], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "The Iraqi prime minister's office announced the arrangement." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/2/iraq-grants-iranian-airlines-40-daily-najaf-flights-after-us-exemption", "origin": "Iraqi prime minister's office statement", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-02T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/2/iran-urges-iraq-to-lift-flight-ban-amid-us-sanctions", "origin": "Iranian foreign ministry statement", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-02T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-n6k6", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.economic", "title": "G7 agrees to release up to 100 million barrels of oil reserves, front-loading diesel, through the IEA", "summary": "G7 members said after a meeting chaired by French President Emmanuel Macron that they would release up to 100 million barrels of strategic reserves over four months, coordinated through the International Energy Agency, with \"a frontloaded substantial diesel release within the first 20 days\", Al Jazeera reported. The announcement followed a Truth Social post by President Trump saying Europe had agreed to release diesel stocks. Diesel prices had hit records as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz stayed constrained.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "policy", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-02", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "fr-paris", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [] }, "attribution": { "status": "unknown" }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/2/trump-says-europe-agrees-to-release-massive-amount-diesel-stockpile", "origin": "G7 statement after a meeting chaired by the French president", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-02T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261028-x5hq", "type": "event", "conflict": "russia-ukraine", "theatre": "russia-ukraine.humanitarian", "title": "WHO records attack affecting health transport in Shevchenkove", "summary": "WHO's Surveillance System for Attacks on Health Care (SSA) records an attack on 2 October 2026 in Shevchenkove (Kharkiv), Ukraine, affecting health transport. WHO classes it as violence with heavy weapons. WHO reports no deaths or injuries. WHO rates the report as confirmed, and its public record does not name who carried out the attack. 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WHO classes it as violence with heavy weapons. WHO lists the facility type as secondary care. WHO reports no deaths or injuries. WHO rates the report as confirmed, and its public record does not name who carried out the attack. 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Government forces said they repelled a large Houthi assault on several Taiz fronts and killed at least 30 Houthi fighters on one front, a figure not independently verified. Saudi Arabia approved 224 million riyals ($59.7m) in budget support for the government.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "displacement", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-01", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ye-taiz-governorate", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ye-ansar-allah" ], "target": [ "ye-government" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "attributed", "basis": "Government forces said Houthi forces attacked their positions." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/1/saudi-led-coalition-says-power-station-attacked-in-medina-blames-houthis", "origin": "Yemen IDP camp management unit figures", "role": "count", "published_at": "2026-10-01T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-9r20", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.diplomacy", "title": "US orders Iran's UN delegation out of New York as indirect talks stall; Iran says it left on schedule", "summary": "Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered Iran's UN delegation to leave New York after indirect talks mediated by Qatar stalled following the General Assembly, Axios reported, as cited by The National. Iran's UN mission denied it was expelled and said the delegation left on a schedule given to the State Department on 17 September. Iran said it had received Washington's response to its seven-day proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume negotiations.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "negotiation", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-01", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "us-new-york", "actors": { "initiator": [ "us-government" ], "target": [ "ir-government" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "contested", "basis": "US officials said Iran was told to leave; Iran denied it." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2026/10/01/us-kicks-out-irans-un-delegation-as-peace-talks-stall/", "origin": "Axios report citing US officials; Iranian UN mission statement", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-01T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-mt4q", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.diplomacy", "title": "US sends about 9,000 troops and a third aircraft carrier group toward the Middle East as Trump weighs new strikes on Iran", "summary": "A US official told AP that roughly 9,000 troops were being sent to the Middle East aboard a group of ships that includes a third aircraft carrier, as President Trump warned that new strikes on Iran could come. A US official told Al Jazeera the USS Theodore Roosevelt group had left San Diego, followed by the Makin Island group with more than 2,000 Marines, and that three carriers and two amphibious groups would be around Iran by the end of November. The deployment came as indirect talks on ending the war stalled.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "policy", "military": true }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-01", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sea-middle-east", "actors": { "initiator": [ "us-military" ], "target": [ "ir-government" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "US officials described the deployment." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.republican-herald", "url": "https://www.republicanherald.com/2026/10/01/trump-moving-troops-iran/", "origin": "AP, citing a US official", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-01T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/2/us-to-send-third-aircraft-carrier-towards-iran-us-official-to-al-jazeera", "origin": "US official speaking to Al Jazeera", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-02T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-nz7y", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.economic", "title": "US Treasury makes Iran's car and rail industries sanctionable and designates carmakers Iran Khodro and SAIPA", "summary": "The US Treasury announced two actions targeting Iran's rail system, major industrial firms including the carmakers Iran Khodro and SAIPA, and a Russia-linked shadow banking network it said moved Iranian oil revenue, gCaptain reported. The measures made Iran's automotive and rail sectors sanctionable under Executive Order 13902. Treasury said Iran's oil revenue had fallen to zero under the US naval blockade, a claim not independently verified. The National described the step as a shift in pressure from sea to land.", "status": "confirmed", "status_basis": "admission_plus_independent", "category": { "kind": "sanction", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-01", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "ir-iran", "actors": { "initiator": [ "us-government" ], "target": [ "ir-government" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "The US Treasury announced the designations." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.gcaptain", "url": "https://gcaptain.com/u-s-targets-irans-rail-and-shadow-banking-networks-as-maritime-blockade-tightens/", "origin": "US Treasury announcement", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-01T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/economy/2026/10/02/us-sanctions-irans-car-makers-and-railway-operators-as-pressure-shifts-from-sea-to-land/", "origin": "US Treasury announcement", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-02T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "confirmed", "rule": "admission_plus_independent", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-pr87", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.diplomacy", "title": "UK prime minister says there are strong indications Iran played a part in an alleged plot at RAF Fairford; Iran denies it", "summary": "UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham told the BBC there were \"strong indications\" Iran played a part in an alleged incident at RAF Fairford, the base used by US bombers, AP and Reuters reported via Al Jazeera. Five British men were arrested near the base on 27 September on suspicion of terrorism and explosives offences and were bailed a day later. Burnham gave no detail of the alleged plan; Iran rejected the accusation.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "legal", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-01", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "gb-raf-fairford-site", "actors": { "initiator": [ "gb-government" ], "target": [ "ir-government" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "contested", "basis": "The UK government pointed to Iran; Iran denied involvement." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/1/uk-says-iran-may-be-linked-to-alleged-airbase-plot-drawing-angry-denial", "origin": "UK prime minister interview with the BBC", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-01T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-rsm7", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.iraq", "title": "Kataib Hezbollah denies a disarmament deal with Iraq's prime minister after the US-led coalition completes its withdrawal", "summary": "Kataib Hezbollah secretary general Abu Hussein al-Hamidawi said \"the resistance has won this round\" after the US-led coalition left Iraq on 30 September, and denied reaching any understanding with Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi on disarming militias, The National reported on 1 October. Al-Zaidi pledged \"serious\" steps to disarm Iran-backed groups and keep Iraqi territory from being used to threaten neighbours. The withdrawal deadline had first been tied to militia disarmament, which was pushed back to June 2027.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "policy", "military": false }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-01", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "iq-baghdad", "actors": { "initiator": [ "iq-kataib-hezbollah" ], "target": [ "iq-government" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "acknowledged", "basis": "Kataib Hezbollah issued the statement." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/10/01/resistance-has-won-this-round-kataib-hezbollah-denies-disarmament-deal-after-us-troops-leave-iraq/", "origin": "Kataib Hezbollah statement; Iraqi PM statement", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-01T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-tbqv", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.gulf-states", "title": "Saudi-led coalition says it downed Houthi drones and missiles over southern Saudi Arabia and blames Houthis for a Medina power hit", "summary": "The Saudi-led coalition said that on 1 October it intercepted four Houthi drones over Khamis Mushait and two ballistic missiles over Khamis Mushait and Jazan, Al Jazeera reported. The coalition also said a drone attack on 29 September put a transformer at a Medina power station that supplies the Prophet's Mosque out of service, and that drone wreckage showed Houthi involvement; a Houthi military source quoted by Saba denied the attack. The GCC secretary general said the Medina attack \"crossed all red lines\", The National reported.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "interception", "military": true }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-01", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sa-khamis-mushait", "actors": { "initiator": [ "ye-ansar-allah" ], "target": [ "sa-government" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "contested", "basis": "The coalition blamed the Houthis for the Medina attack; a Houthi source denied it." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.al-jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/1/saudi-led-coalition-says-power-station-attacked-in-medina-blames-houthis", "origin": "Saudi-led coalition statement", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-01T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" }, { "source": "src.the-national", "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2026/10/01/houthis-hit-power-grid-supplying-prophets-mosque-in-madinah/", "origin": "Saudi-led coalition statement", "role": "claim_origin", "published_at": "2026-10-01T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0, 1 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261027-z1b8", "type": "event", "conflict": "us-israel-iran", "theatre": "us-israel-iran.strait-of-hormuz", "title": "Kuwaiti tanker Kazimah III struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz and set on fire; crew reported safe", "summary": "UKMTO issued Warning 147-26 after a third-party report that a tanker was hit by an unknown projectile in the strait at about 1750 UTC on 1 October, starting a fire on board, gCaptain reported. UKMTO said the crew was reported safe and the extent of damage and any environmental impact were not known. The vessel was later identified as the Kuwait-flagged supertanker Kazimah III. No party claimed the strike in the first reports; attacks on tankers in the strait had continued through late September.", "status": "reported", "status_basis": "single_origin", "category": { "kind": "vessel_attack", "military": false, "target_class": "vessel" }, "occurred": { "date": "2026-10-01", "time_precision": "day" }, "place": "sea-strait-of-hormuz", "actors": { "initiator": [], "target": [ "kw-government" ] }, "attribution": { "status": "unknown", "basis": "UKMTO did not name an attacker." }, "citations": [ { "source": "src.gcaptain", "url": "https://gcaptain.com/another-tanker-hit-in-strait-of-hormuz-as-attacks-continue/", "origin": "UKMTO Warning 147-26", "role": "evidence", "published_at": "2026-10-01T00:00:00Z", "accessed_at": "2026-10-27T12:00:00Z", "language": "en" } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "provenance": "backfilled", "revision": 1, "history": [ { "at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "batch": "p1-iran-2026-10", "field": "status", "from": null, "to": "reported", "rule": "single_origin", "reason": "P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule", "citations": [ 0 ] } ], "record_state": "active", "schema_version": 1, "created_at": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z", "last_changed": "2026-10-27T21:03:25Z" }, { "id": "ev-20261028-935a", "type": "event", "conflict": "russia-ukraine", "theatre": "russia-ukraine.humanitarian", "title": "WHO records attack affecting a health facility in Vesele", "summary": "WHO's Surveillance System for Attacks on Health Care (SSA) records an attack on 1 October 2026 in Vesele (Kharkiv), Ukraine, affecting a health facility. WHO classes it as violence with heavy weapons. WHO lists the facility type as primary care. WHO reports no deaths or injuries. WHO rates the report as confirmed, and its public record does not name who carried out the attack. 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Its first recommendation to EU and EASA-authorised operators reads: \"Not operate at all flight levels and altitudes, west of the line connecting navigation points\". EASA gave its validity as until 30 November 2026, unless reviewed earlier. It replaced CZIB 2017-03 R19 of 12 May 2026; EASA describes the change as: \"The validity of the CZIB was extended until 30 November 2026. The content and recommendations have been revised\". 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