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Iran · Persian Gulf · Strait of Hormuz · United Arab Emirates
28 August 2026
4 events recorded (2 confirmed), and 1 statement counted apart.
28 August 2026 in brief
IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez said up to 400 ships carrying about 6,000 seafarers had been unable to leave the Gulf safely, and the IMO counted 19 confirmed seafarer deaths as of 26 August. [1] Lebanon's health ministry put the toll from Israeli attacks since 2 March at 4,352 killed and 12,318 injured, TRT World reported, citing Anadolu. [1][2] US Central Command chief Admiral Brad Cooper said US forces had cleared Iranian sea mines from the strait's traffic separation scheme, a claim disputed by people familiar with the matter who told Bloomberg not all of the mines had been cleared. [1] The US Treasury moved to cut Banque Misr's UAE branches off from dollar transactions over dealings with Iran and sanctioned a Hong Kong entity and a person linked to Iran's Bank Melli. [1][2] Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said the group wants the June Israel-Lebanon framework agreement brought down and will not surrender.
New count
4,352
killed, Lebanon
Ministry of Public Health of Lebanon · by its own count
as of 28 Aug · 1 other count this day
Said
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said in a televised address that the group opposes the June Israel-Lebanon framework agreement and wants it brought down, calling it illegitimate and humiliating, rejected its pilot zones and verification system, and said Hezbollah will not surrender.
Hezbollah
28 Aug · to a domestic audience
Reported by Times of Israel
Market
$89.75
Brent crude, per barrel
+26% on the average of the 30 days before the war ($70.95).
28 Aug · US Energy Information Administration
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Said: 1 statement, not counted as events
Said
Hezbollah: Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said in a televised address that the group opposes the June Israel-Lebanon framework agreement and wants it brought down, calling it illegitimate and humiliating, rejected its pilot zones and verification system, and said Hezbollah will not surrender.