Places in this day's records
5 places · 1 event not on the map
Gulf of Oman · Manama · Middle East · Strait of Hormuz · Tehran
6 October 2026
6 events recorded (0 confirmed), and 0 statements counted apart.
6 October 2026 in brief
India's foreign ministry said 12 of the 19 crew of the tanker MT On Peace were injured when it was struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, and that the injured were evacuated with Omani help. [1] Yemen's army media centre said pro-government forces began an operation to retake al-Waziiya district in Taiz from the Houthis, and Saudi Arabia said it intercepted a Houthi ballistic missile aimed at Khamis Mushait. [1] US Central Command later said its forces destroyed an Iranian-affiliated dhow in the Gulf of Oman that it alleged was tracking US Navy ships, after removing the crew safely. [1] Saudi Arabia's energy minister said flows through the East-West pipeline had reached 5.8 million barrels a day, and the World Bank forecast that the Middle East economy would shrink 2.1 percent in 2026 because of the war. [1][2] Iranian lawmaker Amirhossein Sabeti filed a motion to impeach Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi over his meeting with US officials in New York, according to state media. [1]
Market
$125.44
Brent crude, per barrel
+77% on the average of the 30 days before the war ($70.95).
6 Oct · US Energy Information Administration
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