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16 October 2026
3 events recorded (0 confirmed), and 1 statement counted apart.
16 October 2026 in brief
Two missiles landed near the runway at Aden International Airport, 500 metres from an aircraft preparing to take off, with all passengers and crew safe, Yemen's information minister said; a Houthi source said the group attacked a Saudi forces' command headquarters in Aden province. [1] India's shipping minister said the crude tanker MT ST 3, with 15 Indian crew, was struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz and that all Indians aboard were unhurt. [1] UKMTO reported a tanker struck by an unknown projectile northeast of Saudi Arabia's Jubail and, in a second report, a small boat firing a rocket-propelled grenade at a tanker in the same area; Reuters could not confirm whether they were one incident. [1] CENTCOM commander Admiral Cooper said US operations had stopped Iran exporting at least $25 billion of crude and that Iran was withholding salaries, including from the IRGC.
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The CENTCOM commander, Admiral Cooper, said US operations had stopped Iran exporting at least $25 billion of crude, helped freeze nearly $350 million in cryptocurrency, and that Iran was withholding salaries including from the IRGC.
United States Armed Forces
16 Oct · to a foreign audience
Reported by Iran International
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Airfield · Yemen
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Wikidata Q131694
Market
$119.33
Brent crude, per barrel
+68% on the average of the 30 days before the war ($70.95).
16 Oct · US Energy Information Administration
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Said: 1 statement, not counted as events
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United States Armed Forces: The CENTCOM commander, Admiral Cooper, said US operations had stopped Iran exporting at least $25 billion of crude, helped freeze nearly $350 million in cryptocurrency, and that Iran was withholding salaries including from the IRGC.