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7 places · 3 events not on the map
Israel · Mokha · Moscow · New York · Riyadh · Strait of Hormuz · United Kingdom
27 October 2026
10 events recorded (5 confirmed), and 11 statements counted apart.
27 October 2026 in brief
Anees al-Asbahi, spokesman for the Houthi-run health ministry, said government forces struck a gas station near Taiz late on Monday, killing two people and wounding several; AP said it could not verify the account. AFP, citing military sources on both sides, reported fighting between Houthi and pro-government forces near the Bab el-Mandeb in western Yemen, and an eyewitness in Mokha told AP she heard two explosions as Houthi TV reported government airstrikes. [1][2] Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree said a missile hit Aramco's Ras Tanura refinery, which Saudi authorities did not confirm while the security firm Vanguard reported a fire in the area that was later contained, and the Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted Houthi missiles and drones over several regions, with Saudi Civil Defence reporting shrapnel damage in Riyadh. [1][3] Iraq's Security Media Cell said a drone was shot down near Baghdad's Green Zone, security sources said two were downed as the US embassy's air defences activated, and Iran's navy said an unnamed tanker hit mines east of the Strait of Hormuz and caught fire. [1] Israelis voted in their first general election since 7 October 2023, with exit polls showing neither Netanyahu's bloc nor Eisenkot's at a 61-seat majority, and IAEA chief Rafael Grossi told the UN Security Council that Iran should let the agency verify its nuclear material. [1][2]
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Iran's navy said, in a statement carried by IRNA, that an unnamed tanker with its tracking switched off hit mines while crossing a restricted area east of the Strait of Hormuz and caught fire, and that the strait remained closed to ships that do not coordinate with Iran's armed forces. It gave no flag, crew or casualty details.
Islamic Republic of Iran Army
27 Oct · to a mixed audience
Reported by Anadolu Agency
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Refinery · Saudi Arabia
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$123.10
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+73% on the average of the 30 days before the war ($70.95).
27 Oct · US Energy Information Administration
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Said: 11 statements, not counted as events
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Islamic Republic of Iran Army: Iran's navy said, in a statement carried by IRNA, that an unnamed tanker with its tracking switched off hit mines while crossing a restricted area east of the Strait of Hormuz and caught fire, and that the strait remained closed to ships that do not coordinate with Iran's armed forces. It gave no flag, crew or casualty details.
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Ansar Allah (the Houthis): Mohammed Ali al-Houthi of the Houthis' Supreme Political Council said Egypt and its parliament, by approving military support for Saudi Arabia, were declaring war on Yemen.
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Government of Iran: Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority said enforcement had been taken against at least seven Sinokor vessels and that legal action against the company's ships would follow from 1 November.
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Saudi-led coalition in Yemen: Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki said coalition forces intercepted three ballistic missiles fired toward the Eastern Region, four drones toward the Southern Region and, in the afternoon, two ballistic missiles fired toward Riyadh.
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Ansar Allah (the Houthis): Anees al-Asbahi, spokesman for the Houthi-run health ministry, accused government forces of striking a gas station near Taiz late on Monday, killing two people and wounding several. AP said it could not verify the account.
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International Atomic Energy Agency (Board of Governors and Director General): IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi told the UN Security Council that Iran should work with the agency without further delay so it could verify nuclear material.
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Government of Iran: Mohsen Rezaei, described by Press TV as Iran's top security official, said US guarantees on regional security had benefited none of the states that trusted Washington, and that security in the region should come from within it.
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United States Armed Forces: A CENTCOM estimate obtained by CBS News put the cost of the war at $47.1 billion as of mid-October.
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Ansar Allah (the Houthis): Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said a Houthi ballistic missile hit Aramco's Ras Tanura refinery, causing large fires, and that the group fired ballistic missiles at the defence ministry in Riyadh, Najran airport and King Khalid Air Base and a drone at Abha airport.
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Government of Israel: Defence Minister Israel Katz urged voters to let Netanyahu finish the job against Iran.
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Government of Iran: Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was in perfect health.