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Conflict in the Strait of Hormuz is spilling into the Indian Ocean

 https://www.chathamhouse.org/2026

The effective blockade of the strait during the US-Israeli war with Iran has increased the chance of accidents and forced ships into alternative routes with their own risks.

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PUBLISHED 13 MARCH 2026 —4 MINUTE READ

Image — Smoke rises from the Thai bulk carrier 'Mayuree Naree' near the Strait of Hormuz after it was attacked on 11 March 2026. Royal Thai Navy / AFP via Getty Images.

Nitya Labh

Schwarzman Academy Fellow, International Security Programme

The US-Israeli war with Iran has turned the Indian Ocean into a theatre for major maritime confrontations. 

On 2 March, in response to US-Israeli strikes, Iran announced it was closing the Strait of Hormuz, the vital maritime chokepoint that connects Gulf waters and the wider

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Ship on fire in Strait of Hormuz, two more struck

A bulk carrier is on fire in the Strait of Hormuz and container ship and bulker have been hit off the UAE

Marcus Hand,Editor

March 11, 2026

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Location of bulker that caught fire after strike in Strait of HormuzCredit: UKMTO

Three ships have been hit in the Strait of Hormuz and the Arabian Gulf in the space of a few hours.

The UKMTO said that a cargo ship was on fire in the Strait of Hormuz after being struck by an unknown projectile 11 nm of Oman. It said the crew were evacuating the vessel and it had requested assistance. In an update the UKMTO said fire on board the ship had been extinguished and skeleton crew remained on the vessel.

Latest update: Three crew believed trapped on Precious

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China despliega en el estrecho de Ormuz el mayor buque de inteligencia del mundo, con sensores capaces de rastrear 1.200 misiles simultáneamente desde el conflicto con Irán

HUFFPOST

El barco se mantiene en aguas internacionales, una decisión que permite a China evitar conflictos legales directos.

09/03/2026 a las 20:23
 
 
Oficiales navales en el centro de control de un buque de guerra chino, durante unas maniobras.South China Morning Post via Get

China asombra al mundo en poderío tecnológico, pero también militar, lo que provoca inquietud en el mundo, aunque oficialmente el gigante asiático se mantenga al margen del conflicto. Y más aún si una de sus "joyas" aparece en pleno foco, en el golfo de Omán, muy cerca del estrecho de Ormuz. 

Hasta allí han trasladado los chinos el considerado mayor buque de inteligencia naval del mundo, el Liaowang-1, un enorme barco de reconocimiento de unas 30.000 toneladas que entró oficialmente en servicio en 2025 y que está equipado

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Tres barcos impactados por proyectiles en el Estrecho de Orrmuz

                                                                                                                                            The Callisto tanker sits anchored as the traffic is down in the Strait of Hormuz, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Muscat, Oman, March 10, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

Three vessels have been hit by unknown projectiles

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North Korea’s Kim oversees cruise missile tests from new naval destroyer

Al Jazeera

Kim Jong Un supervised the launch of sea-to-surface ‘strategic cruise missiles’ from country’s new naval destroyer.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen the test-firing of “strategic cruise missiles” from a new 5,000-tonne naval destroyer before the vessel’s official commissioning, according to state media.

Kim supervised the launch of sea-to-surface missiles from the destroyer Choe Hyon on Wednesday, assessing the test as a “core” element of the new warship’s capabilities, which he described as a “new symbol of sea defence” for his country.

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