Morning update on Middle East developments

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On October 29, 2026, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reported a vessel on fire 9 nautical miles north of Khasab, Oman, in the Strait of Hormuz. Concurrently, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps reported the destruction of an MQ-1 drone in airspace east of the Strait, while the Saudi-led coalition announced the interception of a Houthi…

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