The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed an attack on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, according to The National’s Middle East live updates. The page was updated on October 10, 2026, at 4:02 a.m. It provided no further details about the tanker or the claimed attack.
The claim and what is reported
The available account attributes the claim to the IRGC. It doesn’t identify the tanker, describe damage, report casualties, or give a more precise location within the Strait of Hormuz. It also offers no statement from the tanker’s operator or any other party about the incident. Those details aren’t in the supplied report, which cites The National’s live updates page.
The account gives no description of how the attack was carried out. Nor does it say whether the IRGC provided evidence for its claim. It contains no direct quotation from the IRGC. The wording is limited: the IRGC claimed an attack on a tanker in the strait.
That distinction matters here. The report attributes the claim, but it provides no additional accounts or findings about the event. No further incident details appear in the supplied text.
Other developing news
The National’s live updates page also listed attacks on Riyadh airport among its developing news. The supplied account doesn’t provide details about those attacks, including their timing, effects, or attribution. It records their inclusion on the live page but gives no further information.
The page also listed falling oil prices. The report doesn’t state the scale of the decline or provide a price figure. It names the market development alongside the other developing news without supplying extra figures or explanation.
Another item was an Israeli air strike in Lebanon’s Hermel region. The supplied report identifies the strike as Israeli and names the region, but it gives no information about casualties, damage, targets, or the circumstances of the strike. It includes no statement from Israeli officials or residents of the area.
Further items on the live page
The National’s updates also listed a Qatar Airways flight returning to Doha. The report doesn’t say which flight was involved, why it returned, or whether passengers were affected. It separately listed a vessel attacked by an unknown projectile off the UAE coast. The supplied text doesn’t identify that vessel, describe damage or casualties, or name those responsible. It says the projectile’s origin was unknown.
These entries appear as developing news, but the source account offers no additional detail on them. The IRGC claim is likewise reported without further particulars about the tanker or the alleged attack. The confirmed information in the supplied report is limited to the claim, its attribution to the IRGC, and the Strait of Hormuz as the reported location. The live updates page carried the item when it was updated at 4:02 a.m. on October 10, 2026.