Ships have been struck in or near the Strait of Hormuz almost every day in October, with 12 attacks in one week, the most since the war began. Yet Middle East crude exports are back near pre-war levels. Our tables track the attacks, the shipping numbers and the cost for Asia.

A projectile set the Panama-flagged tanker On Peace on fire off Oman’s Musandam coast, injuring 12 of its 19 crew, 11 of them Indian. India condemned the attack. A day later, Houthi missiles struck near the runway at Aden airport minutes before a flight was due to land.

G7 leaders have agreed to release 100 million barrels of crude and diesel from emergency reserves over four months, with diesel front-loaded in the first 20 days. Brent fell 1.48% to $100.80 after the announcement.

Brent fell 2% to $101.75, an 11-day low, on recovering Saudi exports and hopes of US–Iran talks, before a projectile struck a tanker entering the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump says the Iran war is "hopefully" near its end and claims direct contact with Tehran, but Iranian officials call it mixed signals amid a UN war crimes probe.

Brent crude remained near $101 after jumping above $100, while major Asian indexes fell as investors assessed supply and inflation risks.

Direct US–Iran strikes resumed after a month of relative calm. Brent rose to about $95.7 a barrel and Indian shares opened nearly 1% lower. Five risks for India.