Indo-Pacific – – October 27, 2026 -- Russia reflagged 84 dark fleet tankers to its own registry in Q3 2026, more than four times the Q2 figure, according to Windward's Q3 2026 Maritime Risk Report. The maritime intelligence provider argues that allied navies and coast guards cannot counter such activity while each partner works from a separate slice of the picture.

Tehran – October 27, 2026 -- Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar have no subsea route to the outside world that avoids the Strait of Hormuz, after an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) spokesman said on October 19 that seven major internet cables run beneath the waterway and that new targets and weapons would be unveiled.