Event·Military

Strait of Hormuz attacks spill oil into Persian Gulf

21 SEP 2026 · 1000Z

A dark, muddied patch of blue, incongruent with the rest of the ocean; a winding thread of silvery white; a reflective metallic sheen — these are some of the telltale signs on a satellite image that oil may be leaking into the water. Experts have identified these and many other…