Links to three articles of reporting and analysis from Reuters; headlines of others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll down for today’s YEMEN and UKRAINE so far, and for IRAN 10-14-26.) — MCM

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Two ships sink near Hormuz after being hit by projectiles amid surge in attacks. From Reuters. LONDON — A ​container ship and a dry bulk carrier have both sunk near the Strait of Hormuz in the past ‌24 hours after being hit by projectiles in separate incidents, maritime officials said on Wednesday. READ A BIT MORE.

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Iran’s precision strikes have picked apart Gulf infrastructure, blunting U.S. war plans, by M.B. Bell, Ryan McNeill and Kaylee Kang | Reuters LONDON — Iran and its proxies have carried out dozens of pinpoint strikes on infrastructure in the [Persian] Gulf since the start of the war, systematically disabling critical equipment and causing cascading failures and economic damage region-wide in a deft campaign that helps explain how the Islamic Republic has held its own against the more powerful U.S. military. READ MORE . . .

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Oil’s long view darkens as Iran war refuses to end, by Ron Bousso | Reuters  Oil markets initially treated the Iran war as a brief bullish disruption in a ​long-term bearish trend. But traders now . . .  READ MORE . . .

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