Iran steps up attacks on ships in bid to keep oil prices high before US midterms: officials

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October 14, 2026

A boat of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard at an undisclosed location off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran, August 2019.— Reuters

Tehran aims to keep oil prices high in run-up to November vote.One Iranian official compares ongoing contest to a ‘game of chess’.US…