The IAC between Iran and Oman was triggered on 1 March 2026 when Iran directed drone strikes against Omani territory.¹M. Butt and A. Croft, ‘Iran-US war mapped as more countries dragged into widening Middle East conflict’, The Independent, 10 March 2026; V. Nerein and O. Al Desoukie, ‘Iran’s Attacks on Persian Gulf Countries Crack Their Safe Haven Image’, The New York Times, 1 March 2026; ‘Two killed in Oman by drones, several also fired at Saudi Arabia’, Al Jazeera, 13 March 2026. The attacks struck the commercial port in Duqm,²M. Kelly and A. Cheeseman, ‘Where Iran has retaliated across the Middle East, according to satellite images and videos’, The Washington Post, 1 March 2026 and a Palau-flagged oil tanker (Skylight) off Oman’s coast near Musandam/Khasab.³‘US-sanctioned oil tanker hit off Oman coast’, Reuters, 1 March 2026; ‘Indian-crewed tanker hit off Oman coast; four injured’, On Manorama, 1 March 2026. One worker was injured in the strikes.E. Kourdiet al, ‘Oman’s Duqm Port targeted by drones, state media reports’, CNN, 1 March 2026.

The IAC between Iran and Oman was ongoing at time of reporting.

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  M. Butt and A. Croft, ‘Iran-US war mapped as more countries dragged into widening Middle East conflict’, The Independent, 10 March 2026; V. Nerein and O. Al Desoukie, ‘Iran’s Attacks on Persian Gulf Countries Crack Their Safe Haven Image’, The New York Times, 1 March 2026; ‘Two killed in Oman by drones, several also fired at Saudi Arabia’, Al Jazeera, 13 March 2026.
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  M. Kelly and A. Cheeseman, ‘Where Iran has retaliated across the Middle East, according to satellite images and videos’, The Washington Post, 1 March 2026
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  ‘US-sanctioned oil tanker hit off Oman coast’, Reuters, 1 March 2026; ‘Indian-crewed tanker hit off Oman coast; four injured’, On Manorama, 1 March 2026. One worker was injured in the strikes.E. Kourdiet al, ‘Oman’s Duqm Port targeted by drones, state media reports’, CNN, 1 March 2026.