Spot Report: Iran: Operation Epic Fury Weekly Update
Date Posted:Tue, 5th May 2026
Since 27 Apr, the conflict has moved from an unstable coercive phase into a more direct operational contest over who can practically control commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has continued to assert routing authority, seize or attack vessels, and frame the Strait and wider Gulf as an Iranian-led security space.
Click here to read the full report.