Iran's own state television suggested on Saturday that explosions heard across southern Iran, including on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, might be related to Iranian military activity in the waterway rather than U.S. strikes, and said officials had not confirmed any missile strikes on Iranian territory [1]. The semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that two missiles had struck Qeshm Island, with no official information on damage; neither Iran nor the United States commented, though Washington said on November 2 that it had struck the island in a limited defensive measure [1]. President Donald Trump had hinted at renewing major attacks on Iran after last week's midterm elections, but there has been no sign of a large-scale U.S. operation [1].

Both sides continued to report ship strikes. The U.S. military said Saturday evening that its air force fired at the stern of a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Oman, disabling it as it tried to get through the blockade of Iranian ports — the action first reported a day earlier [1]. Iran's Revolutionary Guards Navy said two oil tankers had caught fire after hitting mines while attempting an "unauthorized route" through the strait, and the semi-official Fars news agency later reported a third tanker suffered an explosion and caught fire; the IRGC accused the vessels of switching off their navigation systems [1][2]. Reuters could not confirm any of the reported strikes, and no maritime authority had verified them at the time of publication [1][2]. Separately, UKMTO monitors said a bulk carrier and military forces were involved in an incident in the Gulf of Oman about 18 nautical miles east of Khor Fakkan, with damage unknown and any link to the reported U.S. attack unclear [1].

In a widening footprint, Saudi Arabia's energy ministry confirmed that an administrative building belonging to Saudi Aramco in Riyadh sustained limited damage from falling debris after an attempted attack, with no injuries [1][2]. Qatar, which is mediating, denied reports that the U.S. and Iran had failed to reach a deal, and its prime minister affirmed both sides were still working toward an agreement [1]. Iran has submitted a nuclear proposal to Washington through Qatar, but a senior Iranian official said discussions depend on Washington first meeting Tehran's seven demands, including sanctions relief, access to frozen assets and war reparations, while Washington insists nuclear issues be part of initial talks [1]. The U.S. military also said Saturday it was launching a task force to crack down on weapons and sanctioned material reaching Iran by land and across the Caspian Sea, which the Guards dismissed as "wordplay" [1].

None of this indicates commercial oil traffic is resuming. The latest IMF PortWatch print tracked here still shows one vessel transiting the strait on November 1 against a pre-crisis norm near 85 a day, and every vessel strike in the past day remains a belligerent's claim rather than a verified incident with measured cargo impact.