Iran says five tankers and tugboat caught fire in Hormuz
Five oil tankers and a tugboat caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and army said in separate statements, according to local media on Thursday. Since the outbreak of the Iran war in late February, Tehran has severely restricted traffic through the strategic waterway, which normally carries about one-fifth of global oil ...
Iran's Revolutionary Guards and army reported that five oil tankers and a tugboat caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, according to local media. The attacks come amid heightened tensions since the outbreak of the Iran war in late February, during which Tehran has severely restricted traffic through the strategic waterway.
The United States military has responded by imposing a blockade on Iranian ports and assisting tankers in navigating the strait. The sources differ on the precise timing and number of incidents, with the Guards attributing three separate fires to naval mine strikes and the army adding two more tankers struck by naval mines. While British monitor UKMTO reported a tanker struck by "two unidentified projectiles" off the north coast of Qatar, the exact impact and damage remain unclear.
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