Tankers hit in Hormuz as Iran keeps up pressure after US vote
DUBAI, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Iran reported three more tankers had been damaged in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, making clear that shipping would remain in peril as long as the war in the Gulf is unresolved, now that US voters have punished President Donald Trump for waging it. The electoral rout that cost Trump's Republicans control of Congress has prompted a stark reassessment of the conflict's…
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) reported that two oil tankers caught fire following a collision with mines in the Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC navy disclosed that the two vessels, one located in the eastern section of the strait and the other within the strait itself, were attempting to navigate through an unauthorized route.
Subsequently, the tankers collided with mines, ignited, and were grounded in the water. The IRGC claimed that these two ships had disabled their navigation and identification systems, attempting to exit the unauthorized strait route with assistance from the hostile American military. However, after striking a mine, the vessels caught fire and became immobile.
The IRGC affirmed that the Strait of Hormuz was closed by divine intervention and the efforts of their naval forces, asserting that until seven specific conditions are met, the aggressive and terrorist American forces would achieve no success in forcing tankers to pass through the unauthorized and mined area, resulting only in further embarrassment for the American forces.
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