Iran says three oil tankers on fire in Hormuz
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Tuesday that three oil tankers were on fire in the Strait of Hormuz, where the country regularly targets ships that transit without its authorisation. Later in the day, the Emirati state oil company ADNOC said one of its vessels had “sustained damage following an attack in the UAE’s territorial waters” in [...] The post Iran says three oil tankers on fire in…
According to Iran's Revolutionary Guards, three oil tankers were on fire in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday. The Guards also claimed that one of the tankers was struck by a naval mine, causing an explosion. Another tanker, escorted by American military forces, was attempting to make an unauthorized passage through the strait. The United States has imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports and assisted tankers in navigating the waterway, which typically carries one-fifth of global oil supplies.
Iran has been restricting traffic through the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the Middle East war in late February, insisting that vessels utilize routes authorized by the Islamic republic.
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