{
  "id": 18066848,
  "title": "Iran says tankers destroyed after hitting mines in Hormuz",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/iran-says-tankers-destroyed-after-hitting-mines-in-hormuz",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T04:33:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/world/2026-11-04-iran-says-tankers-destroyed-after-hitting-mines-in-hormuz/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Iran reported on Wednesday that four oil tankers caught fire after colliding with naval mines while attempting to navigate the Strait of Hormuz. This incident occurred following a warning from Iran that no one would benefit from the re-emergence of war. The statement was made a day after President Donald Trump announced that the United States had carried out strikes on Iran, in response to reports of a raid on Qeshm, the largest island in the strait. According to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, which quoted state TV, the four non-compliant oil tankers were destroyed by mines and continue to burn. Additionally, two other non-compliant ships or vessels were halted. The Guards also claimed to have shot down a drone over the strait. Iran asserts control over Hormuz, a critical global energy corridor, and has been targeting vessels that pass through without its authorization since the war began. The conflict, sparked by US-Israeli attacks on Iran in February, has been in a stalemate for months. Despite indirect communication between the United States and Iran through mediators, with no significant progress towards diplomacy, Iran has stated its readiness to reopen the strait, contingent upon Washington's agreement to its demands. Iran's chief negotiator in talks with the United States, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, declared that the Islamic republic is prepared for battle, with its finger on the trigger, although President Masoud Pezeshkian expressed his government's intent to resolve the crisis through dialogue. Pezeshkian emphasized on Tuesday that no one would benefit from this war if fighting resumes, as stated on Tuesday.",
  "summary": "Four oil tankers caught fire after hitting mines while attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran said Wednesday, after it warned no one would benefit from a return to war.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Iran says tankers destroyed after hitting mines in Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/iran-says-tankers-destroyed-after-hitting-mines-in-hormuz-18069569",
        "published": "2026-11-04T04:27:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Iran says US reply to Hormuz plan ‘unconvincing’; Trump confirms strikes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/iran-says-us-reply-to-hormuz-plan-unconvincing-trump-confirms-strikes",
        "published": "2026-11-04T04:39:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Four tankers destroyed by naval mines in Strait of Hormuz, Iran's IRGC says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/four-tankers-destroyed-by-naval-mines-in-strait-of-hormuz-irans-irgc",
        "published": "2026-11-04T07:17:08.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}