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4 tankers said to hit mines in strait
Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, on the newest of 2 developments
Iran's Revolutionary Guard said Friday that a supertanker carrying more than 2 million barrels of oil struck a naval mine, exploded and caught fire while using an unauthorized route in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media reported.
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says three oil tankers struck mines and caught fire while using what Tehran calls an unauthorized southern route through the Strait of Hormuz, alleging the crews ignored warnings.
Also, the U.S. military is denying Iran’s claim that it seized control of an American surveillance drone and captured it intact near the Strait of Hormuz.
Oil tankers have resumed using the Strait of Hormuz, but with this report from the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps, there may be repercussions in the market.
The U.S. military denied Iran’s claim on Thursday that it captured an American drone near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran also said that three tankers struck mines and caught fire while attempting to exit the strait through an unauthorized route.
Oct 30 (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards Navy said on Friday that three oil tankers had caught fire and exploded while attempting to use what it described as unauthorised routes through the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media reported.
Oct 30 (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards Navy said on Friday that two oil tankers were involved in incidents and stopped in waters south of the Strait of Hormuz, after ignoring radio warnings and attempting to use what it described as an unauthorized route through the strategic waterway.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard claims a supertanker carrying over 2 million barrels of oil struck a naval mine, exploded, and caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said Friday that four oil tankers, including one carrying more than 2 million barrels of oil, hit mines and caught fire while traveling through the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard said Friday that a supertanker carrying more than 2 million barrels of oil struck a naval mine, exploded and caught fire while using an unauthorized route in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media reported.
Four oil tankers caught fire after hitting mines in the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran claimed Wednesday, a day after US President Donald Trump said the United States had launched strikes on Iran. Discussions to end the war between Washington and Tehran via mediators have continued with little sign of dip…
Four oil tankers were destroyed after hitting naval mines in an area south of the Strait of Hormuz proscribed by Iran as prohibited for navigation, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Wednesday, as attacks on vessels in the region intensify while crude oil flows have dipped from …
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