Coverage dated September 18, 2026

Iran claims it struck oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz, and other Mideast developments

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Iran says it struck an oil tanker trying to transit the Strait of Hormuz, while hundreds of thousands of people rallied in Tehran in the largest show of support for the government since the United States and Israel launched attacks in February.

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  1. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Iran says it strikes an oil tanker, and other Mideast developments (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Iran says it has struck an oil tanker trying to transit the Strait of Hormuz

  2. The Hill

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    Iran says it struck an oil tanker that was attempting to “illegally pass” through the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran’s paramilitary Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement shared by state media that it attacked a Togo-flagged tanker, the Trend, after it tried to navigate through the w…

  3. WHEC Rochester

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    Iran says it has struck an oil tanker trying to transit the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran has asserted control over the waterway since the U.S. and Israel launched the war on Feb. 28. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of Iranians rallied in Tehran in support of the government.

  4. Las Vegas Review-Journal

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    South Korea says it is considering expanding a naval operation in the Gulf of Aden to protect its ships and oil-shipping routes, but it will not send troops to intervene in the Iran war.

  5. WKBN Youngstown

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    Iran says it struck an oil tanker trying to transit the Strait of Hormuz, while hundreds of thousands of people rallied in Tehran in the largest show of support for the government since the United States and Israel launched attacks in February.

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