Iran Says 7 Tankers on Fire or Damaged Overnight in the Strait of Hormuz, and Other Mideast News
Iran’s state television said the incidents may be the largest single-day damage to vessels in the waterway since the war began.
- On Thursday, seven oil tankers caught fire after being targeted or striking naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz, potentially marking the highest single-day damage since the war began in Feb.
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy reported that four vessels involved in illegal oil transfers in the Persian Gulf caught fire on Wednesday after being tracked by its forces.
- Three additional vessels collided with mines west of the Strait of Hormuz and were immobilized, bringing the total damaged tankers to seven as reported by the IRGC.
- Warning that any attempts to allow tanker transit through "illegal passages" in the Strait may expand the Revolutionary Guard's reaction, the group threatened to include regional bases in the Gulf.
- Since the war began in Feb, the Revolutionary Guard has routinely targeted regional bases in the Gulf, signaling the current escalation could deepen tensions in the waterway.
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PARIS (AP) — Iran’s state television reported that seven oil tankers were hit by attacks or collided with naval mines in the Strait of Ormuz on Thursday night, which could be the largest number of vessels...
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard claims that several tankers are on fire in the area of the Strait of Ormuz. ...
Iran says 7 oil tankers catch fire or damaged overnight in Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s state television reported that seven oil tankers have caught fire and were damaged overnight Thursday (October 22, 2026) after being targeted or striking naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said on Thursday it had attacked four vessels in the Persian Gulf
The Iranian military also said three more ships collided with mines in the Strait of Hormuz last night.“The army of the US aggressor should understand that if the trend persists, the scope of confrontation will also extend to aggressor bases...
Iran says 7 tankers on fire or damaged overnight in the Strait of Horm
Iran’s state television reported that seven oil tankers were either struck by attacks or hit naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz overnight Thursday, possibly making this the largest single-day number of vessels damaged in the waterway
Iran says 7 tankers on fire or damaged overnight in the Strait of Hormuz, and other Mideast news – WTOP News
Iran’s state television reported that seven oil tankers were either struck by attacks or hit naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz overnight Thursday, possibly making this the largest single-day number of vessels damaged in the waterway since the Iran war started on Feb. 28. Here is the latest news from the Middle East. Read our full coverage here. 7 oil tankers damaged in Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s state television reports Iran’s state television r…
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