Iran's IRGC Navy says seven vessels hit, warns US of wider response
Iran’s state television said four vessels were hit during oil transfers and three more struck mines, raising concerns over shipping security in the strait.
- 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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Iran: Oil tankers are on fire, damaged in key strait as fears grow over return to war
Iran's government says seven oil tankers have caught fire or were been damaged in the strategic Strait of Hormuz
Seven boats were damaged in Ormuz, raising tensions in a context of potential renewed conflicts. Iran threatens U.S. bases. Iran proposes an agreement to open the Strait, while the U.S. reinforces its military presence. Trump rejects the plan; attacks on ships continue.
The Revolutionary Guards Navy said that it had targeted four vessels that were involved in the transportation of oil in the northern part of the Gulf, within unauthorized routes from the Iranian side, while three ships last night came into contact with mines.
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Wral NewsIran says 7 oil tankers are on fire or damaged in a key strait as fears grow of a return to war
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IRGC Says Seven Ships Hit Near Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said Thursday that it had struck four vessels in the northern Persian Gulf and reported that three others were hit by naval mines west of the Strait of Hormuz, amid escalating tensions over shipping routes. In a statement, the IRGC Navy said its forces had identified four vessels […]
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