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Iran's IRINS Makran ablaze in Bandar Abbas amid escalating maritime tensions

Summary by CapeTown ETC
In a striking turn of events amid heightened tensions in the Gulf, newly captured satellite imagery reveals that the IRINS Makran, Iran’s largest naval vessel, is engulfed in flames at a military port in Bandar Abbas. The imagery, obtained from Planet Labs PBC and reported by Business Insider, shows a massive plume of smoke billowing from what analysts have identified as the converted oil tanker, which has served as a floating military base sinc…
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CapeTown ETC broke the news in on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.
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