Iran's navy says three tankers on fire after hitting mines in Hormuz
Iranian military officials said the incidents followed unauthorized transits, and one tanker carried more than 2 million barrels of crude oil.
- On Saturday, Iran's navy and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed three oil tankers struck naval mines in and around the Strait of Hormuz, causing fires that disabled the vessels and prompted evacuations.
- Iranian authorities allege the tankers were secretly transiting unauthorized routes with their tracking systems disabled, characterizing the strikes as enforcement of restricted maritime zones Tehran has imposed since February.
- The UAE Coast Guard evacuated 22 crew members, including 19 Indian nationals, with no injuries reported; international news agencies noted the Iranian military claims remain unverified.
- Simultaneous to the maritime incidents, the Revolutionary Guard claimed it shot down an American MQ-1 Predator drone over Qeshm Island on Saturday using a 'new advanced air defence system.'
- Ongoing military hostilities since February, including a U.S. naval blockade on Iranian ports, continue to disrupt commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a key flashpoint in the broader West Asia conflict.
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Two oil tankers have struck mines in the Strait of Hormuz. One of them, a supertanker carrying more than two million barrels of oil, sank after suffering hull damage, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said. Since the outbreak of war with the United States in late February, Iran has insisted that vessels transit the strait obtain its permission. The IRGC attacks those that do not comply.
The Guard Corps of the Islamic Revolution (IRGC) said on Sunday that an oil tanker, carrying over two million barrels of oil, sank after hitting a mine and caught fire in the Ormuz Strait. It is about one of the two ships that hit me as they crossed the strait, it specified...
A supertanker carrying more than two million barrels of oil has sunk in the southern part of the Persian Gulf after striking a sea mine, while the other vessel that hit a mine while trying to pass through the Strait of..
“One of these vessels – a supertanker carrying more than 2 million barrels of oil – sank in the southern waters of the Persian Gulf following an explosion and a massive fire,”...
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