Four Oil Tankers Caught Fire After They Hit Me in the Ormuz Strait. Iran Contradicts the US on Road Safety
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Iranian armed forces announced Thursday that four oil tankers caught fire after hitting naval mines in the Ormuz Strait. According to Tehran, three of the ships were sailing on an unauthorized route, while Washington claims that the main maritime routes...
Four oil tankers in the Strait of Ormuz were set on fire after colliding with mines, according to Iran, which also seized an American drone.Washington claims to have removed mines, while the Iranian navy warns of illegal routes.The British agency reported a burning ship.
Four Oil Tankers Caught Fire After Hitting Me in the Ormuz Strait, According to Iranian Armed Forces
Iran's armed forces said Thursday that four oil tankers caught fire after hitting me in the Strait of Ormuz, while Washington claims, on the contrary, that it cleaned up most of me, reports AFP.
On Thursday, the Iranian armed forces claimed that four new oil tankers had caught fire after having struck mines in the Strait of Ormuz, Washington assuring that much of it had been cleared.
While Washington claims to have secured the main shipping routes of the Strait of Ormuz, Tehran contests these statements. Tensions remain sharp around this strategic passage for the world trade in hydrocarbons, against the background of diplomatic blockade.
At least four tankers have caught fire after striking mines while attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's armed forces said on Thursday, a day after the US military said it had removed mines from key routes in the waterway. "In the past 24 hours, three oil tankers that violated the rules exploded [...] Flaming sea in the Strait of Hormuz: Four tankers on fire
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