Super Tanker Ablaze After Striking Mine in Strait of Hormuz: IRGC
The tanker was carrying more than 2 million barrels of oil, and the IRGC navy said it struck a mine while trying an unauthorized route.
- On Saturday, President Donald Trump stated the United States Navy is enforcing an effective blockade, claiming no Iranian ship has been able to cross the Strait of Hormuz.
- Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of CENTCOM, reported the United States has blocked Iran from exporting $25 billion in oil and frozen $350 million in Islamic Republic cryptocurrency.
- The Revolutionary Guard Corps reported a tanker carrying more than two million barrels of oil struck a mine while "attempting to pass through an unauthorised route" in the Strait, causing a "massive explosion" and a "fierce fire."
- While the United States asserts the Strait "remains open for business," the IRGC claimed the waterway is closed, threatening that defying Iranian regulations results in "burning in the fire of trust in the terrorist United States army."
- Maritime tensions since the Iran War began threaten the Strait, which typically carries around 25% of the world's seaborne oil trade, highlighting strategic vulnerability.
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A ship carrying more than two million barrels of crude oil struck a mine on Saturday 17 October, announcing the Guardians of the Revolution. A major explosion occurred, leading to a fire on the boat. - Ormuz Strait: an oil tanker struck a mine and caught fire (International).
Two Supertanker Carrying Millions Of Barrels Of Oil Explodes In Strait Of Hormuz After Mine Strike
A ship carrying more than 2 million barrels of crude oil caught fire after hitting a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Saturday. The incident comes at a time when tensions between
Iran reports that a tanker struck a sea mine. A bit further north, there were two more incidents.
Iran's IRGC says tanker exploded after hitting mine in Strait of Hormuz
The navy of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Saturday that an oil tanker had exploded and caught fire after hitting a naval mine while transiting the Strait of Hormuz.In a statement published on the IRGC's official news
According to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, a supertanker with more than two million barrels of oil per 159 liters of oil was driven on a sea mine in the Strait of Hormuz. There was an explosion and a fire on board. So far, there is no information on the health of the crew.
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