U.S. Rejects Iran’s Mine Claim as Hormuz Shipping Threat Remains Severe
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy claimed a Panama-flagged oil tanker caught fire after hitting a naval mine near the Strait of Hormuz, but US Central Command denied the mine strike and stated the tanker was attacked by Iran last month and again recently.
- Oman postponed a planned diplomatic meeting between Iran and Gulf states on the Strait of Hormuz to build consensus amid regional tensions and requests from countries involved.
- Former US President Donald Trump asserted that oil shipments continue through the Strait of Hormuz and argued that countries benefiting from US protection of the waterway should reimburse the US for its military efforts.
- The ongoing conflict has disrupted global oil markets and raised security concerns in the region, with some signaling of diplomatic openness from Iran but no formal deal between Washington and Tehran announced.
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Oil tanker has exploded in Strait of Hormuz, says Iran’s IRGC
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said late on Monday that an oil tanker had struck a sea mine and exploded in the Strait of Hormuz. The tanker El Gaia was travelling along the southern route through the strait, which was mined by Iran, state broadcaster IRIB reported, citing the IRGC. The entire vessel went up in flames following the detonation of the mine, it said. The US military rejected that account. “The Panama-flagged oil ta…
Trump stated that countries should compensate the US for the cost of protecting tankers passing through the Strait of Ormuz, where oil is transported.
An oil tanker attempted to sail through the Strait of Hormuz via the south and struck naval mines, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRG) reports, according to news agency Fars. An explosion reportedly occurred and the ship caught fire. It is unclear exactly when the incident took place.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps reported that the supertanker El GAIA hit a mine. CENTCOM accuses Iran of lying and that the tanker is being towed. The post Tanker hit a mine, Iran says, and closes the Strait of Hormuz – CENTCOM: The Iranians hit it appeared first on in.gr.
Iran has mined parts of the economically important strait. Now a tanker on the southern route has gone to a mine and exploded in flames, Iranian media report, citing the Revolutionary Guards.
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