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Offending tanker hits mines, catches fire east of Hormuz

IRNA5 November 2026, 13:47 UTCIran

Tehran, IRNA – The Iranian Navy says that in the early hours of Thursday, an offending oil tanker caught fire after hitting a naval mine while passing through an unsafe area east of the Strait of Hormuz.

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