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Iran Guards say two tankers caught fire in Hormuz

The Hindu6 November 2026, 16:49 UTCIran

Since the outbreak of the West Asia war on February 28, Tehran has sought to limit traffic through the strategic waterway, which normally carries about one-fifth of global oil consumption

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