Iran says four tankers on fire after striking mines in Hormuz
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says four tankers have caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says four tankers have caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz.






The vessels, each carrying about two million barrels of crude oil, used an unauthorised route, the IRGC says.

Video shows containers and debris scattered around the Strait of Hormuz due to the recent attacks on vessels.

The US says it destroyed an Iran-affiliated boat in the Gulf of Oman, accusing it of conducting surveillance.
Without a quick deal to move fertiliser through the strait, agricultural productivity would ‘significantly drop’.

Plumes of black smoke rise from a Petro Dolphin oil tanker by a drone attack off the coast of Oman.

A US fighter jet bombed a commercial cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman, according to CENTCOM.
US military jet strikes stern of commercial cargo ship ‘without harming the crew’, CENTCOM says.
US media reports suggest he may be weighing strikes before the vote, but the president has ruled that out.
Reports have emerged that tanker captains are earning $100,000 plus a $50,000 per-trip bonus to transit the strait.