Multiple Tankers Struck by Mines Near Hormuz
AI illustrationThree oil tankers caught fire after striking naval mines east of the Strait of Hormuz on 5 November. Iran's armed forces said the first hit a mine early that morning. Two more struck mines around noon. All three burned.
A day earlier, UKMTO confirmed a tanker was struck by two unidentified projectiles in the Persian Gulf near Qatar. No group claimed responsibility. No tanker names or flag states have been released.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards reported two more overnight incidents. A large tanker caught fire after striking a mine south of the strait. It halted. A supertanker exiting the eastern passage also caught fire, the IRGC said. So did the tugboat that came to help.
These are the latest in a sustained campaign. Three tankers that struck mines and caught fire near Hormuz and a limpet mine disabled a tanker near Khasab, Oman the previous week. US strikes hit Iran's Qeshm Island two days before this latest wave.
Multiple Tankers Struck by Mines Near Hormuz
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