Iran says supertanker struck mine as attacks on shipping intensify near Hormuz
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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said an oil supertanker carrying more than two million barrels of crude struck a naval mine and caught fire while passing through the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday.
According to the IRGC, the vessel had turned off its positioning and radar systems and was using a route Tehran considered unauthorized, with support from the U.S. military.
The incident came amid a surge in attacks on commercial shipping in and around the strait. The Telegraph reported that six oil tankers were hit in a single day, while the Financial Times described the incidents as the worst spate of attacks since the war began. UK Maritime Trade Operations also reported that at least two other tankers had been hit off Saudi Arabia’s coast since Friday, according to Middle East Eye.
The IRGC Navy again declared the Strait of Hormuz closed and said vessels of all nationalities were prohibited from passing through it, state-run IRNA reported. Iran’s army commander Amir Hatami said the waterway would remain closed until what he called the rights of the Iranian nation were respected.
Brent crude rose to about $109.86 a barrel as the attacks raised concerns about oil shipments through the Persian Gulf.
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Iran says supertanker struck mine as attacks on shipping intensify near Hormuz
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said an oil supertanker carrying more than two million barrels of crude struck a naval mine and caught fire while passing through the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday.
According to the IRGC, the vessel had turned off its positioning and radar systems and was using a route Tehran considered unauthorized, with support from the U.S. military. Those claims were not independently confirmed in the reports.
The incident came amid a surge in attacks on commercial shipping in and around the strait. The Telegraph reported that six oil tankers were hit in a single day, while the Financial Times described the incidents as the worst spate of attacks since the war began. UK Maritime Trade Operations also reported that at least two other tankers had been hit off Saudi Arabia’s coast since Friday, according to Middle East Eye.
The IRGC Navy again declared the Strait of Hormuz closed and said vessels of all nationalities were prohibited from passing through it, state-run IRNA reported. Iran’s army commander Amir Hatami said the waterway would remain closed until what he called the rights of the Iranian nation were respected.
Brent crude rose to about $109.86 a barrel as the attacks raised concerns about oil shipments through the Persian Gulf.
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