Iran Says Tankers Hit Mines as Attacks Surge Around Strait of Hormuz
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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said oil tankers caught fire after striking naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, amid a sharp increase in attacks on commercial shipping around the waterway.
The IRGC said two tankers, each carrying about two million barrels of crude, hit mines on Saturday and were engulfed in flames. Iranian reports did not identify the vessels or the origins of their cargoes. On Sunday, Iranian media cited the IRGC as reporting that an oil tanker exploded and caught fire in its engine room after hitting a mine in the southern strait.
According to the IRGC, the vessels had disabled navigation or identification systems and entered routes that Tehran had not authorised. It claimed one tanker was attempting to transit with US military support. The claims and the number of vessels involved could not be independently confirmed.
Six ships were attacked in or near the strait last Sunday, the highest single-day total since the war began, according to maritime security firm Vanguard, the International Maritime Organization and the UK Maritime Trade Operations agency. Additional tankers were reportedly struck in Gulf waters later in the week.
Iran has required ships to seek permission to pass through Hormuz, while the United States has imposed a naval counter-blockade on Iranian oil exports. Kpler data cited by Al Jazeera showed oil flows through the strait falling from 20.8 million barrels on October 8 to 2.9 million on October 11. Brent crude rose to about $110 a barrel amid the disruption.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Replace “another tanker” with “an oil tanker” to avoid asserting an unsupported vessel count. - "On Sunday, Iranian media cited the IRGC as reporting that another tanker exploded and caught fire in its engine room after hitting a mine in the southern strait.": The source reports an oil tanker but does not establish that it was a third vessel separate from the two tankers reported on Saturday.
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Iran Says Tankers Hit Mines as Attacks Surge Around Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said oil tankers caught fire after striking naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, amid a sharp increase in attacks on commercial shipping around the waterway.
The IRGC said two tankers, each carrying about two million barrels of crude, hit mines on Saturday and were engulfed in flames. Iranian reports did not identify the vessels or the origins of their cargoes. On Sunday, Iranian media cited the IRGC as reporting that anotheran oil tanker exploded and caught fire in its engine room after hitting a mine in the southern strait.
According to the IRGC, the vessels had disabled navigation or identification systems and entered routes that Tehran had not authorised. It claimed one tanker was attempting to transit with US military support. The claims and the number of vessels involved could not be independently confirmed.
Six ships were attacked in or near the strait last Sunday, the highest single-day total since the war began, according to maritime security firm Vanguard, the International Maritime Organization and the UK Maritime Trade Operations agency. Additional tankers were reportedly struck in Gulf waters later in the week.
Iran has required ships to seek permission to pass through Hormuz, while the United States has imposed a naval counter-blockade on Iranian oil exports. Kpler data cited by Al Jazeera showed oil flows through the strait falling from 20.8 million barrels on October 8 to 2.9 million on October 11. Brent crude rose to about $110 a barrel amid the disruption.
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