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๐Ÿšจ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran's Revolutionary Guards navy says two more oil tankers hit mines in the Strait of Hormuz, one a supertanker on fire (unconfirmed)

November 1, 2026 · 2 min read · Pardip Bansal

๐Ÿšจ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran's Revolutionary Guards navy says two more oil tankers hit mines in the Strait of Hormuz, one a supertanker on fire (unconfirmed)

  • ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran's state media, citing the Revolutionary Guards navy, says two oil tankers struck naval mines and exploded while using what it called an unauthorised route through the Strait of Hormuz (newswires, )
  • ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท The Guards say one of the two is a supertanker now engulfed in flames, and that both had switched off their tracking systems and lacked Iranian transit approval

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