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Iran says 5 tankers catch fire after striking naval mines in Strait of Hormuz

Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 3:35 PM · 1 min read
Iran says 5 tankers catch fire after striking naval mines in Strait of Hormuz — Shenzhen Business news

Five oil tankers and a tugboat caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and army said in separate statements, according to local media on Thursday. Since the outbreak of the Iran war in late February, Tehran has severely restricted traffic through the strategic waterway, which normally carries about one-fifth of global oil consumption. It regularly attacks ships it accuses of transiting without its authorisation. The United States military has in response imposed a...

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