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Super tanker catches fire after hitting mine in Hormuz
20 OCT 2026 · 2006Z
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy announced that a supertanker carrying more than two million barrels of crude oil exploded and caught fire after striking a naval mine south of the Strait of Hormuz.
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Indexed Oct 20, 20:06 UTC · IRNA · Tehran state media →
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