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Iran says five tankers and tugboat caught fire in Hormuz

05 NOV 2026 · 2200Z

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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 str…

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