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Two Oil Supertankers Explode in Strait of Hormuz, IRGC Says

12 NOV 2026 · 0922Z

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Two oil supertankers were disabled by massive explosions after they ignored warnings against using an "unauthorised route" in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday night, Iran's Revolutionary Guards Navy said on Thursday.The two tankers "exploded after hitting naval mines"…

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