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Iran’s Navy Says Oil Tanker on Fire After Hitting Mine in Hormuz

Published by Asharq Al-Awsat · Saudi Arabia 8 h ago
Iran’s Navy Says Oil Tanker on Fire After Hitting Mine in Hormuz
Asharq Al-Awsat

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Iran's navy said an oil tanker caught fire on Saturday ‌morning after ‌hitting a ‌naval ⁠mine in the eastern ⁠Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media reported. Reuters could not ⁠immediately verify the ‌report. Iran ‌has imposed ‌restrictions on vessels ‌seeking to pass through the Strait of Hormuz and ‌has attacked ships it says violated ⁠those ⁠restrictions, as it seeks to assert control over the strategic waterway…

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