Iran's IRGC says liquified gas tanker struck mine along 'unauthorized' route in Strait of Hormuz
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Iranian media reported on Thursday that four oil tankers were hit by explosions in the waterway vital for global shipping, adding that the vessels had ignored warnings.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy said a tanker carrying liquefied natural gas struck a naval mine and suffered an explosion in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday while using what they described was an "unauthorized and dangerous route," state media reported.No details on the tanker were immediately available.Iranian media reported on Thursday that four oil tankers were hit by explosions in the waterway vital for global shipping, adding that the vessels had ignored warnings and entered what it considers restricted areas of the strategic waterway.Tankers face attacks throughout Strait of HormuzTankers are still facing attacks across the strait, despite a rebound in traffic and…
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