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MapIRGC Says Two Oil Tankers and Tugboat Catch Fire in Strait of Hormuz
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IRGC says two oil tankers and a tugboat caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz. One of the tankers was struck by a naval mine south of the Strait.
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Mine hits and tanker fires
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said two oil tankers and a tugboat caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz as vessels tried to transit routes unauthorized by the Islamic Republic. Iran’s IRGC said one oil tanker hit a naval mine while attempting to move south of the Strait, and another tanker caught fire as it was on its way out in the eastern part of the Strait, with the tugboat that approached it also catching fire.
UK Maritime Trade Operations said it received a report of an incident 50 nautical miles north of Madinat ash Shamal, Qatar, in which a tanker was struck by two unidentified projectiles, while the status of the crew, damage assessment, and environmental impact were unconfirmed at present. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said four non-compliant oil tankers attempting to pass through the prohibited passage south of the Strait of Hormuz were destroyed after striking naval mines and were still burning, and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps added that two other non-compliant ships or vessels had also been halted.
Iran blames violations, cites drones
Iran’s IRGC Public Relations Office said a large tanker trying to pass through the illegal passage south of the Strait was hit by a mine and caught fire and stopped, while another supertanker leaving that route in the east of the Strait stopped in a massive fire and a tugboat approaching it also caught fire.
The IRGC Public Relations Office said its Navy Electronic Warfare Unit fighters were able to safely land two Lucas-type drones and take control of them.
خبرگزاری دفاع مقدس reported the destruction of four violating oil tankers due to mine strikes, the seizure of two other violating vessels, and the downing of the 56th U.S. MQ-9 drone.
Iran’s IRGC Public Relations Office reported the destruction of four violating oil tankers due to mine strikes, the seizure of two other violating vessels, and the downing of the 56th U.S. MQ-9 drone.
Negotiations, war rhetoric, and risk
Discussions to end the war between Washington and Tehran via mediators continued with little sign of diplomatic breakthrough, and President Masoud Pezeshkian said, "No one will benefit from this war" if fighting resumes. Tehran’s chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the Islamic republic was "ready for battle with its finger on the trigger," while Iran insisted it was ready to reopen the strait only if Washington agreed to a long-standing list of demands.
Iran’s chief negotiator, Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf, posted on social media that Americans had said no to war, and Iranian officials continued to insist they gave negotiators seven points that the U.S. must meet before reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Crude Oil Prices Today said crude oil exports, condensate, and fuels slipped to 17.1 million barrels per day in October from 18.9 million bpd in September, and it added that tanker-tracking services caution the numbers could be revised as more details on shipments emerge.