Tehran, July 30, 2026 (AFP) - Iran's Guards say two tankers turned back in Hormuz strait

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Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday that two oil tankers attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz with US support turned back after one of them caught fire. "Last night, two oil tankers, encouraged by American aircraft, attempted to leave through the unsafe southern route of the Strait of Hormuz," the Guards said in a statement. "After a major fire broke out on one of them, both vessels quickly turned back." Iran has kept control of th......

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