Tehran, Nov 5, 2026 (AFP) - Iran says two tankers and tugboat caught fire in Hormuz

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2026-11-05

Two oil tankers and a tugboat caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's Revolutionary Guards said, according to local media on Thursday. Since the outbreak of the Iran war in late February, Tehran has severely restricted traffic through the strategic waterway, which normally carries about one-fifth of global oil consumption. It regularly attacks ships it accuses of transiting without its authorisation. The United States military has in response......

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