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Oil tanker explodes after striking naval mine in Hormuz, IRGC claims - report

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JERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS

An oil tanker exploded and caught fire after striking a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Saturday, without identifying the vessel or its flag.

Vessels transit the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of the port city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran on September 5, 2026; illustrative

(photo credit: ATTA KENARE / AFP via Getty Images)

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS

OCTOBER 10, 2026 20:16

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday that an oil tanker had exploded and caught fire after hitting a naval mine while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media reported.

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