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Iran's Revolutionary Guards reported on Friday that two oil tankers caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz after allegedly striking mines while using unauthorized routes. According to the statement by Iran’s ideological military arm, the vessels had deactivated navigation and identification systems. This incident follows similar claims from Tehran a day earlier about five other tankers catching fire. The situation is part of ongoing tensions since the start of the West Asia war in February 2026, with Iran seeking to restrict traffic through the strategically important waterway that carries approximately one-fifth of global oil trade.

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Iran's Revolutionary Guards said in a statement carried by state media on Friday (November 6, 2026) that two oil tankers caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz, a day after Tehran claimed five other tankers had similar fates. asserted

tankers → say → fates

Since the outbreak of the West Asia war on February 28, Tehran has sought to limit traffic through the strategic waterway, which normally carries about one-fifth of global oil consumption. asserted

which → seek → consumption

The United States has in response imposed a blockade on Iranian ports and escorted tankers through the strait. asserted

States → impose → strait

U.S. Central Command said last month that it had helped Gulf countries export 1.5 billion barrels of oil via Hormuz since the summer and has recently said that all mines have been cleared from the waterway. asserted

mines → say → waterway

"Two violating oil tankers — one east of the Strait of Hormuz and the other within the Strait itself — that attempted to transit via an unauthorised route struck mines," the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the ideological arm of Iran's military, said in a statement carried by state TV. asserted

Corps → violate → TV

"The two tankers had deactivated all of their navigation and identification systems and were attempting to exit the Strait of Hormuz... with the support of the aggressor and terrorist American military, but following the collision with mines, they caught fire and were brought to a stop," the statement added. asserted

statement → deactivate → stop

On Thursday (November 5, 2026), Iranian media reported that five oil tankers and a tugboat caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz in similar incidents. asserted

tankers → report → incidents

Iran Guards say two tankers caught fire in Hormuz

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