Two Oil Tankers, Tugboat Catch Fire In Strait Of Hormuz: Iran

Published 05 Nov 2026, 12:04 IST

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British monitor UKMTO reported a tanker being struck by "two unidentified projectiles" around 50 nautical miles (90 kilometres) off the north coast of Qatar, without providing details on any damage or casualties

— The Hindu
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Tehran: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Thursday that three vessels, including two supertankers, caught fire in two separate incidents the previous night while crossing the Strait of Hormuz through an “illegal and unauthorised” route south of the waterway. In a statement on its…

— Orissa Post

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Iran's Revolutionary Guards report separate incidents as tensions persist over restrictions on shipping through the strategic waterway.

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Deccan Chronicle Center Deccan Chronicle Holdings Current article 05 Nov 2026, 12:04 IST

Two Oil Tankers, Tugboat Catch Fire In Strait Of Hormuz: Iran

Iran's Revolutionary Guards report separate incidents as tensions persist over restrictions on shipping through the strategic waterway.

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The Hindu Center-Left Kasturi & Sons Ltd. 05 Nov 2026, 22:59 IST

Iran says five tankers, tugboat caught fire in Hormuz

British monitor UKMTO reported a tanker being struck by "two unidentified projectiles" around 50 nautical miles (90 kilometres) off the north coast of Qatar, without providing details on any damage or casualties

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Orissa Post Center Eastern Media Ltd (Sambad Group) 05 Nov 2026, 17:15 IST

Iran’s IRGC says three ships catch fire on ‘illegal’ Hormuz route

Tehran: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Thursday that three vessels, including two supertankers, caught fire in two separate incidents the previous night while crossing the Strait of Hormuz through an “illegal and unauthorised” route south of the waterway. In a statement on its…

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