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Tanker War Continues: Iran Says 5 Ships Hit Naval Mines In Last 24 Hours
- Iranian state media on Thursday is citing several more instances of tankers on fire in the Strait of Hormuz and regional waters.
- Iran’s IRGC military says, “This afternoon, two more offending oil tankers collided with naval mines in the insecure area east of the Strait of Hormuz and caught fire,“ as cited in IRIB.
- Earlier on Thursday, the IRGC announced two prior instances of tankers hitting mines, which happened in the overnight hours while they attempted ‘illegal’ passage south of the strait.
- If accurate, this would bring the number of impacted tankers over the past 24 hours to five: In a…
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