Super tanker set ablaze after hitting mine in Hormuz
Why This Matters
Key context: TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy announced that a supertanker carrying more than two million barrels of crude oil exploded and caught fire after striking a naval mine south of the Strait of Hormuz. This development from en.mehrnews.com highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy announced that a supertanker carrying more than two million barrels of crude oil exploded and caught fire after striking a naval mine south of the Strait of Hormuz.
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