Two oil tankers are said to be on fire in the Strait of Hormuz, Sabereen reports

Newsquawk Staff · 6 Nov 2026, 07:45 UTC

IRGC adds "Two offending tankers, one in the eastern part of the Strait of Hormuz and the other in the Strait itself, intended to pass through an illegal route; the two ships were stopped and detained in the territorial waters of the Strait of Hormuz."

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The Middle East · about 1 hour before this headline

Explosions were heard in the Strait of Hormuz, Sabereen reported.

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