Iran says five tankers, tugboat caught fire in Hormuz

Tehran Five oil tankers and a tugboat caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's Revolutionary Guards and army said in separate statements, according to local media on Thursday (November 5, 2026). Since the outbreak of the Iran war in late February, Tehran has severely restricted traffic through the strategic waterway, which normally carries about one-fifth of global oil consumption. Iran says ready to reopen Hormuz in two days if U.S.

agrees to demands Iran says ready to reopen Hormuz in two days if U.S. agrees to demands A senior Iranian official said the offer to open the vital energy corridor, which follows intense efforts by mediators to stop a return to war, showed good faith Iran says ready to reopen Hormuz in two days if U.S. agrees to demands storyline 1 It regularly attacks ships it accuses of transiting without its authorisation.

The United States military has in response imposed a blockade on Iranian ports and helped tankers travel the strait. "Last night...