Three tankers caught fire in Strait of Hormuz: Iran

Tehran Three oil tankers caught fire on Sunday (November 8, 2026) in the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran regularly targets ships that transit without its authorisation, the Revolutionary Guards said in a statement. Also read | Explosions heard in areas in southern Iran, Iranian media report https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/explosions-heard-in-areas-in-southern-iran-iranian-media-report/article71679592.ece Since the outbreak of the Iran war in late February, Tehran has severely restricted traffic through the strategic waterway, insisting vessels use routes authorised by the Islamic republic. The United States has in response imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports and helped tankers travel the strait, which normally carries about one-fifth of global oil consumption.

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