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Iranian army navy monitors offending oil tanker that caught fire east of Strait of Hormuz

The Iranian army navy announced it had monitored an "offending" oil tanker in which a fire broke out in the prohibited zone east of the Strait of Hormuz, and later said the vessel had switched off its tracking systems and intended to cross the prohibited zone in the southern corridor of the strait. It then quoted the Revolutionary Guard as saying the tanker was carrying more than two million barrels of crude oil and had shut down its radar and navigation systems to cross the southern route.

📍 Where things stand: The Iranian account describes an offending tanker that hid its course and shut down its radar and navigation systems while attempting to cross a prohibited corridor, with no further details on the vessel's fate or the extent of the damage.

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20 Oct 2026, 17:38 The Iranian army navy announced it had monitored an "offending" oil tanker in which a fire broke out in the prohibited zone east of the Strait of Hormuz, without further details on the incident.
20 Oct 2026, 17:39 The Iranian army navy announced that the tanker had switched off its tracking systems and intended to cross the prohibited zone in the southern corridor of the Strait of Hormuz, indicating it hid its course before attempting to pass through a prohibited corridor in the strait.
20 Oct 2026, 20:08 News headlines reported a new maritime incident in the Strait of Hormuz and said Tehran had revealed the cause of the incident, without further details.
20 Oct 2026, 20:10 Iran's Revolutionary Guard said the tanker was carrying more than two million barrels of crude oil and had shut down its radar and navigation systems to cross the southern route.

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