October 17, 2026CommoditiesPolitics·Bearish·geopolitics
Two tankers, each carrying 2M barrels of crude, hit IRGC-planted mines in southern Strait of Hormuz, Iran's Guards say
Iran's Revolutionary Guards say two oil tankers, each carrying about two million barrels of crude, were set on fire and brought to a halt after striking naval mines planted by the IRGC in the southern Strait of Hormuz. Separately, UKMTO flagged two tanker incidents off Al Jubayl, Saudi Arabia, and reported a skiff fired shots at an LNG tanker off Yemen whose guards returned warning fire.
Detected & updated continuously · Source: Nebula
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Strait of HormuzUnited Kingdom Maritime Trade OperationsYemenSaudi ArabiaLiquefied natural gas