Iran Claims Four Tankers Hit Mines as Hormuz Shipping Fears Grow

Iranian forces claim four tankers were damaged by mines near the Strait of Hormuz, intensifying concern over shipping through a corridor that carries about one-fifth of global energy supplies. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said three tankers caught fire after hitting mines along what it called an unauthorized southern route near Oman. Iran’s army said a fourth tanker burned east of the strait. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards also disputed a U.S. Central Command claim that American forces had cleared mines from primary transit routes. In Yemen, Iran-backed Houthi forces claimed six operations targeting Saudi airports and oil facilities.

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