Conflict & Security
Iran's Revolutionary Guards halt tankers as another vessel is attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
October 30, 2026 at 11:58 PM
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2 reports · 1 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 3 hours
Iran's Revolutionary Guards say they halted tankers attempting unauthorised crossings of the Strait of Hormuz, as a stricken ship's crew was rescued from a fire.
- Oman evacuated 25 crew members from the burning Panamanian-flagged crude oil tanker RITI in the Strait of Hormuz.
- UKMTO reported a ship was struck by an unidentified projectile 40 nautical miles south of Iran's Lavan Island, igniting a fire aboard.
- Iran's IRGC said three oil tankers were halted entering the strait via "unauthorised routes"; one supertanker exploded and caught fire.
- US Central Command chief Brad Cooper said the strait's internationally recognised primary transit routes had been cleared of Iranian sea mines.