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Update: Iran says three more oil tankers hit mines and caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz; U.S. says main routes are cleared
Iran's navy and Revolutionary Guard said Saturday that fires broke out on a total of three oil tankers that struck mines in the Strait of Hormuz, including a supertanker, claiming the ships had switched off their tracking systems and used unauthorized routes, Reuters reported via CNA. The statements did not name the vessels or their origins, and the U.S. military says it has cleared the main routes through the waterway of mines. The United States keeps a naval blockade on Iranian ports and provides military support to tankers using the strait.
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- CNA (Reuters)Iran reports three incidents of oil tankers hit by mines in Hormuz