Iran's IRGC Navy claims attack on LPG tanker in Strait of Hormuz
State media says the tanker was fired on while trying to pass through the strait illegally, with a significant fire reported aboard.
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Map: The Gulf and Hormuz, marking Strait of Hormuz
Iran's IRGC Navy says it attacked an LPG tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, state media reported, describing the vessel as attempting to pass through illegally and reporting a significant fire as a result.
Military sources cited by Fars described heavy explosions in the southern strait, with shipping traffic near a standstill. Seven vessel strikes have now been logged in the Hormuz corridor since late September, and transit through the strait is running near two vessels a day, against a pre-conflict average of roughly 125.
The claimed attack comes a day after Trump said any US strike on Iran would wait until after the November 3 election, while adding that the blockade on Iran remains in full force. Washington and Tehran remain apart on what reopening the strait would require, and Iran has not met any pledge to end its interdiction of shipping there.
The attack adds a direct military strike on a tanker to a pattern that has already throttled traffic through one of the world's busiest oil corridors. With the dispute over sequencing a blockade and a reopening still unresolved, this keeps the standing risk premium on crude oil intact rather than marking a new escalation, and leaves broader risk sentiment exposed to further strikes in the strait.