Tanker set ablaze after being struck by projectile in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran mourns Khamenei

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A tanker was set ablaze in the Strait of Hormuz after being struck by a projectile, according to the British military. This incident is part of ongoing attacks targeting vessels in this strategic Persian Gulf waterway, through which a significant share of global oil and natural gas supply transits.

A tanker traveling off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz caught on fire early Tuesday morning after being struck by a projectile, the British military said. The attack was the latest targeting a vessel moving through the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf, through which a fifth of all oil and natural ...