Tanker hit by explosion near Hormuz hours after US strikes on Iran
An external explosion damaged a tanker near the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf of Oman following US strikes on Iran. Though no casualties were reported and the crew is safe, some bunker fuel leaked into the sea, raising tensions in this strategic shipping corridor.
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