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Iran Guards say they struck 3 Hormuz oil tankers

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said their navy struck and halted three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian media reported Wednesday.

Tasnim News agency quoted the Guards' navy as saying that “three violating oil tankers” ignored warnings and continued on what it called an unsafe and illegal route before being struck and brought to a halt.

The report came despite a lull in fighting between Washington and Tehran.

Update

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said the three tankers were struck before being halted.

Tasnim reported the Guards' navy claim that the tankers ignored warnings and continued on what it called an unsafe and illegal route.

The report came despite a lull in fighting between Washington and Tehran.

Source note: AFP news report published on 29 July 2026 at 02:18:09 UTC.

Uncertainty notes

The supplied material does not identify the tankers, their owners, their crews or any damage.
The Guards' account is not independently confirmed in the supplied material.

Source

AFP news report published on .

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