Iran claims three tankers have caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz and a US drone has been downed
Donald Trump, JD Vance and Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office in July. Trump has denied that a letter Vance sent to Iran's top security official was intended to revive peace negotiations, insisting it concerned…
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy reports that a tanker with a 2-million-barrel crude cargo hit a mine in the strait, triggering fires aboard two additional vessels. At least one tanker was reportedly struck by limpet mines. The IRGC also claims a US drone was shot down during the same operation.
A US admiral had declared Iran's navy sunk, Hormuz mines cleared and tankers flowing again — just hours before Iran's claims emerged.
Oil is heading for a fourth consecutive monthly price gain as the attack underscores global supply vulnerability.
The Hormuz incidents coincided with Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth firing a top US general.
