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Iran war live: IRGC says four tankers struck mines in Strait of Hormuz 

29 October 2026
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epaselect epa13336137 Iranians walk past billboards featuring Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei on a street in Tehran, Iran, 28 October 2026, amid the ongoing US-Iran conflict. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH RESTRICTIONS: NO Access Israel Media/Persian Language TV Stations Outside Iran/Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International TV. (As mandated by Iran's Directorate General for Foreign Media) --
Iranians walk past billboards featuring Iran's Supreme Leader on a street in Tehran, Iran, 28 October 2026, amid the ongoing US-Iran conflict. [Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA]

By Enes Abuomer and Tracy J. Jawad

Published On 30 Oct 202630 Oct 2026

  • The navy of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says three tankers have caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz after hitting mines, while another vessel struck naval mines in the eastern part of the waterway.
  • Yemen’s Houthi forces claim six military operations targeting Saudi Arabian airports and oil facilities, including refineries in Ras Tanura and Rabigh as well as international airports in Riyadh and Dammam. There has been no Saudi confirmation of strikes on those sites.

 

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