Iran Intensifies Attacks: Authorities Report Tanker Fire Far from the Strait of Hormuz
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Key FactsTensions Rise as Iran Blocks Strait of Hormuz Again
Apr 18, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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- Iranian gunboats linked to the Revolutionary Guards fired on a tanker 20 nautical miles northeast of Oman.
- Several commercial ships reported being fired upon and received radio orders that the Strait of Hormuz was closed again.
- A VLCC supertanker carrying two million barrels of Iraqi crude oil was forcibly pushed back by Iranian forces.
- The blockade was reinstated due to ongoing US sanctions, despite Iraq announcing plans to resume oil exports.
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