Bandar AbbasIran’s navy says a second tanker has burned since Tuesday.
The Revolutionary Guard navy says a container ship hit a mine and sank Wednesday.
The navy says the tanker crossed a prohibited area with its tracking off, and named no ship, flag or casualties.
Ship traffic through the strait averaged 4.1 a day to 11 October, level with normal.
Polymarket traders give a US-Iran Hormuz agreement by 31 December a 30% chance, down 7 points in a week.
How each outlet framed it
- Middle East Monitor
- relays the Iranian navy's account that the tanker had its tracking off and entered an unauthorized area, while noting it named no vessel, flag, or cause
- Middle East Eye
- frames the fire as a violation of Iran's blockade, quoting the navy's 'offending tanker' language and flagging that the cause is unclear
Sources: Middle East Monitor, Middle East Eye