IranThe Revolutionary Guards say a 2-million-barrel supertanker hit a mine.
Brent crude stood at $109.70 a barrel as of 16 October, up 4.7% in a week.
The Iran Guards’ navy says the tanker crossed a prohibited area of the Sea of Oman with its tracking switched off.
No independent source has confirmed the ship’s name, flag, damage or any spill.
How each outlet framed it
- Middle East Eye
- relays the IRGC's framing that the tanker switched off tracking and entered a prohibited zone, blaming the ship's routing
Sources: Middle East Eye