Symbolic imageMore tankers hit mines in Hormuz as Iran keeps strait shut
Iran's Revolutionary Guard says at least three tankers hit mines and burned in the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran says the strait stays shut until its seven conditions are met.
The IRGC Navy said on Tuesday, 10 November, that three oil tankers caught fire after hitting naval mines on an "unauthorised route" in the eastern strait. On Wednesday it described two more tankers, which it says had switched off tracking and were guided by a US military officer, as abandoned in flames. The UKMTO received reports on two tankers, one hit by an unknown projectile northeast of Oman's Lima village. The National reports four Indian crew injured in an attack on a Liberia-flagged tanker in the Gulf.
Tehran rejects talks
Security chief Mohsen Rezaei called reports of talks in Qatar "a pure lie" and said Hormuz stays closed until the US answers its seven conditions, including lifting sanctions and the naval blockade. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says it could reopen within two days if they are met.
Oman corridor and Didamar strike
Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says Iran and Oman agreed on a shipping corridor, and that the strait's pre-war status will not return. Meanwhile, three Reuters sources say Iran struck navigation systems on Oman's Didamar island; industry sources expect limited impact on shipping.