Iran says five tankers hit by mines in Strait of Hormuz

Iranian forces reported that five oil tankers and a tugboat caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, with incidents involving naval mines, as shipping remains threatened amid the ongoing US and Israeli war on Iran. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said a large tanker struck a mine in an illegal passageway south of the strait, and a supertanker and tugboat caught fire exiting the eastern route. The army later added three more tankers were hit by mines, while the British military reported a separate tanker strike off Qatar's coast. Tehran has restricted traffic through the waterway, which carries about one-fifth of global oil, since the war began in late February. Qatar is mediating talks, but US forces are poised for further strikes, and Iranian leaders have vowed no submission.