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Oil tanker reportedly attacked in Strait of Hormuz region

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Al Jazeera

What happened

Plumes of black smoke rise from a Petro Dolphin oil tanker by a drone attack off the coast of Oman.

Key facts

  • Reported by Al Jazeera and published Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:19:23 UTC.

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Sources

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The Guards' navy said in a statement published on the force's news platform, Sepah News, that "a supertanker, was hit in the Strait of Hormuz and caught fire".

Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Hindu