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Iran says it struck oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz

Iran says it struck an oil tanker that was attempting to “illegally pass” through the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran’s paramilitary Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement shared by state media that it attacked a Togo-flagged tanker, the Trend, after it tried to na.

Curated by Brimstone Editorial Desk · Source: The Hill ·
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated world brief. The source report from The Hill says: Iran says it struck an oil tanker that was attempting to “illegally pass” through the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran’s paramilitary Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement shared by state media that it attacked a Togo-flagged tanker, the Trend, after it tried to na.

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  • Primary source: The Hill
  • Published: Sep 18, 2026, 12:32 PM UTC
  • Coverage area: World
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  • Topic signals: developing story metadata

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  1. Source published: Sep 18, 2026, 12:32 PM UTC
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