GeopoliticsIMPORTANTOctober 1 at 03:21 PM

Local sources reported that a 2.5 million barrel capacity supertanker that was traveling through the Strait of Hormuz illegally was hit 8 kilometers off the coast of Oman and is burning, reports Fars

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Fars, citing local sources, reported a supertanker hit and burning off Oman; retrieved reporting does not independently confirm the incident or link it to other Strait of Hormuz attack reports.

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