Tanker struck as Iran threatens to abandon talks over Trump's threats
A tanker traveling off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz caught fire early Tuesday morning after being struck by a projectile, the British military...
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A tanker traveling off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz caught fire early Tuesday morning after being struck by a projectile, the British military said. Iranians carrying flags and posters gather for a farewell ceremony for the country's former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in U.S.-Israeli attacks weeks earlier, in Qom, Iran, July 7, 2026. Iranian state television said the liquefied natural gas tanker came under attack after ignoring warnings but did not directly claim the assault.
Furthermore, Iranian state television early Tuesday aired live images from a helicopter of hundreds of thousands of people walking toward Jamkaran Mosque, just south of Qom, for a funeral service for Khamenei. Tehran has repeatedly declared that only its approved route through the strait is safe and is suspected of attacking other ships that have used another route close to the Omani shore. The attack was the latest targeting a vessel moving through the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf, through which a fifth of all oil and natural gas traded once passed in peacetime.
In addition, 28 in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes, at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Tehran, Iran, July 5, 2026. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story. But previous attacks in the strait have sparked retaliatory strikes by the U.S., which then saw Iran attack Gulf Arab states — raising the risk of an escalation.
Moreover, The talks are paused while Iran holds a week-long funeral for former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a strike on the first day of the war.
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A tanker traveling off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz caught fire early Tuesday morning after being struck by a projectile, the British military said.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesIranians carrying flags and posters gather for a farewell ceremony for the country's former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in U.S.-Israeli attacks weeks earlier, in Qom, Iran, July 7, 2026.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesIranian state television said the liquefied natural gas tanker came under attack after ignoring warnings but did not directly claim the assault.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesIranian state television early Tuesday aired live images from a helicopter of hundreds of thousands of people walking toward Jamkaran Mosque, just south of Qom, for a funeral service for Khamenei.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesTehran has repeatedly declared that only its approved route through the strait is safe and is suspected of attacking other ships that have used another route close to the Omani shore.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesThe attack was the latest targeting a vessel moving through the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf, through which a fifth of all oil and natural gas traded once passed in peacetime.
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28 in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes, at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Tehran, Iran, July 5, 2026.
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according to Global NewsBut previous attacks in the strait have sparked retaliatory strikes by the U.S., which then saw Iran attack Gulf Arab states — raising the risk of an escalation.
according to Global NewsThe talks are paused while Iran holds a week-long funeral for former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a strike on the first day of the war.
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