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Iran war live: IRGC warns Hormuz Strait ‘closed’ as 4 tankers reported hit

Iran’s IRGC says one tanker, with two million barrels of crude on board, was taking ‘unauthorised’ route.

Iran's oil tankers off Bandar Abbas
Iranian medium-sized oil tankers seen off the coast of Bandar Abbas in the Strait of Hormuz on September 09, 2026 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]
By Mahmoud Sayed and Christine Maguire
Published On 17 Oct 2026

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  • The navy of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warns the Strait of Hormuz is “closed”, with four tankers reported hit since Friday. One of the tankers was hit by an RPG fired from a small boat, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations says. Gunmen fired on a fifth tanker off the coast of Yemen’s Al Mukalla, the maritime agency added.
  • The Saudi-led coalition says it has intercepted and destroyed four drones over the Riyadh, Eastern and Southern provinces.