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Iran war live: Oil tankers hit in Hormuz; Trump says conflict will end soon

IRGC says four tankers hit in Strait of Hormuz, as Trump says war on Iran will ‘get wrapped up soon’.

Smoke rises from the oil tanker RITI in the Gulf of Oman, in this screengrab from a video released on October 30, 2026.
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Senators briefed on Trump’s ‘insane’ plan to restart war on Iran

By Enes Abuomer and Noor Kareem
Published On 31 Oct 2026

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  • Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says four oil tankers have caught fire and exploded in the Strait of Hormuz while travelling along “unauthorised routes”.
  • US President Donald Trump says the war on Iran is “going to get wrapped up soon”, adding that Washington needs a “guarantee there’ll never be a nuclear weapon”.