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Explosionhigh severitySupertanker hits mines and catches fire in Strait of Hormuz after US strike on Larak Island
· Larak Island vicinity, Iran · Middle East · no longer in the active window
A supertanker struck naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz near Iran's Larak Island, igniting a fire following a US strike on the island.
- Type
- Explosion
- Location
- Larak Island vicinity, Iran (26.500°, 55.000°)
- Region
- Middle East
- Severity
- high
- Reported by
- The Guardian
This page was generated automatically by War Map Live from a public news report published by The Guardian. Coordinates and severity are estimates. Some outlets are state-controlled. This is an aggregation of news coverage, not independently verified intelligence — read the original report before relying on it.
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