Iran says supertanker with 2 million barrels of oil sank in Gulf

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said a supertanker carrying more than two million barrels of crude oil sank after striking a mine and catching fire in the Strait of Hormuz. The claim could not be independently confirmed, and the ship’s name and origin were not given.

The Guards said two tankers had hit mines while using a route Iran deemed unauthorised. The report comes amid restrictions on shipping through a corridor that normally carries about one-fifth of global oil; a British maritime monitor said an attack on a tanker had been reported, but it was unclear whether it was the same incident, and the crew were safe.