Iran says tankers destroyed after hitting mines in Hormuz — SkimNews
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- Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said four non-compliant oil tankers attempting to pass through the prohibited passage south of the Strait of Hormuz were destroyed after striking naval mines and are still burning.
- Iran also halted two other non-compliant ships or vessels in the waterway, and the Guards said they shot down a drone over the strait on November 4.
- Trump said the United States had launched strikes on Iran on November 3, following reports of a raid on Qeshm, the largest island in the strait.
- Masoud Pezeshkian said on November 3 that "no one will benefit" if the war resumes, and insisted his government was trying to resolve the crisis "through dialogue."
- Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran's chief negotiator in talks with the United States, said the Islamic Republic was "ready for battle with its finger on the trigger."
- Iran said it was ready to reopen the Strait of Hormuz only if Washington agreed to a long-standing list of demands, and Al Jazeera's coverage reports Iran called the US reply to that plan "unconvincing."
- Strait of Hormuz, a vital global energy conduit, is claimed by Tehran, which has targeted vessels attempting to cross without its authorisation since the war erupted, even as indirect contact through mediators has produced no breakthrough.
Why it matters: Iran's own account — four tankers destroyed, two more halted — turns its claim to control Hormuz into an enforced blockade, while the stated price for reopening the waterway is Washington's acceptance of a long-standing list of demands, as Pezeshkian warns "no one will benefit" if war resumes.
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