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A third oil tanker caught fire on Tuesday after striking a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, as reported by state broadcaster IRIB. The incident follows two earlier reports of tankers catching fire in the same waterway after hitting mines.

The escalating incidents in one of the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints raise concerns about freedom of navigation and regional security. The Strait of Hormuz is a vital shipping route through which a significant portion of global oil supplies pass.

The multiple tanker incidents within a short timeframe suggest either increased mine deployment in the strait or heightened tensions affecting commercial shipping in the region.

Sources: Ynet, Walla, www.israelhayom.co.il, Times of Israel, Jerusalem Post