- The tanker was in the southern corridor of the Strait of Hormuz.
An oil tanker that had turned off its tracking systems caught fire in the southern corridor of the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iran's Tasnim News. The tanker was reportedly attempting to pass through a restricted area. The incident lifts concerns about potential disruption to oil shipping through the strategic chokepoint.
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