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Two supertankers carrying a combined 4.5 million barrels of crude oil were disabled on October 24, 2026, after striking sea mines while attempting an unauthorized route south of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's IRGC Navy announced. The tankers were reportedly abandoned by their crews following the mine strikes, with one report describing the vessels as engulfed in flames. The incident adds to rising tensions in the strategic waterway, which Iran has effectively restricted amid its standoff with the United States and Israel, raising fears of further disruption to global oil shipments passing through one of the world's busiest energy corridors.