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STRAIT OF HORMUZ CRISIS

Trump says US is ‘low-keying it’ in talks with Iran

US President Donald Trump (File Photo/Reuters)

The claim that an oil tanker has been hit off Oman originated from the X account Hormuz Letter, which posted the report along with video footage showing a bright red glow and what appears to be a fire or explosion on the horizon at night, filmed from a rocky shoreline overlooking the water.

Iran fires missiles at oil tanker off Oman

A vessel operates in the Strait of Hormuz, where attacks on civilian tankers and merchant ships have sharply disrupted shipping. Iran is keeping the strategic waterway largely closed as it seeks to use control of Hormuz as leverage in negotiations with the United States.

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Iran to release new images of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei amid intensifying speculation over his health

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From left, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a trilateral defence agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Friday, August 7, 2026.

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