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IRGC: Tanker hits sea mine in Strait of Hormuz

First reported by 1in.am: 23:12, 11 October

Updated 23:29, 13 October, 12 sources

World. Photo: NASA / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Photo: NASA / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain

The naval forces of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) reported that a tanker carrying 750,000 barrels of oil hit a sea mine in the Strait of Hormuz, and a fire broke out on board. According to the IRGC, the tanker ignored warnings and attempted to pass through an unauthorized route. According to the Tasnim news agency, it is the third tanker damaged by a mine in the strait on October 11.

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The outlets' original headlines, unchanged.

Coverage timeline

Who reported first, who followed. Each dot is one outlet.

Timeline as a list
  1. 1in.am (Balanced)
  2. Radar Armenia (Opposition)
  3. Sputnik Armenia (Foreign)
  4. Tert.am (Opposition)
  5. News.am (Opposition)
  6. Livenews.am (Opposition)
  7. Hayeli (Opposition)
  8. Haykakan Zhamanak (Armtimes) (Pro-government)
  9. Factor (Balanced)
  10. Armenpress (Pro-government)
  11. 24news.am (Opposition)
  12. Politik.am (Opposition)

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