Iran's Revolutionary Guards report four tankers on fire in Strait of Hormuz as Trump says talks with Tehran continue

Summary

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said four oil tankers caught fire and exploded while attempting to use what it described as unauthorised routes through the Strait of Hormuz. A weekly assessment by the UK Maritime Trade Operations centre says shipping through the strait remains 70 percent below pre-conflict levels, with vessels still facing attacks and navigation interference. US President Donald Trump said talks with Iran are ongoing and that Tehran wants to talk. Saudi-led coalition forces said they intercepted and destroyed a drone each over Riyadh, the Eastern Province and the southern region. In Gaza, a Palestinian was killed in an Israeli air strike in central Nuseirat, and in the occupied West Bank more than 530 Palestinian families were forced from their homes in Hebron during a citywide Israeli lockdown. An Israeli air attack targeted the town of Kfar Tebnit in southern Lebanon. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi criticised Germany for supporting the Israel-US war on Iran, which he said has added more than 100 billion euros to Europe's energy costs. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Germany was working to end the war as soon as possible.

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1. Middle East Eye

   31 Oct 2026, 07:13 UTCSource ↗

   Middle East Eye's morning live blog reports that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said four oil tankers caught fire and exploded while attempting to use unauthorised routes through the Strait of Hormuz.