Iran's Revolutionary Guards say two oil tankers and a tugboat caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz

Summary

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said two oil tankers and a tugboat caught fire in separate incidents in the Strait of Hormuz after the vessels attempted to pass through an "unauthorised route". South Korea's anti-piracy Cheonghae unit will expand its operations into waters near the strait, according to Yonhap citing the Korean Defence Ministry, and the government is set to submit a motion to parliament to extend the unit's deployment, which is expected to expire at the end of this year. In the West Bank, Israeli President Isaac Herzog warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior officials of a "highly explosive and dangerous reality" amid increasing settler violence, pointing to elections in Israel, the US and the Palestinian Authority, which has since been postponed, and the olive harvest season. The US sanctioned two individuals and another entity accused of aiding Iran in sourcing man-portable air-defense systems (Manpads), with the statement saying the measures close off channels Tehran uses to rebuild its arsenal. In Yemen, a ballistic missile attack that hit Hayfan in Taiz governorate killed four Yemenis from the same family, including three children, on Wednesday, and Houthi-affiliated media reported that Saudi-led coalition attacks over the past 24 hours killed around 20 people across Yemen.

Timeline

1. Middle East Eye

   5 Nov 2026, 07:48 UTCSource ↗

   Its morning live blog reports that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said two oil tankers and a tugboat caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz after the vessels attempted to pass through an "unauthorised route".