Iran’s navy reports oil tanker fire in Gulf of Oman

Iran’s navy said Friday that an oil tanker caught fire in the Gulf of Oman while attempting to cross a restricted area east of the Strait of Hormuz with its tracking systems switched off, according to a statement carried by state broadcaster IRIB, Anadolu reports. The navy’s public relations office said monitoring teams detected the burning tanker during surveillance operations in the eastern part of the strategic waterway. The vessel had disabled its tracking systems and was attempting to navigate a “prohibited area” in the Gulf of Oman, the statement said. The navy warned that unauthorized movements through restricted maritime routes and areas pose security risks to other vessels. The statement did not identify the tanker, its flag or operator, […]