Iranian naval forces torch three commercial vessels as Hormuz escalation reaches boiling point

Iranian naval forces set two oil tankers and a tugboat on fire today after claiming the ships navigated unauthorized routes through the Strait of Hormuz. The direct strikes mark a sharp turn following an attack on November 1 that damaged a commercial freighter in the same channel, blowing past tensions from the October 19 tanker seizures that originally sent energy markets spiraling.

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