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UPDATETankers burn in Hormuz as Washington weighs strikes after midterms
Iran says four vessels hit mines on 'unauthorized' routes; Qatari mediators return to Tehran and Houthis claim new attacks on Saudi targets
Iran's Revolutionary Guard said Thursday and Friday that tankers caught fire in and near the Strait of Hormuz after striking mines on routes Tehran calls unauthorized. One was a supertanker carrying more than two million barrels. A separate UKMTO report described limpet mines attached to the Panama-flagged tanker Louise 1 by a small boat. Mine claims are unverified, and maritime security officials have said there is no evidence of mines in the strait. The Wall Street Journal reported that the top U.S. commander in the region briefed President Trump on strike options for after Tuesday's midterms. Vice President Vance is reportedly trying to reopen talks, and Qatari mediators are back in Tehran. Yemen's Houthis claimed new missile attacks on Saudi airports and oil sites. Brent crude topped $117 last week, and Reuters counted at least 28 ship attacks in October by Oct. 23, a monthly record of the war.
Why it mattersA resumption of U.S.-Iran fighting around the Nov. 3 vote would threaten a waterway that normally carries a large share of the world's oil and could widen the war to Saudi Arabia and the Gulf.
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