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Iran war live: IRGC says 3 tankers on fire after hitting mines in Hormuz

*IRGC says tankers ‘turned off their radar and navigation systems and were trying to leave unauthorised southern route’.*

!In this picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency and taken on May 2, 2026, the Gambia-flagged tanker vessel Bili is pictured anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran. Iran's Revolutionary Guards on May 4 denied that any commercial ships had crossed the Strait of Hormuz, after the US military earlier said two US-flagged merchant vessels had transited through the vital waterway. (Photo by Amirhossein KHORGOOEI / ISNA / AFP) /

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Published On 29 Oct 202629 Oct 2026

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* The three tankers had “turned off their radar and navigation systems and were trying to leave the unauthorised southern route” of the Strait of Hormuz when they were struck, the IRGC Navy says.
* The IRGC Navy says it has captured a US “spy and deception” drone west of the Strait of Hormuz.

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* 12m ago

(11:15 GMT)

IRGC demands proof from CENTCOM that sea mines totally cleared in Hormuz

The spokesman for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has challenged the US military’s insistence that it has fully cleared the Strait of Hormuz of sea mines.

Brigadier-General Hossein Mohebi told US Central Command (CENTCOM) to “prove Hormuz’s de-mining claim with independent evidence, not a statement”.

“The reality of the Strait of Hormuz takes place in the sky, land and sea – not in cyberspace and American media war rooms,” Mohebi said in a post.

The comments came after the IRGC Navy said three energy tankers caught fire after sailing into mines in the strait.

* 16m ago

(11:10 GMT)

Gaza death toll rises

The cumulative total death toll from Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza has reached 74,570 Palestinians killed and at least 175,808 wounded since October 2023, Gaza’s Health Ministry reports.

Hospitals in Gaza logged at least 6 Palestinians killed and 38 others injured in the last 24 hours, the ministry said.

The total number of Palestinians killed since the “ceasefire” on October 11 last year rose to 1,574, with 5,687 people injured.

!Mourners grieve next to the bodies of three Palestinians during their funeral at Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on October 25, 2026, after they were killed in an Israeli strike on the Islamic University building.

*Mourners grieve next to the bodies of three Palestinians during their funeral at al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on October 25, 2026 \[AFP]*

* 27m ago

(11:00 GMT)

Trump and Erdogan discuss Hormuz, Yemen in telephone call

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his US counterpart Trump in a telephone call on Wednesday that Turkiye was monitoring developments in the Strait of Hormuz and Yemen, and supporting diplomatic efforts to resolve the issues, according to the Turkish presidential communications office.

!Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) welcomes US President Donald Trump (C) upon his arrival on Air Force One at Etimesgut Air Base near Ankara, on July 7, 2026, before attending the 36th NATO Heads of State and Government Summit.

*Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump \[File: Saul Loeb/AFP]*

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* 42m ago

(10:45 GMT)

What’s happening in the occupied West Bank?

Here are some of the latest developments across the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa:

+ Israeli troops arrested 14 Palestinians across areas in Nablus, Jenin and Bethlehem during raids.
+ Israeli settlers chased and attacked Palestinian olive harvesters in Kafr Malik, northeast of Ramallah.
+ Two Palestinians were injured and seven others were arrested by Israeli forces amid their ongoing siege of Hebron.
+ A two-story home was demolished by Israeli troops in occupied East Jerusalem. Three other houses were also destroyed across in Salfit governorate.
+ Sixty-six schools in Hebron have been closed by Israeli forces, forcing 2,872 students out of school.

!Israeli soldiers gather at the scene of an earlier fire exchange between armed Palestinians and Israeli forces following an incident at the norther checkpoint of Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on October 23, 2026.

*Sixty-six schools in Hebron have been closed by Israeli forces, forcing 2,872 students out of school \[File: AFP]*

* 57m ago

(10:30 GMT)

Houthis say more than 100 air strikes recorded in past 24 hours

The Houthis say they have recorded 101 air strikes in the past 24 hours, our colleagues on the ground are reporting.

Earlier, media outlets affiliated with the Iran-backed group reported a series of air strikes on the districts of Dhubab and Mocha.

* 1h ago

(10:15 GMT)

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Two Palestinians killed in Israeli drone attack in central Gaza

Two Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli drone attack in central Gaza.

Ambulance and emergency services said the attack hit a vehicle in Maghazi camp. It is unclear if anyone else was hurt.

Israeli attacks have continued on the Strip despite a “ceasefire” agreed between Israel and Hamas in October last year.

* 1h ago

(10:00 GMT)

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Here are the latest developments:

+ ⁠Three ⁠oil tankers ⁠are on fire after hitting ⁠sea mines while attempting to ⁠cross “an authorized route” in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said.
+ The ⁠UK Maritime Trade Operations confirmed one vessel was sighted ablaze by a passing ship after an apparent attack 17km off Oman.
+ Iran’s Revolutionary Guards say they have captured a US “spy and deception” drone west of the Strait of Hormuz.
+ Fighting has forced more than 281,000 people from their homes in Yemen since the beginning of August, according to the United Nations.
+ One Palestinian died from wounds sustained in an Israeli attack on Wednesday on a checkpoint in al-Mawasi, southern Gaza, bringing the death toll to four, with more than 30 people wounded.
+ Israeli soldiers wounded two Palestinians and arrested seven others in Hebron in the occupied West Bank as Israel’s military siege continues.
* 1h ago

(09:45 GMT)

Oil spill from attacked tanker threatens Gulf water facilities

An oil spill from a stricken vessel hit by a projectile off the coast of the United Arab Emirates continues to raise concerns.

The incident off the UAE has also brought questions about what impact oil spills can have on desalination plants which crowd the ⁠Emirati coastline and – like in other Gulf countries – are a key supplier of water.

Maritime intelligence firm Windward said on Sunday the leak threatens the seawater intake of the Naqa’a desalination plant at the border between Umm Al Quwain and Ras Al Khaimah.

In the UAE, desalinated water accounts for more than 80 percent of potable water. Major plants include those at Dubai’s Jebel Ali industrial port, and at Tawe