Event Brief
Oil supertanker hit in Strait of Hormuz, Iranian media
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Oct 01, 2026 at 5:11 PM ET
Summary: Iran’s Fars news agency reports an oil supertanker is in flames in the Strait of Hormuz after it was hit by a missile. Fars says the attack occurred eight kilometres off the coast of Oman and did not name a perpetrator.
WHO: Iran’s Fars news agency
WHAT: An oil supertanker caught fire after being hit by a missile in the Strait of Hormuz.
WHEN: Sep 30, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: Strait of Hormuz (eight kilometres off the coast of Oman)
WHY: No perpetrator or motive was reported.
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