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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SpinXO" data-source="post: 31265021" data-attributes="member: 541389"><h3>Iran says three oil tankers hit by missiles</h3> <h3>published at 23:25</h3>Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) says three oil tankers from the US and UK have been "struck by missiles and are burning", according to state media outlet IRNA.The US and the UK have not confirmed these reports.UK Maritime Trade Operations says in its daily summary, published at 17:22 GMT, that "multiple maritime security incidents were reported" in the area. It says two vessels were hit by "an unknown projectile", which caused fires. It's not clear where these ships are from or where they're registered.The tankers were struck in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, which is now closed. The Strait is seen as one of the world’s most important maritime trade routes and a key chokepoint for oil transit.<img src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/800/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2026/3/1/0bc87510-4cb1-4b05-8d8d-6d96d11dbc9d.png.webp" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

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