Iran claims two oil tankers caught fire after explosions in Strait of Hormuz
“Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed that two tankers carrying more than four million barrels of oil caught fire following explosions in the Strait of Hormuz last night., the tw…”
The Iranian force said both vessels had been warned that the southern route through the Strait of Hormuz was unsafe. However, the tankers allegedly proceeded with their passage, relying on support from the US military.
The IRGC warned that other vessels attempting to cross the southern route with US assistance would face the same fate. Also Read:Tankers continue to burn in the Middle East despite hopes for de-escalation.
Earlier, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, has categorically stated that Iran will not allow even a single particle of its enriched uranium to be transferred out of the country.
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In an interview with Lebanese media, Rezaei said Iran's enriched uranium stockpile would remain within the country's borders, stressing that transferring it abroad was unacceptable under any circumstances. His remarks come amid ongoing tensions between Iran and the United States over Tehran's nuclear programme and its stockpile of enriched uranium.
The future of Iran's enriched uranium stockpile remains a key issue in nuclear negotiations between the two sides.
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