Iran's military says oil tanker on fire in Gulf of Oman

Iran's military says oil tanker on fire in Gulf of Oman left Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman. File Reuters Reuters https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/e9w8y5/article71593993.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/2026-10-12T053632Z_1015040440_RC2E1OAN9NGK_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-OMAN-HORMUZ.JPG STRINGER Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, October 12, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer Tehran had said non-compliant vessels in the zone would face sanctions, without explicitly threatening military action against them. Tehran Iran's military on Thursday (October 16, 2026) said an oil tanker had caught fire in the Gulf of Oman as it was attempting to pass through an area deemed prohibited, according to state television. "A few hours ago... surveillance teams of the army's navy identified a non-compliant oil tanker that had caught fire," state television cited a military statement as saying. "The offending tanker had switched off its tracking systems and was attempting to pass through the prohibited zone," it added.