US and Iran Dispute Cause of Tanker Fire in Strait of Hormuz
2 sources across 2 countries · Germany · Italy
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- Sueddeutsche Zeitung
- Corriere della Sera
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The United States and Iran have provided conflicting accounts regarding a fire on the oil tanker El Gaia in the Strait of Hormuz. According to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, the vessel caught fire and exploded after colliding with a sea mine on the southern route of the strait. Iranian state media reported that the Revolutionary Guard has closed the Strait of Hormuz and maintains control over the passage, having declared only a northern route along the Iranian coast to be safe for a fee. The US Central Command rejected this account, stating that the Panamanian flagged tanker had been hit by an Iranian missile the previous month and was subsequently attacked by an Iranian drone over the weekend. The US military added that the vessel is currently being towed by a regional partner. Shipping traffic in the strategically important strait has declined, with data from Kpler showing the number of raw material cargo ships passing through dropped from ten to four. A meeting of Gulf state foreign ministers scheduled for Monday to discuss the strait was canceled on short notice.
How each side framed it
- Centre-left
- The report focuses on the strategic economic impact and the contradiction between the two nations' claims.
- Centre-right
- The report frames the event as part of a broader timeline of direct military conflict and diplomatic tension between the US and Iran.
Sources
- Centre-right Corriere della Sera: US-Iran War, live news | Tehran: "Tanker exploded after collision with a mine". US Command: "False, it was hit by an Iranian drone"
- Centre-left Sueddeutsche Zeitung: Newsblog on the Middle East war: Tanker caught fire due to mine in Strait of Hormuz according to Iran, USA contradict
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