Iran-Hormuz Strait/Oil Tanker/Explosion
Iran-Hormuz Strait/Oil Tanker/Explosion
Dateline : Sept 14, 2026/File
Location : Iran
Duration : 1'07
FILE: Strait of Hormuz - May 23, 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland/Israel Media/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda)
1. Various of cargo ships at sea
FILE: Strait of Hormuz - June 5-6, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland/Israel Media/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda)
2. Various of stranded vessels
FILE: Tehran, Iran - May-June 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland/Israel Media/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda)
3. Iranian national flags
FILE: Tehran, Iran - June 6, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland/Israel Media/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda)
4. National flags of Iran on road lamps, traffic
FILE: Tehran, Iran - May-June 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland/Israel Media/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda)
5. Various of Iranian national flags, traffic
FILE: Tehran, Iran - May 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland/Israel Media/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda)
6. Various of traffic, Iranian national flags
FILE: Washington D.C., USA - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Various of White House, U.S. national flag
The Navy of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Monday that a super oil tanker exploded and caught fire after hitting naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz, a claim the United States has denied.
According to the IRGC Navy, the oil tanker was seeking to cross the Strait of Hormuz via the "forbidden" route in the southern waterway when the incident occurred.
On the same day, the U.S. side rejected this account, saying the tanker caught fire after being hit by a drone attack.
Warnings about the dangers of this route had been issued previously, according to the statement published on the IRGC's official news outlet Sepah News.
In the statement, the IRGC Navy said that the Strait of Hormuz has been blocked and remains under Iran's "smart control".
Following U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran on Feb. 28, Tehran restricted passage through the strategic waterway, while U.S. forces imposed a naval blockade targeting vessels traveling to or from Iranian ports.
Ship-tracking data showed that the daily number of vessels transiting through the strait dropped to single digits over the weekend, falling below the recent 10-day average of 14 vessels per day.
Four vessels, including a gas carrier, exited the strait over the weekend, while 10 cargo ships entered the waterway.
However, these figures do not include vessels that passed through the strait with their Automatic Identification System (AIS) switched off.
The Strait of Hormuz handles roughly 20 percent of the world's seaborne oil flows and significant shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and fertilizers.
Before the U.S.-Israeli strikes, around 125 large commercial vessels could pass through the strait every day, including oil tankers, gas carriers, bulk carriers, and container ships.
ID : 8499198
Published : 2026-09-15 04:17
Last Modified : 2026-09-15 16:01:44
Source : China Central Television (CCTV),China Global Television Network (CGTN)
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