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Iran war live: Oil tankers hit in Hormuz; Trump says conflict will end soon 

30 October 2026
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This content originally appeared on Al Jazeera.

Smoke rises from the oil tanker RITI in the Gulf of Oman, in this screengrab from a video released on October 30, 2026.

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Senators briefed on Trump’s ‘insane’ plan to restart war on Iran

By Enes Abuomer and Noor Kareem

Published On 31 Oct 202631 Oct 2026

  • Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says four oil tankers have caught fire and exploded in the Strait of Hormuz while travelling along “unauthorised routes”.
  • US President Donald Trump says the war on Iran is “going to get wrapped up soon”, adding that Washington needs a “guarantee there’ll never be a nuclear weapon”.

 

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