The Hormuz Report(@HormuzReport):BREAKING: Iran has completely changed its tactics for attacking oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, with Iranian speedboats attaching magnetic limpet mines directly to vessels’ hulls before withdrawing minutes ahead of detonation, crippling their engine rooms, per Reuters. It marks the first successful use of hull-attached explosives in the waterway since the U.S.-Iran war began in February. The tactical shift comes as Iran’s military announced that two “violating” oil tankers, which had disabled their AIS tracking systems in the eastern Strait, caught fire after encountering sea mines.

2026.10.30 15:36

BREAKING: Iran has completely changed its tactics for attacking oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, with Iranian speedboats attaching magnetic limpet mines directly to vessels’ hulls before withdrawing minutes ahead of detonation, crippling their engine rooms, per Reuters. It marks the first successful use of hull-attached explosives in the waterway since the U.S.-Iran war began in February. The tactical shift comes as Iran’s military announced that two “violating” oil tankers, which had disabled their AIS tracking systems in the eastern Strait, caught fire after encountering sea mines.

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