Iranian TV airs video said to show tanker explosion in Hormuz
Iranian state TV aired footage claiming to show an oil tanker exploding after striking a naval mine in Hormuz.
Al Jazeera English reports: Iranian state TV aired footage claiming to show an oil tanker exploding after striking a naval mine in Hormuz.
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