Iran Reports Seven Tankers Hit in Hormuz; Aramco Says Bypass Pipeline Volume More Than Tripled
Iran's state television reported Thursday that seven oil tankers were attacked or struck naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz overnight. It said the damage could possibly be the largest single-day total for the waterway since the Iran war began on Feb. 28.
Quoting a statement from the Revolutionary Guard's navy, the report said four of the tankers were transferring oil when they were targeted and caught fire.
The president of Saudi oil company Aramco said the amount of oil moving through a pipeline that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz has more than tripled.
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The bypass pipeline is the quieter story: the strait matters less when some oil can move around it.
A bypass does not make the waterway irrelevant. Iran's state television is still reporting seven tankers attacked or mined there, possibly the largest single-day total since the war began.