A LNG tanker was struck by a projectile and set ablaze near Limah, Oman, in the Strait of Hormuz on 7 July 2026.
WHY THIS MATTERS · This matters because with inspectors locked out of Fordow and Natanz, the world no longer knows how much enriched uranium Iran actually has, shrinking the warning time before a possible weapon and raising the odds of a preemptive Israeli or US strike based on guesswork.
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"A tanker traveling off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz caught on fire early Tuesday morning after being struck by a projectile, the British military said."
5 thermal detections within the search box around Limah, Oman; nearest 39.8 km from the claimed location (2026-07-06 +3d).
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