# US-Iran tensions escalate as tankers catch fire in Strait of Hormuz

https://mins.news/en/video/144221

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-11-15 09:55 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn4UK6g1XRw

> The IRGC claims it used drones to strike a US military radar system in Bahrain, which says the drones were intercepted. Two oil tankers also caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz after reportedly hitting naval mines. The report examines Iran’s turn towards active deterrence, diplomatic deadlock and parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf’s warnings about the consequences of renewal.

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