Middle East · Nov. 2 · Video 0:18

Close-up of a smoke-wrapped tanker with 'RITI PANAMA' on its hull

Video released by Iran's Revolutionary Guards shows a tanker engulfed in black smoke. Iran says it caught fire after hitting a mine, but international media could not independently verify Iran's account. The U.S. military said it had cleared mines from international shipping lanes. The words 'RITI PANAMA' are visible on the hull.

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Footage: Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), Iranian state broadcaster (IRIB) / YouTube: Times Of India, TRT World, Al Jazeera English
Music: "Prelude and Action" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) / Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0