Iranian media is reporting that an oil tanker has exploded after hitting a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says there has been progress in talks with Oman regarding mechanisms for maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. AlJazeera reported.
It comes as it has now been two consecutive nights with no United States attacks on Iran a period of calm after nearly two weeks of bombings. Tehran says that in response, it has also halted retaliatory attacks in the region.
Iran summons Ukrainian diplomats after an attack on an Iranian ship in the Caspian Sea killed at least one sailor and wounding another.
