IRGC Claims Liquefied Gas Tanker Exploded in Strait of Hormuz
What happened
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps reported that a tanker carrying liquefied natural gas exploded after striking a sea mine in the eastern Strait of Hormuz.
How coverage differs
JDN includes details from the IRGC claim that the tanker ignored warnings and attempted to cross with the assistance of US fighter jets, whereas Newsru, Mignews, and Walla report the IRGC statement strictly as a mine explosion on a gas tanker without mentioning US jets.
Original reports
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MIGnews RightSecularNeutralКСИР заявил о взрыве танкера со сжиженным газом в Ормузском проливе IRGC announced explosion of liquid gas tanker in Strait of Hormuz
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JDN RightHarediNeutralמשמרות המהפכה: מכלית גז נפגעה ממוקש ימי במצר הורמוז Revolutionary Guards: Gas Tanker Struck by Naval Mine in Strait of Hormuz
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NEWSru.co.il CenterSecularNeutralКСИР сообщил о подрыве газовоза на мине в Ормузском проливе IRGC reports gas carrier hit by mine in Strait of Hormuz
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Walla CenterSecularNeutralאיראן: מכלית שהובילה גז נוזלי פגעה במוקש והתפוצצה במצר הורמוז Iran: Tanker carrying liquefied gas struck mine and exploded in Strait of Hormuz
