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♟️ Hormuz tanker strikes expose the deniability gap in Iran's leaderless ceasefire
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♟️ Hormuz tanker strikes expose the deniability gap in Iran's leaderless ceasefire

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Iranian-linked strikes hit at least three tankers in the Strait of Hormuz within 24 hours, including a Qatari LNG carrier, pushing Brent crude up over 2% toward $74 a barrel as Tehran navigates a leadership vacuum after Khamenei's death.

Satellite map of Strait of Hormuz dated 2026 JUL 06 with red dashed line and arrows, insets showing white slick and red object labeled 97 m, pin near Fujairah.
Satellite analysis detects a fuel slick 42km off Fujairah after the latest tanker strike in the Strait of Hormuz amid warnings over the US-Iran ceasefire. Source

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