Skip to contentSwipe for next articleIndependent Bulletin homepageDownload our appAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today.Join todayAlready a member? Log inYasmine GhaniaFriday 30 October 2026 20:06 GMTVance is asked about affordability in America - and immediately starts talking about Senator's a**Three oil tankers caught fire and exploded while navigating unauthorized routes in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iranian state media.The IRGC Navy claimed one vessel carrying 2 million barrels of crude oil struck a mine, though the assertion could not be independently verified.Iranian state media reported that Iranian forces downed and captured a U.S. MQM-170 drone near Qeshm Island.Iran claimed to have destroyed an unmanned U.S. surface vessel in the eastern Strait of Hormuz.U.S. CENTCOM denied Iran's claim, stating that all U.S. military unmanned surface vessels in the Middle East are accounted for.In fullIran claims three tankers catch fire and US drone was downed in Strait of HormuzMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in