NEW DELHI, March 12 (Reuters) - Iran will allow India-flagged tankers to transit the Strait of Hormuz, through which 40% of India's crude imports pass, an Indian source said on Thursday, though an Iranian source based outside the country denied any such agreement had been reached.

The war with Iran widened on Wednesday as commercial vessels came under attack near the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran threatened oil traffic through the waterway and Iranian officials said the country’s new supreme leader had been wounded in earlier U.

WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. military "eliminated" 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels ⁠near ⁠the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, the ⁠U.S. Central Command said in a statement, as President Donald Trump warned that any ​mines laid in the Strait by Iran must be removed immediately.

Iran is using smaller crafts to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz, two U.S. officials said.

In today’s newsletter: The U.S. military says it “eliminated” 16 Iranian mine-laying ships near the Strait of Hormuz.

The possibility of sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz is raising danger levels in the economically critical waterway and causing ripples around the globe. The U.S. claims it “eliminated” 16 mine-laying vessels on Tuesday,

Iran has continued to ship crude oil via the Strait of Hormuz to China even as the war between U.S.-Israel and Iran has disrupted broader energy supplies via the waterway.

Iran War Latest News Today (March 12, 2026): An Indian seafarer has died after the US-owned oil tanker Safesea Vishnu was attacked near Basra in Iraq overnight. Initial reports suggest the vessel was hit by suspected explosive-laden boats, sparking a fire on board.