Five tankers and a tugboat catch fire in Strait of Hormuz, US forces on alert

Updating a toll this paper put at four tankers on Thursday, Iran's Revolutionary Guard said a fifth tanker and a sea tug also caught fire overnight Wednesday into Thursday, again blaming naval mines; Britain's navy separately reported a tanker hit by projectiles off Qatar, with no claim of responsibility. Pentagon officials told the New York Times that US forces are positioned to resume major combat operations against Iran on President Trump's order.

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