Oil Tanker Hits Naval Mine, Explodes in Strait of Hormuz

🛢️ HORMUZ — The pause didn't include the minefield. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: A tanker explosion during the bilateral stand-down shifts liability immediately: Washington and Tehran both just declared a halt, but mines don't obey truces. If Iranian-laid, this breaks the Oman track before Thursday. If legacy ordnance, Tehran still owns the attribution. Insurers will exit Hormuz transits regardless. Variable: who flags the vessel and who planted the mine.