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A tanker reportedly struck an Iranian-laid mine near the Strait of Hormuz, and the oil slick is now washing up on UAE beaches, closing Umm Al Quwain and Ras Al Khaimah. This is a chokepoint story befo

Oil tanker spill in Hormuz Strait reaches UAE beaches, signaling supply risk.

Context
What happened: An oil slick from a crude oil tanker that reportedly struck an Iranian-laid naval mine near the Strait of Hormuz in early October has washed up on the UAE shoreline. Authorities closed beaches in Umm Al Quwain and Ras Al-Khaimah. Why it matters: The slick has reached UAE beaches, prompting authorities to close them in two emirates.
What changed
An oil slick from a crude oil tanker that reportedly struck an Iranian-laid naval mine near the Strait of Hormuz in early October has washed up on the UAE shoreline. Authorities closed beaches in Umm Al Quwain and Ras Al-Khaimah.
Why it matters
The slick has reached UAE beaches, prompting authorities to close them in two emirates.
Sources
aljazeera
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