Fires broke out in five oil tankers and a seaboat in the Hems Strait, while a tanker was reportedly attacked by unidentified militants north of Qatar. In the context of the continuation of the war, South Korea announced its intention to send a military mission to help secure navigation in the Strait, while Tehran intensified its diplomatic contacts with Russia, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and oil prices declined for the fourth consecutive day in the midst of expectations of a decline in military escalation prospects.

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