OREANDA-NEWS The fire occurred on three commercial ships near the Strait of Hormuz, located in the Gulf of Oman. This information is provided by the Iranian Press TV channel.

Meanwhile, NASA's fire monitoring service FIRMS is also pointing to fires in the area. There has been no official confirmation or denial of the information.

Earlier, experts said that oil prices could rise to $ 130 with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. It is an important transport artery for the Middle East: 20 percent of the world's oil supplies pass through this section, and 80 percent of the oil and gas trade carried out by Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

At the same time, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said that further aggravation of the situation in the Middle East could lead to an increase in oil prices to 200-300 dollars per barrel.