Two Oil Tankers Catch Fire After Hitting Mines in Strait of Hormuz, Iran Claims

Tehran: The Naval Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claims that two oil tankers caught fire after striking naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz.

According to a statement from the Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, both tankers were passing through a route in the Strait of Hormuz that Iran has declared unauthorised. They struck mines during the passage, which set them alight.

The statement provided no details about the names of the tankers, their ownership, the situation after the fire broke out, or any possible casualties. The incident has not yet been independently verified, and no detailed statement has been issued by the vessels concerned or other authorities.