Oil Tankers Catch Fire in Strait of Hormuz After Striking Mines

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The Revolutionary Guards Navy in Iran announced that two oil tankers exploded in the Strait of Hormuz after hitting mines while sailing on an unauthorized route. According to Israel Hayom, authorities in Tehran imposed movement restrictions on vessels in the strait and attacked ships on the claim that they had violated them.

According to Iranian state media, three oil tankers were damaged by mines while passing through an "unauthorized route" in the strait. According to Arutz Sheva, the Revolutionary Guards claimed that four tankers caught fire, and according to Israel Hayom, they announced this morning that two tankers and a tugboat caught fire in separate incidents.