UK Maritime Trade Operations organization announced that a vessel in the waters of Oman caught fire.

The UK Maritime Trade Operations organization announced that a vessel in the waters of Oman caught fire.

Based on a warning from this organization, reports of the incident were received on Sunday night by military authorities, and the cause of the fire has not been confirmed so far. The organization advised ships to transit with caution and to report any suspicious activity.

The location of the incident was announced as the northernmost point of the Musandam Peninsula in Oman, at the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz.

Earlier, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had claimed in a statement that late last night two oil tankers that intended to enter the southern route of the Strait of Hormuz had exploded.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed that late last night two oil tankers intending to enter the southern route of the Strait of Hormuz exploded and were unable to continue moving.

Based on the IRGC public relations announcement, the two oil tankers had been sent into this route “incited and forced” by the U.S. Army. In this announcement, the names of the ships, their nationalities, and the crew’s condition were not mentioned.

In the same announcement, the IRGC said that as long as the United States’ attacks in the region continue, this route would not be safe even for “a single drop of oil and gas,” and that the U.S. Army should be ready for “punitive operations.”