🔻IRGC says two oil tankers caught fire after hitting a mine in the Strait of Hormuz

🔻IRGC says two oil tankers caught fire after hitting a mine in the Strait of Hormuz

The IRGC Navy says two oil tankers caught fire after hitting sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz and following an explosion.

In a statement, the IRGC said: “In the past hours, two oil tankers, while traveling on an unauthorized southern route of the Strait of Hormuz, suffered a very intense explosion after hitting a sea mine.”

The IRGC says the tankers, by turning off their identification and positioning systems, intended to “secretly” pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

The BBC has not yet been able to independently verify this report.

Meanwhile, the UK Maritime Trade Operations Centre on Sunday reported on a report by Indian shipping officials about an attack on an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz area.

According to this report, the tanker was targeted before entering the Strait of Hormuz while passing from the Persian Gulf toward the east.

Both Iran and the United States claim to control the Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian officials have repeatedly warned that the only safe route to pass through the Strait of Hormuz is the one they have set.