Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy public relations said two tankers
transiting an unauthorized route in the Strait of Hormuz were intercepted and
are burning after explosions. One vessel, described as a supertanker, exploded
after striking a sea mine; the second, which IRGC said was attempting a covert
transit under protection of a US military fighter jet, also suffered an incident
and was intercepted. Both ships reportedly shut off navigation and
identification systems, struck the Strait of Hormuz’s “firewall”, were abandoned
on the southern shore and remain aflame.
