On Aug 31 US Central Command said an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps report that a supertanker struck a mine, caught fire and stopped while transiting the southern route of the Strait of Hormuz was false, stating no vessels struck mines in the Strait. Iranian media on Aug 31, citing the IRGC, reported the tanker incident and said the vessel was "attempting to illegally transit the southern route."

2026-08-31

On Aug 31 US Central Command said an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps report that a supertanker struck a mine, caught fire and stopped while transiting the southern route of the Strait of Hormuz was false, stating no vessels struck mines in the Strait. Iranian media on Aug 31, citing the IRGC, reported the tanker incident and said the vessel was "attempting to illegally transit the southern route."