Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said on social media on the 17th
that a "second supertanker" struck a mine, exploded and caught fire in the
Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC said the vessel was carrying over 2 mln barrels of
crude, had shut off all navigation and radar systems and was attempting to
transit with U.S. military support. The IRGC reiterated that the "Strait of
Hormuz is closed."