Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on the 14th that at least
four oil tankers struck mines and caught fire within hours in the Strait of
Hormuz. The IRGC said one was a supertanker that had switched off identification
systems and entered an illegal route inside a restricted area east of the Strait
before striking a mine and catching fire. The IRGC warned any vessel entering
the illegal route would face the same fate and accused the shipowners of
trusting US statements and effectively sending their assets into flames.
