The fourth oil tanker, which was traveling on a prohibited route in the Strait of Hormuz, exploded. This tanker, carrying more than 2 million barrels of crude oil, ignored Navy radio warnings from the Revolutionary Guards and attempted to exit the strait through the forbidden southern lane.

The fourth oil tanker, which was traveling on a prohibited route in the Strait of Hormuz, exploded. This tanker, carrying more than 2 million barrels of crude oil, ignored Navy radio warnings from the Revolutionary Guards and attempted to exit the strait through the forbidden southern lane.