Revolutionary Guards: A supertanker exploded in the Strait of Hormuz, a third tanker was hit today A supertanker exploded after hitting a naval mine while trying to slip through the Strait of Hormuz on an unauthorized route, reports the Iranian state broadcaster, the Iranian Broadcasting Authority. This is the third tanker currently decommissioned in the strait. Earlier, the Revolutionary Guards navy said two other tankers caught fire and stopped in the waters of the southern strait after repeated radio warnings were ignored. Meanwhile, the commander of the US Central Command claimed this week that he did not see the presence of the Revolutionary Guards when he passed through the strait, only dozens of commercial ships and American assets.