On Friday, November 8, the Revolutionary Guards Navy announced by publishing photos of three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz that these vessels had an accident while passing through unauthorized roads. According to this organization, one of the oil tankers, carrying over two million barrels of oil, exploded after hitting a naval mine and is still burning. According to the public relations announcement of the Revolutionary Guards Navy, two oil tankers were moving in the eastern and western part of the Strait of Hormuz and turned off their navigation and positioning systems. According to this institution, the vessels supported by the US military intended to cross unauthorized lanes, but after ignoring several radio warnings, they entered an unsafe area and had an accident. The IRGC's naval public relations announced in another statement that a tanker carrying more than two million barrels of oil collided with a naval mine and exploded while crossing the illegal route at the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz. This oil tanker was left in the field after the explosion and is still burning. According to the IRGC Navy data, this is the third oil tanker that exploded and caught fire on Friday.

On Friday, November 8, the Revolutionary Guards Navy announced by publishing photos of three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz that these vessels had an accident while passing through unauthorized roads. According to this organization, one of the oil tankers, carrying over two million barrels of oil, exploded after hitting a naval mine and is still burning. According to the public relations announcement of the Revolutionary Guards Navy, two oil tankers were moving in the eastern and western part of the Strait of Hormuz and turned off their navigation and positioning systems. According to this institution, the vessels supported by the US military intended to cross unauthorized lanes, but after ignoring several radio warnings, they entered an unsafe area and had an accident. The IRGC's naval public relations announced in another statement that a tanker carrying more than two million barrels of oil collided with a naval mine and exploded while crossing the illegal route at the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz. This oil tanker was left in the field after the explosion and is still burning. According to the IRGC Navy data, this is the third oil tanker that exploded and caught fire on Friday.