According to the Navy's public relations report for the Revolutionary Guards, on Sunday two oil tankers exploded and were stopped after what was called "an encounter with a naval mine in the illegal route of the Strait of Hormuz". According to this statement, one of the vessels was an oil tanker that caught fire after the explosion. The Revolutionary Guards Navy statement said that these two oil tankers intended to cross this waterway by turning off their navigation and identification systems.

According to the Navy's public relations report for the Revolutionary Guards, on Sunday two oil tankers exploded and were stopped after what was called "an encounter with a naval mine in the illegal route of the Strait of Hormuz". According to this statement, one of the vessels was an oil tanker that caught fire after the explosion. The Revolutionary Guards Navy statement said that these two oil tankers intended to cross this waterway by turning off their navigation and identification systems.