Public relations of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy announced on Saturday, November 7 that an oil tanker in the eastern Strait of Hormuz caught fire after hitting a naval mine and stopped moving. The Navy's announcement states that this tanker traveled in the "forbidden and unsafe area" without paying attention to repeated warnings and also turned off its navigation systems. Navy public relations continued to threaten: this fate awaits all ships and vessels that do not heed the warnings and travel in the prohibited areas.
This claim was made at a time when the Navy's announcement, the name of the oil tanker, its nationality and the amount of damage or possible casualties were not published.
The armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran have continuously published reports of ship fires in the Strait of Hormuz in recent days.