On Tuesday, November 10, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced through the release of a video that two "damaging" oil tankers were "abandoned" while passing through the southern route of the Strait of Hormuz, stopped in a "terrible explosion" and burned.
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps issued a statement claiming that "one of these tankers" exploded after hitting a naval mine, and the other tanker, which tried to "covertly cross the illegal route" with the support of US Army fighters, was stopped by a "terrible explosion and fire".
The armed forces of the Islamic Republic call the southern corridor of the Strait of Hormuz an "illegal route" and the vessels passing through it "violators".
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Islamic Republic Army redoubled their attacks on oil tankers last month after reports of oil exports from the Strait of Hormuz returning to pre-war levels.
US President Donald Trump and CENTCOM Commander Brad Cooper say US military forces are still in control of the Strait of Hormuz.