The Revolutionary Guards Navy announced in a statement on Sunday morning that two oil tankers, which planned to pass secretly through the Strait of Hormuz with their automatic navigation and identification systems turned off, exploded after hitting "sea mines" in the southern Strait and caught fire. Following this announcement, it was stated that after the explosion of these two vessels, two additional oil tankers that planned to travel secretly in this area changed their course and returned to the waters of the Persian Gulf after receiving warnings from the Navy's traffic control center from the Revolutionary Guards in the Strait of Hormuz.

The Revolutionary Guards Navy announced in a statement on Sunday morning that two oil tankers, which planned to pass secretly through the Strait of Hormuz with their automatic navigation and identification systems turned off, exploded after hitting "sea mines" in the southern Strait and caught fire. Following this announcement, it was stated that after the explosion of these two vessels, two additional oil tankers that planned to travel secretly in this area changed their course and returned to the waters of the Persian Gulf after receiving warnings from the Navy's traffic control center from the Revolutionary Guards in the Strait of Hormuz.