The public relations of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy announced on Monday, November 2, in a statement that an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz had an accident and caught fire due to a sea mine. The message stated that the tanker "turned off its navigation systems". The Navy of the Islamic Republic of Iran also wrote in this statement: "The consequences of uncoordinated movement in high-risk areas are collisions with naval mines and fires."

The public relations of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy announced on Monday, November 2, in a statement that an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz had an accident and caught fire due to a sea mine. The message stated that the tanker "turned off its navigation systems". The Navy of the Islamic Republic of Iran also wrote in this statement: "The consequences of uncoordinated movement in high-risk areas are collisions with naval mines and fires."