The Revolutionary Guards Navy announced that two oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and east of it caught fire after hitting a mine. According to this message, one of the oil tankers hit a mine on the eastern border of the Strait of Hormuz and the other inside the strait. At the same time, the "Tasnim" news agency, which is affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, reported, quoting an informed source: "The sound of two explosions that were heard in Kashem was related to the management of the Strait of Hormuz, and so far no damage has been reported to this island."