Revolutionary Guards: two oil tankers, a tugboat caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz; Two LUCAS UAVs were captured Tehran, Iran -. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) navy said two oil tankers and a tugboat caught fire in separate incidents in the Strait of Hormuz after attempting to use an unauthorized route, while its electronic warfare unit intercepted two LUCAS UAVs. In a statement issued early Thursday, the IRGC's public relations office said that two oil tankers caught fire in separate incidents in the Strait of Hormuz, when the first hit a naval mine while trying to pass through an unauthorized passage south of the strait, and the second caught fire while leaving the lane in the eastern part of the waterway.
They also added that a tug boat that approached the vessel to help put out the fire caught fire.
The IRGC Navy's electronic warfare unit also took control of two LUCAS drones and safely shot them down before capturing them, the release said.
The Revolutionary Guards said its naval forces continue to maintain control of the Strait of Hormuz, adding that the United States encourages vessels to pass through the mined route, imposing heavy insurance costs for damaged ships on American taxpayers and its regional allies.
He noted that attempts to violate the regulations in the Strait of Hormuz will only bring more financial losses and greater political defeats for the United States.