Tanker hits mines, catches fire east of Hormuz Tehran, IRNA -. The Iranian Navy says that in the early hours of Thursday, an offending oil tanker caught fire after hitting a naval mine while passing through an unsafe area east of the Strait of Hormuz. According to the Public Relations Office of the Iranian Navy, like other oil tankers that have hit sea mines and caught fire in recent days, the tanker turned off its navigation systems.

Tanker hits mines, catches fire east of Hormuz Tehran, IRNA -. The Iranian Navy says that in the early hours of Thursday, an offending oil tanker caught fire after hitting a naval mine while passing through an unsafe area east of the Strait of Hormuz. According to the Public Relations Office of the Iranian Navy, like other oil tankers that have hit sea mines and caught fire in recent days, the tanker turned off its navigation systems.

The Iranian Navy once again warned the tanker owners that the Strait of Hormuz is unsafe and closed to offending vessels that intend to pass without coordination. "A war with Iran yields nothing but defeat," it read again.