Revolutionary Guards: Two oil tankers that violated the restrictions hit mines, caught fire south of the Strait of Hormuz.
Tehran, Irena -. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that two oil tankers violating the restrictions hit sea mines south of the Strait of Hormuz and are on fire.
Two oil tankers that secretly tried to cross the unauthorized route of the Strait of Hormuz with their navigation and automatic detection systems were turned off, hit sea mines, exploded and caught fire badly, the Revolutionary Guards said in a statement on Sunday.
Following the explosion of the two oil tankers, two more tankers that intended to pass secretly heeded the warnings of the traffic control center of the Revolutionary Guards Navy in the Strait of Hormuz and returned towards the waters of the Persian Gulf.