Two oil tankers explode after hitting sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz: Revolutionary Guards.
Tehran, Irena -. The Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that two oil tankers trying to pass through unauthorized roads in the Strait of Hormuz exploded after hitting naval mines, and one of them sank in the strategic waterway.
According to a statement published on the IRGC's official information portal on Sunday, the two offending vessels struck sea mines, causing strong explosions in the southern part of the strait in the middle of the day.
In the message it was stated that the tankers - under the deception and with support of the US Army - turned off all their identification and location systems in an attempt to pass secretly through unauthorized and unsafe routes through the Strait of Hormuz.
The Revolutionary Guards Navy added that one of the vessels - a supertanker carrying over 2 million barrels of crude oil - sank in the southern waters of the Persian Gulf following the massive explosion and fire.
He further advised fishermen operating in the area to take precautions to avoid colliding with the sunken wreckage of the oil tanker.
The statement also warned oil tanker owners, shipping company executives and ship crews against approaching the restricted area of the Strait of Hormuz, urging them not to be fooled by the US military.
The IRGC's navy repeated its warnings about transit in the area, saying that any vessel that violated Iranian regulations governing the Strait of Hormuz by entering the forbidden and polluted area would face a similar fate.