Fire of another oil tanker east of the Strait of Hormuz Public Relations of the Navy: Today at noon, a criminal oil tanker that was driving in the forbidden and unsafe area east of the Strait of Hormuz, ignoring warnings, caught fire due to a collision with naval mines. Despite the false claims of the American president, the policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in managing the Strait of Hormuz cannot be changed. All vessels, especially oil tankers and commercial ships, must avoid entering unsafe areas and turn off detection and tracking systems while fully obeying marine warnings and prohibited areas. our news he.