3 oil tankers exploded and caught fire after hitting sea mines while trying to cross an unauthorized route south of the Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours, the Revolutionary Guards Navy reported. The Revolutionary Guards said the vessels turned off their radar and navigation systems and ignored its warnings before being abandoned along the southern coast of the strait.

3 oil tankers exploded and caught fire after hitting sea mines while trying to cross an unauthorized route south of the Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours, the Revolutionary Guards Navy reported. The Revolutionary Guards said the vessels turned off their radar and navigation systems and ignored its warnings before being abandoned along the southern coast of the strait.