A supertanker exploded earlier after being hit by a naval mine on an unauthorized route through the Strait of Hormuz. The Public Relations Department of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy: This is the third tanker that exploded and caught fire today due to passing through an unauthorized lane. The tanker, carrying over 2 million barrels of oil, is drifting near the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz and is currently burning.

A supertanker exploded earlier after being hit by a naval mine on an unauthorized route through the Strait of Hormuz. The Public Relations Department of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy: This is the third tanker that exploded and caught fire today due to passing through an unauthorized lane. The tanker, carrying over 2 million barrels of oil, is drifting near the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz and is currently burning.