Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced that two oil tankers and a tugboat caught fire tonight in two separate incidents after trying to use unauthorized routes through the Strait of Hormuz. In statement No. 21, the Revolutionary Guards said that one large tanker hit a mine while trying to cross the southern passage and was stopped by fire, while a supertanker that left the lane in the Eastern Strait was stopped by a large fire, and a tugboat that was approaching the fire also caught fire. The Revolutionary Guards Navy's electronic warfare units were said to have taken over two American LUCAS drones, landed them intact and captured them. The statement praised the Iranian people for 250 days of steadfastness and said the Revolutionary Guards Navy continues to manage the strait. She emphasized that Washington was pushing ships to cross a minefield, and said that releasing some of Iran's frozen funds would have cost the US less than the insurance bills it is currently passing on to American taxpayers and its allies.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced that two oil tankers and a tugboat caught fire tonight in two separate incidents after trying to use unauthorized routes through the Strait of Hormuz. In statement No. 21, the Revolutionary Guards said that one large tanker hit a mine while trying to cross the southern passage and was stopped by fire, while a supertanker that left the lane in the Eastern Strait was stopped by a large fire, and a tugboat that was approaching the fire also caught fire. The Revolutionary Guards Navy's electronic warfare units were said to have taken over two American LUCAS drones, landed them intact and captured them. The statement praised the Iranian people for 250 days of steadfastness and said the Revolutionary Guards Navy continues to manage the strait. She emphasized that Washington was pushing ships to cross a minefield, and said that releasing some of Iran's frozen funds would have cost the US less than the insurance bills it is currently passing on to American taxpayers and its allies.