A supertanker carrying more than 2 million barrels of oil hit a naval mine on Friday while passing through an unauthorized route in the Strait of Hormuz, starting a fire on the ship. This was reported by the Public Relations Department of the Naval Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Revolutionary Guards). "This is the third tanker that exploded and caught fire today due to crossing an unauthorized lane. This tank with more than 2 million barrels of oil was abandoned at the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz and is burning," the statement says. Earlier, the Revolutionary Guards reported on incidents of two tankers that tried to travel on an unauthorized route and stopped in the southern waters of the Strait of Hormuz. Sign up for Eniv Armenia more interesting things - Betik-tok Eniv Armenia.