Two tankers caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz after hitting mines while trying to navigate a route not authorized by Iran. This was reported by the press service of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards (Revolutionary Guards, elite units of the armed forces).
"A few minutes ago, after a collision with mines, two vessels that violated the rules caught fire - one east of the Strait of Hormuz, and the other in the strait itself, they intended to travel on a route not authorized by [Iran]," the Revolutionary Guards press service said in a statement.
According to the Revolutionary Guards, the vessels turned off their navigation and identification systems and tried to exit the strait via a prohibited route.
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