The Iranian Revolutionary Guard's naval force announced that two oil tankers were subject to an explosion, and fires broke out south of the Strait of Hormuz, after colliding with naval mines, according to the force's public relations statement.
She explained that the two tankers attempted to cross what she described as an "unauthorized route" in Hormuz, after turning off the automatic navigation and identification (AIS) systems, in an attempt to pass clandestinely.
She added that two other oil tankers also tried to cross the strait secretly, but they responded to the warnings of the traffic control center in the navigation of the Revolutionary Guards' naval force in the Strait of Hormuz, and returned towards the waters of the Gulf.