🔻 Revolutionary Guards: The third oil tanker was hit by a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz today and caught fire.
The Public Relations of the Revolutionary Guards Navy announced that a supertanker carrying more than two million barrels of oil exploded and caught fire after hitting a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz.
According to the Revolutionary Guards, this is the third oil tanker that exploded and caught fire on Friday while crossing the route that the Salami Republic considers "unauthorized".
The Revolutionary Guards Navy said the tanker was abandoned at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz and is still burning.
In the Revolutionary Guards announcement, the name and characteristics of the tanker, its flag and the condition of the crew were not published. Revolutionary Guards statements have not yet been independently verified.