The Revolutionary Guards say two oil tankers were hit by sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz.
The Revolutionary Guards Navy announced that two oil tankers were hit by sea mines while trying to cross the Strait of Hormuz and suffered explosions and fires.
According to Iran's state television, the Revolutionary Guards Navy announced in a statement: "Two tankers turned off their radar and positioning systems and secretly planned to cross the Strait of Hormuz through an unauthorized route, exploded and caught fire after hitting a naval mine."
The name or origin of these vessels is not mentioned in this statement, but one of them is said to have been a supertanker.