Two huge oil tankers were damaged by explosions in the Strait of Hormuz after Iranian warnings were ignored.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards announced that explosions disabled a pair of huge oil tankers, which together carried more than 4 million barrels of crude oil, while trying to cross the Strait of Hormuz through an unauthorized shipping lane.
According to the Revolutionary Guards, the incident occurred during the night after the two ships ignored repeated warnings from Iranian maritime traffic controllers that the southern passage was unsafe.
Sailing through the Strait of Hormuz has been restricted since the outbreak of military hostilities between the United States and Israel and Iran on February 28. Tehran has pledged to leave the restrictions in place until its conditions are met, which include the lifting of the US blockade and sanctions.