The Revolutionary Guards reported that an oil tanker hit a mine in the Strait of Hormuz.

The Revolutionary Guards reported that an oil tanker hit a mine in the Strait of Hormuz.

A large oil tanker struck a mine while passing through the Strait of Hormuz, and a fire broke out on board, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Tuesday. "The supertanker, which violated navigation rules, hit a mine in the southern part of the Strait of Hormuz, as a result of which a fire broke out on the ship," the Revolutionary Guards said in a statement, as quoted by IRNA.