Strait of Hormuz: A third oil tanker explodes after hitting a naval mine, the IRGC says.
The tanker burned in the eastern part of the strait, and smoke from the explosion and fire covered the sky above the waterway. The Revolutionary Guards Navy said the ship crossed an unauthorized route. It also claimed that radar systems and US coastal navigation aids in the southern strait were destroyed, causing tankers to enter more dangerous routes. The Revolutionary Guards released photos of the explosion.