Two tankers exploded in the Strait of Hormuz according to a statement by the Revolutionary Guards Navy, published by the state news agency IRNA, the day before two tankers carrying 4.5 million barrels of oil tried to pass through an "unauthorized" southern lane, bypassing established rules, and as a result encountered mines. As a result of explosions and severe fires in the engine rooms, both tankers lost speed and stopped. The crews were forced to abandon the ships, which remained adrift off the southern coast of the strait. According to the Iranian side, after the explosion, an oil spill occurred in the area of ​​the southern coast of the strait. It is worth noting that the information is based solely on the statement of the Iranian side; There is no independent confirmation (for example, from CENTCOM or UKMTO) in the sources found.

Two tankers exploded in the Strait of Hormuz according to a statement by the Revolutionary Guards Navy, published by the state news agency IRNA, the day before two tankers carrying 4.5 million barrels of oil tried to pass through an "unauthorized" southern lane, bypassing established rules, and as a result encountered mines. As a result of explosions and severe fires in the engine rooms, both tankers lost speed and stopped. The crews were forced to abandon the ships, which remained adrift off the southern coast of the strait. According to the Iranian side, after the explosion, an oil spill occurred in the area of ​​the southern coast of the strait. It is worth noting that the information is based solely on the statement of the Iranian side; There is no independent confirmation (for example, from CENTCOM or UKMTO) in the sources found.