🔸 The Revolutionary Guards claimed that four oil tankers collided with sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz and destroyed and set them on fire.
In this statement, the Revolutionary Guards described these tankers as "criminals" and said that they intended to pass through the Strait of Hormuz in the south. The Revolutionary Guards also say two other ships have been detained.
In recent weeks, Iranian media reported, citing the Revolutionary Guards and the Salami Republic Army, that ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz collided with mines planted in this vital waterway.
🔸 The Central Command of the US military, CENTCOM, has repeatedly denied claims by Iran's military institutions about ships encountering naval mines while passing through the Strait of Hormuz and called these reports false.
Iran and America both claim to control the Strait of Hormuz; A strategic waterway where free navigation has been severely disrupted since the war began on February 28 last year.