Iran's Revolutionary Guards Navy says two more tankers attempting to leave the Strait of Hormuz via an "unauthorized route" hit sea mines and suffered a massive explosion overnight, leaving both vessels abandoned and engulfed in flames.
The Revolutionary Guards said the tankers were operating with air support from US military fighter jets and disabled their navigation and identification systems.
The Revolutionary Guards also claimed that attempts by US military personnel to extinguish the fires were unsuccessful and accused CENTCOM commander Brad Cooper of being responsible for the incident.