Two tankers caught fire while trying to cross the Strait of Hormuz on a route not agreed upon with Iran, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) reported. "As a result of two separate incidents, a large oil tanker trying to pass through an unagreed route in the southern part of the Strait of Hormuz blew up a mine and had to stop. There was a big fire on another supertanker [in the eastern part of the strait]," TV channel PressTV quoted the military as saying. It was also reported that a tug boat approached the second tanker and tried to extinguish the fire, but later it also caught fire.

Two tankers caught fire while trying to cross the Strait of Hormuz on a route not agreed upon with Iran, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) reported. "As a result of two separate incidents, a large oil tanker trying to pass through an unagreed route in the southern part of the Strait of Hormuz blew up a mine and had to stop. There was a big fire on another supertanker [in the eastern part of the strait]," TV channel PressTV quoted the military as saying. It was also reported that a tug boat approached the second tanker and tried to extinguish the fire, but later it also caught fire.