A third oil tanker from Mafra explodes in the Strait of Hormuz.
The Revolutionary Guards' navy says a third oil tanker from Farah exploded this afternoon after hitting a naval mine on an unauthorized route in the Strait of Hormuz.
The vessel is burning east of the Strait of Hormuz, as smoke from the explosion and fire fill the sky above the waterway.
The Revolutionary Guards Navy said that after the destruction of the "American Smuggling Armies" radar and coastal navigation aid systems in the south of the strait, these tankers try to cross the illegal waterways at a much greater risk - and hit naval mines as a result.