Two tankers that do not meet the requirements hit the mines in Hormuz, exploded: the Revolutionary Guards.
The Revolutionary Guards' navy said in a statement on Sunday afternoon that two oil tankers traveling on an unauthorized route hit naval mines and exploded in the southern Strait of Hormuz earlier in the day.
The Public Relations Office of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy announced that two oil tankers attempting to pass through an unauthorized route in the southern part of the Strait of Hormuz exploded and caught fire after hitting naval mines.
According to the Revolutionary Guards Navy statement, the two tankers turned off all their identification and positioning systems in an attempt to pass through the lane secretly. They then hit naval mines, causing powerful explosions.