The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran said on the 20th that two “illegal” tankers hit mines placed by their naval forces in the Strait of Hormuz and then caught fire. Saipa News Network, a media owned by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran, issued a statement saying that the two tankers hit a mine while trying to pass through an “illegal” route on the south side of the strait, causing the ship to explode and catch fire and be forced to stop sailing.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran said on the 20th that two “illegal” tankers hit mines placed by their naval forces in the Strait of Hormuz and then caught fire. Saipa News Network, a media owned by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran, issued a statement saying that the two tankers hit a mine while trying to pass through an “illegal” route on the south side of the strait, causing the ship to explode and catch fire and be forced to stop sailing.