The Revolutionary Guards report an explosion of a supertanker in the south of the Strait of Hormuz
The Navy of the Revolutionary Guards announced that a supertanker carrying over two million barrels of crude oil exploded and caught fire in the south of the Strait of Hormuz after hitting a naval mine
According to this statement, the tanker had turned off its radar and navigation systems and ignored warnings, attempting to pass through the unauthorized southern route of the Strait of Hormuz
The Navy of the Revolutionary Guards also warned the owners and crews of vessels in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman that passing through unauthorized routes will be their responsibility. These claims have not been independently verified