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Iran says three tankers caught fire after striking mines in Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and navy said three oil tankers caught fire after striking sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz, claiming they were attempting to pass through an unauthorized route with their tracking systems turned off, while Washington says it has cleared the main shipping lanes of mines.
The naval forces of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Iranian Navy said Saturday that three oil tankers caught fire after striking sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz, where Tehran has imposed restrictions on navigation since the war with the United States began in February.
In a statement carried by state television, the IRGC said that two tankers "turned off their radar and positioning systems and attempted to cross the strait secretly via an unauthorized route before exploding and catching fire after striking a sea mine" south of the strait. It added that one of the vessels was a supertanker.
In a separate statement, the Iranian Navy said a third tanker was sailing "in the unsafe and prohibited area east of the Strait of Hormuz" with its tracking systems turned off when it caught fire and was forced to stop after striking a mine. The statements did not disclose the names or nationalities of the vessels.
The clip, circulated on social media, shows thick smoke rising from a vessel in the water. Its location and timing could not be independently verified.
Washington says main shipping lanes are clear of mines
On Friday, the IRGC released footage of a large column of smoke that it said was rising from a liquefied gas carrier that had struck a mine south of the strait. Tehran requires vessels to obtain prior permission to pass, while the United States has imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports and provides military support to passing tankers. Washington says it has cleared the strait’s main shipping lanes of mines.
Photos: Anadolu, EPA. Video: Social media
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