Iran’s Revolutionary Guards say three oil tankers hit mines in Strait of Hormuz

Three tankers exploded and caught fire ⁠after hitting ⁠sea mines while attempting to cross ⁠an unauthorised route south of the Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours, Iran’s Revolutionary ⁠Guards ⁠said in a statement shared on Thursday by state media.

The tankers had switched ⁠off their radar and navigation systems and ignored warnings from the Guards‘ ⁠navy, ‌which ‌said the vessels ⁠had been ‌abandoned on the ⁠southern shores ⁠of the strait.