21.10.2026 13:11
Iran's Revolutionary Guards Navy announced that a tanker carrying more than 2 million barrels of crude oil caught fire after hitting a mine south of the Strait of Hormuz. According to the statement, the tanker turned off its radar and navigation systems and, ignoring the warnings, tried to exit the strait through a 'forbidden' route. It had previously been reported that two tankers had hit mines in the same way.
TEHRAN, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- The navy of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced on Tuesday that a large oil tanker "violating the rules" south of the Strait of Hormuz had struck a mine and caught fire.
IT TURNED OFF ITS RADAR AND ENTERED A FORBIDDEN ROUTE
A statement published Tuesday on Sepah News, the Revolutionary Guard Corps' official news channel, said that the tanker, carrying more than 2 million barrels of crude oil, had turned off its radar and navigation systems and, ignoring the navy's warnings, tried to exit the strait using the "forbidden" route in the south.
Emphasizing that ships using "forbidden" routes would themselves be responsible for any consequences, the navy warned that "decisive" measures would be taken against any action that disregards the security of the strait.
TWO MORE TANKERS HAD STRUCK MINES
An earlier statement from the Revolutionary Guards said that two oil tankers "violating the rules" had caught fire after striking mines laid by the navy in the strait.
After the United States and Israel began carrying out joint attacks on Iran on Feb. 28, Iran also tightened its control over the Strait of Hormuz and banned the safe passage of ships belonging to the United States, Israel, and their allies.