Strait of Hormuz Tanker Explosions Hit Two Oil Supertankers, IRGC Says

Two Oil Tankers Hit by Explosions in Strait of Hormuz, IRGC Says

Shiite News: The Strait of Hormuz tanker explosions involved two vessels that violated regulations, the Public Relations Department of the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said. According to the statement, both oil tankers were passing through the unauthorized southern route of the Strait of Hormuz.

The Navy’s control center had warned them repeatedly that this route is unauthorized and unsafe; however, despite the warnings, both vessels were involved in an accident while passing through this route and stopped as a result of severe explosions.

According to the statement, both vessels were supertankers and were carrying more than 4 million barrels of oil in total. The IRGC Navy says the ships caught fire as a result of trusting America’s alleged deceptive and aggressive force.

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The statement warned that any vessel in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz that cooperates with US forces by turning off its navigation system and passing through the unauthorized southern route of the Strait of Hormuz will face the same fate.