Container ship sinks in Hormuz, Iran claims it hit a mine while taking an ``illegal route''

[Cairo Current Affairs] Iran's elite military organization, the Revolutionary Guards, announced on the 14th that a container ship hit a mine in the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil transportation hub, burst into flames and sank. They claimed that this was because they had traveled through an "unauthorized route." National television reported.

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State television reported that the ship was transiting the Omani side of the strait with more than 2,500 containers on board. Many containers were scattered at sea, and black smoke was seen rising from near the ship. As talks with the United States toward an end to the fighting have stalled, there appears to be an intention to show off control of the strait.

AFP news agency, citing a British security company, reported that a Singapore-registered container ship sank after being attacked by a projectile in the Strait on the 13th. It is unclear whether the vessel is the same as the one announced by Iran.