
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on the 6th that a fire broke out when two oil tankers violated regulations collided with a mine in the Strait of Hormuz, and claimed a similar accident the day before, but there was no confirmation from maritime authorities.
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Iran's Revolutionary Guard claims that the fire occurred when oil tankers collided with a mine in the Strait of Hormuz, but there is no confirmation from maritime authorities.
(Johannesburg = Yonhap News) Correspondent Na Kwak-jin = Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on the 6th (local time) that two oil tankers collided with mines in the Strait of Hormuz and caught fire, Reuters and AFP reported, citing Iranian state media.
Iran claimed that five oil tankers suffered a similar accident the previous day.
In a statement reported by state TV on this day, the IRGC said, "Two oil tankers violated regulations while attempting to pass through the strait through an unauthorized route and hit a mine. One was located east of the Strait of Hormuz and the other was inside the strait."
He added that the two oil tankers had turned off all navigation and identification systems and were trying to exit the strait with the support of the U.S. military, and that they stopped operations due to a fire after colliding with a mine.
Iranian media reported that five oil tankers and one tugboat caught fire in a similar accident the previous day in the Strait of Hormuz.
However, AFP explained that there was no confirmation from maritime authorities regarding any of the accidents over the two days.
Previously, Brad Cooper, commander of the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), said on the 25th of last month, “Currently, the main transportation route in the Strait of Hormuz remains safe without Iranian mines.”
However, the IRGC later claimed that oil tankers struck mines several times in the Strait of Hormuz.

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