Iran reports new explosion on supertanker in Strait of Hormuz

Iran's Revolutionary Guard reported this Sunday a new mine explosion that would have affected a supertanker crossing the Strait of Hormuz despite the closure declared by Tehran in retaliation for the US attacks.

The tanker detonated a naval mine on Sunday afternoon while transiting through the southern Strait of Hormuz, which caused an explosion and a fire in the engine room, explained the Revolutionary Guard, Iran's elite military and ideological body.

This ship was transporting a cargo of crude oil heading out of the Persian Gulf, but "it turned off all its navigation systems and failed to comply with current regulations in the Strait of Hormuz and suffered an accident when passing through an unauthorized route."

The Revolutionary Guard recalls that this is the third attack against an oil tanker in the last two days for traveling through prohibited areas. "All ships that turn off their navigation and identification systems will be considered hostile and will suffer the consequences severely and decisively," the Iranian organization has warned.