Iran's Revolutionary Guard claims 3 tankers struck by mines in Strait of Hormuz

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Sunday (local time) that oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz had struck mines, triggering explosions and fires.

According to Iran's semi-official Tasnim News Agency, the IRGC said in a statement that a tanker carrying 750,000 barrels of crude oil "attempted to pass through an unauthorized route while ignoring warnings from the IRGC Navy and struck a mine," adding that "a powerful explosion followed by intense fire then broke out."

The IRGC also claimed that three tankers struck mines in the Strait of Hormuz over the course of that day, Tasnim reported.

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations also said it had received reports of a tanker being attacked in the Strait of Hormuz that day.

According to UKMTO, a company security officer reported that the port side of a tanker exiting the strait had been damaged after being struck by an unidentified projectile.

No casualties were reported in connection with the incidents, and no marine environmental damage such as an oil spill was reported immediately after the attack.

In a separate announcement, UKMTO also confirmed that a tanker had been struck by a drone at the Sohar anchorage near the Strait of Hormuz in Oman.

However, it remains unclear whether the mine explosions claimed by the IRGC and the tanker attacks reported by UKMTO involve the same incidents, and further details have yet to be confirmed.