BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 2. Two tankers
struck naval mines while transiting an unauthorized route in the
Strait of Hormuz that had not been approved by Iran, Iran's Islamic
Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced.
“Two tankers in violation of regulations struck naval mines
while navigating an unauthorized route in the Strait of Hormuz,”
the IRGC said in a statement.
It was noted that one of the vessels is a supertanker, which
caught fire as a result of the incident.
