Escalation in Persian Gulf: Oil Tankers Hit by Mines

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards reported that two oil tankers were struck by mines in the Strait of Hormuz.

Security tensions are rising in the Strait of Hormuz after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced that two oil tankers were struck by sea mines. According to reports from TheReport.live and Informat.ro, the incident occurred in a major transit route. The sources did not provide details regarding the identity of the vessels or the status of their crews.

Simultaneously, House of Saud reported that Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed to have launched three drones at King Khalid International Airport and a pumping station on Saudi Arabia's East-West Pipeline. Further details regarding the outcomes of the attacks in Yemen and the Gulf have not yet been released.