Iranian Reports: Oil Tankers on Fire in Strait of Hormuz

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced that oil tankers caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz, news outlet NDTV and Mehr News Agency reported. Published accounts presented conflicting details regarding the number of vessels and the circumstances of the incident: while some reports stated that two tankers were set ablaze after committing "violations," others reported that one or two tankers caught fire after striking a naval mine.

The incident comes amid mounting security tensions in the strategic waterway. The identities of the tankers, their ownership, and any potential casualties have not yet been released, and independent sources have not yet verified the Iranian reports.