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Reports of fires on oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz

Iran's Revolutionary Guard claims two oil tankers and a tugboat caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz.


Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps reported that two oil tankers and a tugboat caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz. According to the reports, one tanker was struck by a naval mine south of the strait, while another caught fire as it exited the waterway in the east. This was reported by the Jerusalem Post and Kan 11. Further details regarding the identity of the vessels, the damage sustained, or the precise cause of the fires have not yet been released.

Sources: Jerusalem Post — front page, Khaama Press, כאן 11, כאן 11

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