Iran Guards says three tankers on fire after hitting mines in Hormuz.
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday that three oil tankers had caught fire after hitting mines while attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz.
“Over the past 24 hours, three violating oil tankers exploded and caught fire after striking mines while attempting to pass through the unauthorised southern route of the Strait of Hormuz,” the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said in a statement.
The vessels had “switched off all their radar and navigation systems” and disregarded warnings from the IRGC navy, the statement said. It was not immediately clear when the incidents occurred or which flags the tankers were flying. Since the outbreak of the war on February 28, Iran has severely restricted traffic through the strategic waterway, which normally carries about one-fifth of global oil and gas consumption. The United States has in response imposed a blockade on Iranian ports.
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