Iran’s IRGC says two tankers, tugboat were ablaze in Hormuz Strait
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that two oil tankers and a tugboat caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz. According to the statement, the separate incidents occurred after the vessels were attempting to pass through an "unauthorised route", One large oil tanker was passing through what the IRGC described as an "illegal southern passageway", hitting a mine and catching fire.
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