📌 Key Highlights & Quick Takeaways:
- The IRGC Navy has claimed that 3 oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz hit mines and burst into flames.
- According to Iranian state media, the Iranian Navy says the ships were passing through the unauthorized southern passage of the Strait of Ho.
- According to the Iranian news agency Tasnim, the ships had turned off their radar and navigation systems and were trying to take an unauthor.
The IRGC Navy has claimed that 3 oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz hit mines and burst into flames.
According to Iranian state media, the Iranian Navy says the ships were passing through the unauthorized southern passage of the Strait of Hormuz and were abandoned near the southern coast of the Strait of Hormuz after the fire.
According to the Iranian news agency Tasnim, the ships had turned off their radar and navigation systems and were trying to take an unauthorized route, ignoring warnings from the Iranian navy.
According to British Maritime Trade Operations, the captain of another ship saw a ship on fire at sea.
The Revolutionary Guard has warned that the fires in the ships have caused environmental pollution, the responsibility of which would have been laid on their owners and crews.
