Iran claims three oil tankers exploded after hitting sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz

The vessels had switched off their navigation and identification systems before striking sea mines and being left burning off the southern coast, Mehr reports, citing the IRGC Navy.

The IRGC warned that ships ignoring Iranian regulations and cooperating with US forces risk similar incidents.

The Iranian Navy also dismissed US Central Command’s accounts of the situation in the strait, accusing it of using archival footage to misrepresent the situation.

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