Ammon News - Two ​oil supertankers were disabled by massive ‌explosions after they ignored warnings against using an "unauthorised route" in the Strait of ​Hormuz on Wednesday night, Iran's Revolutionary ​Guards Navy said on Thursday.

The two ⁠tankers "exploded after hitting naval mines", ​Iranian state media said later, showing what ​it said was video footage of the incidents.

In the earlier months of the US-Israeli war with ​Iran, which began in February, ​the IRGC Navy had announced it had struck ‌tankers ⁠directly. More recently, it has reported that vessels caught fire after hitting naval mines while using what it describes ​as an "unauthorised ​route" ⁠in the southern part of the strategic waterway.

In several cases, ​the United Kingdom Maritime Trade ​Operations ⁠agency (UKMTO) has said tankers in the strait have been struck by unknown ⁠projectiles.


Reuters