IRGC: Two oil tankers hit mines, caught fire in Strait of Hormuz; strait now blockaded
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Iran's Revolutionary Guard Navy public relations department stated on November 6 that two violating oil tankers—one in the eastern Strait of Hormuz and another in the strait—attempted to use unauthorized channels and were hit by mines, forcing them to stop in the waterway. According to the statement, the tankers had turned off all navigation and identification systems and tried to exit via an illegal route with U.S. military support; after hitting mines they caught fire and were forced to halt. The Strait of Hormuz is now blockaded, and the situation will not change until "seven conditions" are implemented. The statement also claimed that U.S. Central Command's attempts to force tankers through mined illegal waters will yield only repeated failure and humiliation.
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November 6 — The Public Relations Department of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Navy stated that two violating oil tankers — one in the eastern area of the Strait of Hormuz and the other in the Strait of Hormuz — attempted to pass through unauthorized channels and were hit by mines, coming to a stop in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz.
According to the statement, both tankers had shut down all navigation and identification systems and attempted to exit through an illegal channel in the Strait of Hormuz with U.S. military support. After striking mines, they caught fire and were forced to halt.
The Strait of Hormuz has now been blocked, and the situation will not change until the "seven conditions" are implemented.
The statement further claimed that the U.S. Central Command's attempts to force tankers through the mine-covered illegal waters will yield nothing but repeated failures and humiliation.
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Iran Says Two Oil Tankers Struck Mines and Caught Fire in Strait of Hormuz