On the 10th local time, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran announced that two oil tankers had a violent explosion while sailing on a route not authorized by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and were forced to stop sailing. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran said that a supertanker hit a torpedo and caused an explosion. Another tanker, escorted by the US military, attempted to pass through an illegal route, but also had an accident during that time. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy of Iran reiterated that routes not authorized by Iran are unsafe, and “any ship that colludes with the US military and tries to pass through these routes will face the same consequences.”

On the 10th local time, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran announced that two oil tankers had a violent explosion while sailing on a route not authorized by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and were forced to stop sailing. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran said that a supertanker hit a torpedo and caused an explosion. Another tanker, escorted by the US military, attempted to pass through an illegal route, but also had an accident during that time. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy of Iran reiterated that routes not authorized by Iran are unsafe, and “any ship that colludes with the US military and tries to pass through these routes will face the same consequences.”