The Strait of Hormuz from the International Space Station, June 5, 2016. NASA / Johnson Space Center, public domain; cropped. File photo, not the reported incident.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said Thursday that two supertankers carrying a combined total of more than 4 million barrels of oil caught fire after a violent explosion in the Strait of Hormuz.
In a statement published by its official news service, the IRGC Navy said the vessels were immobilized after an incident Wednesday night while using a southern route it described as unauthorized and unsafe.
The statement did not name the ships, identify their flags or owners, or give the condition of their crews. It did not specify what caused the explosion. The account has not been independently verified.
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