Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy claimed Tuesday that two more oil tankers caught fire following explosions while attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz. The force said one supertanker struck a naval mine and a second tanker suffered an explosion and fire while allegedly being escorted by US fighter jets, though the claims remain independently unverified.
Separately, the UK Maritime Trade Operations center reclassified a Nov 7 tanker fire near Khasab, Oman, as an attack. In that incident, which was initially logged on a delayed report from military authorities, a tanker caught fire 8 nautical miles northwest of Khasab, forcing the evacuation of its crew.
