The Iranian Army Navy stresses that responsibility for the tankers catching fire in the prohibited area rests “first and foremost with the lying president of the United States.
An oil tanker violating Iran’s maritime regulations catches fire after striking a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz. (File photo)
Two more oil tankers have caught fire after striking a naval mine in a restricted area in the eastern Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s Army Navy says, warning vessels against entering prohibited and unsafe waters.
In a statement on Thursday, the Navy said the two violating tankers had entered the prohibited and unsafe area despite warnings and after switching off their radar systems.
“This afternoon, two offending oil tankers that had entered the prohibited and unsafe area east of the Strait of Hormuz, disregarding warnings and switching off their radar systems, caught fire after striking a naval mine,” the statement said.
The Iranian Army Navy stressed that responsibility for the tankers catching fire in the prohibited area rests “first and foremost with the lying president of the United States,” followed by the vessels’ owners, “who trust his false propaganda.”
Earlier on Thursday, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy said two supertankers, carrying a total of more than 4 million barrels of oil, suffered massive explosions Wednesday night and were disabled in the Strait of Hormuz after ignoring repeated warnings against using an unauthorized and unsafe southern shipping route.
Iranian forces have maintained full control over transit through the Strait — through which roughly one-fifth of global oil normally passes — requiring prior authorization and confining safe passage exclusively to designated northern corridors.
Southern routes near Omani waters have been declared unauthorized and mined, with IRGC Navy statements confirming that vessels attempting to use them after disabling AIS systems have struck mines, exploded, and caught fire.
IRGC Navy units have repeatedly intercepted or neutralized ships attempting covert transit, including those linked to the Israeli regime or operating under US encouragement.
The force has underscored that only ships complying with Iranian rules can transit safely, while those serving the interests of the aggressors will face decisive consequences.
Iran imposed the restrictions on the strait in response to the latest round of US-Israeli aggression, which began on February 28.
