Iran claims that an illegal tanker hit a mine Fire

ON 31 AUGUST, IRANIAN NATIONAL TELEVISION REPORTED TODAY (31 AUGUST) THAT AN IRANIAN ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS HAD STATED THAT A SUPER-LARGE OIL TANKER HAD “FIRED AND STOPPED SAILING AFTER BEING HIT BY TWO MINES” IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. ACCORDING TO THE REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS, THE TANKER WAS TRYING TO “ILLEGALLY PASS THROUGH THE SOUTHERN STRAIT OF HORMUZ”. THE REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS STRESSED THE NEED FOR VESSELS TO COMPLY WITH THEIR REGULATIONS REGARDING THE PASSAGE THROUGH THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. (CCTV INTERNATIONAL TIMES) (KING X)