Iran Claims Explosions Disabled Two Tankers in Strait of Hormuz
The Revolutionary Guards said the ships carried more than 4 million barrels, but their identities and the damage remain unverified.
Key takeaways
- Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Navy claimed explosions disabled two supertankers in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Iran said the tankers carried more than 4 million barrels of oil.
- The ships’ identities and the cause of the explosions have not been independently confirmed.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Navy said two supertankers were disabled by explosions in the Strait of Hormuz on the night of Nov. 11. It said the vessels were carrying more than 4 million barrels of oil.
The ships’ names, flags and operators have not been disclosed. Their condition, the state of the cargo and the crew’s status remain unconfirmed.
Iranian state media attributed the explosions to sea mines, but that account and related footage have not been independently verified. It is also unclear whether the tankers were separate from vessels involved in earlier reported incidents.
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