Iran Claims More Tankers Hit Mines in Hormuz, But Evidence Remains Elusive

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed Tuesday that a supertanker caught fire after striking a naval mine south of the Strait of Hormuz, adding to a series of similar claims that have yet to be independently substantiated.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said the tanker was violating Iranian transit regulations when it struck a mine, according to Reuters. In another statement carried by Iranian media Tuesday, the Guards said two tankers had been set ablaze and disabled by mines along a route south of the strait that Tehran considers unauthorized.

Neither statement identified the vessels or provided independently verifiable