Oil tanker bursts into flames after hitting mine in Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says a tanker carrying more than two million barrels of crude oil struck a mine and caught fire while trying to cross the Strait of Hormuz without authorization. The IRGC alleged that the vessel had switched off its tracking systems and was acting with US support, but gave no precise location or further details about the tanker. The incident comes amid Tehran’s restrictions on passage through the strategic waterway and a US naval counter-blockade targeting Iranian oil exports.