Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Navy says the vessels ignored warnings against using what it called an “unauthorised route” through the strait, a key passage for global oil shipments.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Navy said two oil supertankers were disabled by massive explosions after hitting naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz on the night of 11 November. The force said the vessels had ignored warnings against using an “unauthorised route,” CNA said.
The CNA report does not name the vessels, give casualty information or provide independent confirmation of the claim.
The strait is a key route for global oil shipments. Other tankers were already ablaze in the waterway, while oil spills were washing ashore.
The Guards Navy is separate from Iran’s regular navy, although their responsibilities overlap. Its equipment and tactics include small fast-attack boats, anti-ship missiles and mines. It prioritizes asymmetric warfare and hit-and-run tactics over conventional naval engagements.
The force said the tanker suffered an explosion in the Strait of Hormuz on 13 November after taking a route Iran had not authorized. The vessel’s identity and condition remain unknown.
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The Guards said the strike answered an attack on a telecommunications tower in southern Iran; the Guards-affiliated Fars news agency said the radar was destroyed.
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An unidentified projectile hit Dominica Prosperity’s engine room off the UAE on 11 November, starting a fire. Firefighters were still working aboard the tanker when a warning was issued the next day.
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