IRGC say three tankers hit mines crossing Hormuz strait

IRGC say three tankers hit mines crossing Hormuz strait Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Tuesday that their naval mines halted three tankers attempting to travel the Strait of Hormuz via routes considered illegal by Tehran. "Two violating oil tankers were set ablaze and halted due to the explosion of mines planted by the brave sailors of the IRGC Navy at an illegal crossing point in the southern part of the Strait of Hormuz," the Guards said in a statement on their official Sepah News website