A giant oil tanker exploded after striking a sea mine in the Strait of Hormuz, and the naval force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned that the strait was closed and that any vessel that disobeyed would have no fate other than burning.
Today, Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Tasnim news agency, citing Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, reported that a giant oil tanker had exploded after striking a sea mine in the Strait of Hormuz.
Meanwhile, the naval force affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stated that the Strait of Hormuz was currently closed and simultaneously issued a stern warning that any vessel violating Iran’s laws and regulations on this route would meet the fate of burning.
