The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy stated that two oil tankers attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz via "unauthorized routes" exploded and caught fire after hitting naval mines. According to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), the tankers had turned off their radars and navigation systems at the time of the incident, and one of them was a Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC). No casualties have been reported so far.