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IRGC: LNG tanker struck a naval mine and exploded in the Strait of Hormuz. State media says the vessel was using an unauthorized, dangerous route and ignored warnings.
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Mine Strike in Hormuz
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said a tanker carrying liquefied natural gas struck a naval mine and suffered an explosion in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday while using what it described as an "unauthorised and dangerous route". Iranian media said four oil tankers were hit by explosions in the waterway after the vessels ignored warnings and entered what Tehran considers restricted areas.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said two oil tankers exploded and caught fire after striking sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, according to Iranian state TV. Iran’s Army’s public relations office said two tankers caught fire after colliding with a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz, after the tankers "disregarded warnings and turned off their radar systems" while entering a restricted and unsafe area in the eastern Gulf of Hormuz.
Warnings, Routes, and Blame
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said the LNG vessel ignored warnings and attempted to navigate an unauthorised route through the waterway, according to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Iran’s state media, cited by Reuters, described the vessel as using an "unauthorised and dangerous route" in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran’s Army blamed US President Donald Trump for Washington’s role in the imposition of measures on the Strait, followed by the owners of the ships. Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei told the United States to stop spreading "fake news about imaginary talks" and to "surrender" to the seven conditions Iran has repeatedly set out for ending the war.
Nuclear Oversight and Shipping
The International Atomic Energy Agency warned that Iran’s continued refusal to cooperate with inspectors left major questions about its nuclear program unresolved, including the status of its enriched uranium stockpile and a newly declared enrichment facility. IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said the agency could not conclude that no nuclear material had been diverted because it lacked the information and access necessary to conduct verification.
At least 10 ships were hit in the first 10 days of November, after 37 attacks in October, citing data from the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Kpler data showed exports of liquefied natural gas via the Strait of Hormuz last month reached the highest total since February, at 31 tankers, compared with 23 in September.