Massive Explosion and Fire Hits Gas Carrier in Eastern Strait of Hormuz – WANA

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said a gas carrier caught fire and suffered a massive explosion after striking a sea mine in the eastern Strait of Hormuz.

According to the IRGC Navy’s Public Relations Office, the vessel had repeatedly ignored warnings and attempted to navigate through an unauthorized and dangerous southern route in the Strait of Hormuz.

The statement said the vessel had chosen to rely on U.S. fighter aircraft support to make the passage, but struck a naval mine and suffered a powerful explosion.

The IRGC Navy said the Strait of Hormuz is being “firmly and decisively” managed and warned that any vessel violating Iranian regulations or ignoring warnings from the Strait’s traffic control center and entering unauthorized and dangerous routes would face the same fate as previous vessels.