Oil tanker bursts into flames after hitting mine in Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, IRGC, has claimed that an oil tanker carrying more than two million barrels of crude oil caught fire after striking a mine while attempting to navigate the Strait of Hormuz.
The Guards said on Saturday that the vessel exploded and burst into flames after allegedly attempting to cross the strategic waterway without authorisation amid the ongoing Middle East conflict.
Iran tightened its control over the strait following the outbreak of the war in late February, disrupting a key shipping route through which roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil consumption normally passes.
In a statement, the IRGC said the tanker was violating regulations when i...