Iran claims mines hit oil tankers in Strait of Hormuz; US denies

Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps announced Saturday that it had stopped four oil tankers and claimed two exploded after hitting mines in the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. military command for the Middle East denied the claims, calling them false.

The Guard, Iran's ideological army, stated on Telegram that two tankers "exploded and caught fire" while navigating a mined area south of the Strait of Hormuz, a claim the U.S. Central Command dismissed as untrue.

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As with most claims by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, this is false.

"As with most claims by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, this is false," the U.S. command wrote on X, formerly Twitter, without further explanation. The Guard also stated that four other vessels, "in violation," and allegedly supported by the U.S. military, were stopped using missiles and drones.

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Iran will no longer be content with retaliating, and no border will be safe.

This incident occurs amid heightened tensions in the region. Iran has previously stated it would launch a "total offensive phase" if U.S. strikes persisted beyond a few days. A senior Iranian military official warned that "Iran will no longer be content with retaliating, and no border will be safe."

Iranian authorities in the southern Hormozgan province announced earlier that U.S. strikes had killed at least three people and injured eight. The official IRNA news agency reported a provincial official stating, "three people were martyred and eight people were injured as a result of enemy attacks on parts of Hormozgan province this Saturday morning."

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three people were martyred and eight people were injured as a result of enemy attacks on parts of Hormozgan province this Saturday morning.