Fire breaks out at Pars oil field platform in southern Iran

Iran's Revolutionary Guards reported on Tuesday that two oil tankers were engulfed in flames within the Strait of Hormuz. This incident comes amid ongoing restrictions on maritime traffic through the strategic waterway, which Tehran has been enforcing since the start of the Middle East conflict in late February. The Guards emphasized that the vessels were traversing unauthorized routes within the strait.

Two oil tankers, embroiled in a collision with what the Guards described as "massive explosions," are currently ablaze. The Revolutionary Guards did not disclose the identities or nationalities of the ships involved. Prior to this development, Tehran had asserted that several ships had caught fire in the region, with some reports suggesting they had encountered mines. However, the U.S. Central Command refuted these claims, stating that all mines had been cleared from the waterway.

Among the affected vessels, one was identified as a super tanker which reportedly struck a mine, triggering an explosion. The second tanker, accompanied by the U.S. military and attempting to navigate through an unauthorized passage, also experienced an incident. Iran's Guards stated that a supertanker, transporting 2 million barrels of crude oil, had struck a mine while sailing an unauthorized route off the coast of Oman. The U.S. military has disputed Iran's account of the events in the Hormuz Strait.