Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps told Fars that a large oil tanker attempting to use a passage south of the Strait of Hormuz caught fire after striking a mine and was brought to a halt. [E1]
The IRGC separately said a supertanker caught fire while leaving the eastern Strait of Hormuz, and that a tugboat that approached it to fight the fire also caught fire. [E2]
Since the paper’s 1 November report on the RITI tanker fire, Iran has continued to report a growing number of incidents involving vessels trying to transit the Strait of Hormuz on routes it says are unauthorized, Oilprice.com reported. [E3]