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22 Oct 2026, 12:02

The Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed to have targeted four ships while transferring oil cargo in the Persian Gulf.

According to a statement from the IRGC Navy's public relations, all four ships were hit simultaneously and are on fire. The statement added that the forces tracked and pursued the ships after they passed through a "illegal route" and targeted them during the ship-to-ship oil transfer.

The IRGC also claimed that last night three other ships encountered mines in the western Strait of Hormuz, caught fire, and were immobilized.

The statement referred to a "mined illegal passage" and accused the U.S. of "provoking vessels" to cross the route.

The UK Maritime Trade Operations issued a warning on Tuesday stating that a tanker had collided with an "unknown projectile" 30 nautical miles southeast of Fao, Iraq, in the northern Persian Gulf.

On October 20, the IRGC reported in a separate statement that two tankers caught fire due to a mine explosion in the southern Strait of Hormuz and mentioned a third tanker colliding with a mine in the same area.
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