Three oil tankers on fire after hitting mines in Hormuz

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Three oil tankers are ablaze after hitting naval mines laid by Iran while attempting to slip through a prohibited route in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran's ‌navy says three oil tankers are on fire after hitting naval mines in ‌the Strait of Hormuz.

One tanker hit a naval mine in the eastern Strait of Hormuz on Saturday ‌morning, while ‌two ⁠others struck mines later ​in the day, Iranian state media reported.

"Two violating tankers ... were attempting to slip through a prohibited route in the Strait of Hormuz when they hit naval mines, ⁠exploded, and ‌burst ​into flames," Iran's IRNA news agency quoted ​the Revolutionary ‌Guards Navy as saying about the ​evening incident.

Iran has imposed restrictions on ​vessels ​seeking to ​pass through the Strait of ‌Hormuz and has attacked ships it says violated those restrictions, as it seeks to assert control over the strategic waterway ​and exert pressure on the US.

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