Tehran, November 12, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has claimed that explosions disabled two oil tankers while they were crossing the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday night.
In a statement carried by its official news outlet, Sepah News, the IRGC Navy said the two vessels had violated its instructions despite repeated warnings from its maritime traffic control centre about the “unauthorised and unsafe” southern route.
According to the statement, the two tankers were carrying more than four million barrels of oil combined. The IRGC warned that other vessels could face a similar fate if they switched off their navigation systems in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf and cooperated with the US military to use the route it considers unauthorised.
On Wednesday, the IRGC Navy had also reported that another oil tanker caught fire after allegedly striking naval mines east of the Strait of Hormuz. It said the incident occurred while the vessel was passing through what it described as an unsafe and forbidden area.
The Iranian Navy said its forces were monitoring the eastern waters of the strait and maintained that safe passage required coordination with the Iranian armed forces and compliance with maritime regulations.
Separately, Iranian Armed Forces Chief of Staff Ali Abdollahi warned the United States and Israel against any further miscalculation. In a message carried by Iranian media, he said: “any point that serves as a focal point for threats against the existence of the sacred establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran will become a direct target of asymmetric operations.”
Abdollahi added that the armed forces would carry out orders issued by Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei without hesitation.
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