Four tankers destroyed by naval mines in Strait of Hormuz, Iran's IRGC says
Summary
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said four tankers were destroyed after striking naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz and that two other tankers were seized. The BBC said it could not independently verify the claims, made amid continuing conflict between Iran, the United States and Israel and stalled efforts to end the fighting.Key Facts
- The IRGC said two of the four tankers it reported destroyed were still burning.
- The IRGC said the vessels were trying to use a prohibited southern route through the Strait of Hormuz.
- Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported the IRGC’s claims.
- The IRGC also said three tankers had been destroyed by mines on Tuesday and that it had shot down an MQ-9 drone over the strait.
- Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz in response to the attack and said it would reopen it only if the United States accepted demands in Iran’s peace plan.
- Iranian negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said U.S. midterm election results showed Americans opposed the war.
- President Donald Trump said the conflict would end when he decided it would, and said he did not regret launching it.
- Talks to end the conflict, which the article says began with joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran in February, had been stalled for months.
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