Iran's claim that four tankers were hit by explosions in the Strait of Hormuz refers to two pairs of vessels struck on two different days, not four new incidents, Reuters reports.
According to Reuters, the IRGC Navy said two supertankers were disabled by explosions on Wednesday after ignoring warnings against using an 'unauthorised route'. Iranian state media said they exploded after hitting naval mines and broadcast what it said was video footage.
Iran's army later said on state TV that two other tankers hit mines on Thursday afternoon in the eastern strait. It said the ships had ignored warnings and disabled their radar, and that they caught fire.
Reuters notes that tankers are still being attacked despite a rebound in traffic and expectations of de-escalation reflected in falling oil prices.
Fact check. This explains why the figure doubled from earlier Iranian accounts, each of which described a single pair of tankers. All four claims come from Iranian state media and have not been independently verified.