The IRGC now says two oil tankers struck sea mines and caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz overnight, CBS News reports. Iran's Army Navy had earlier claimed a single tanker was hit by a mine east of the strait.
The IRGC said in a statement on Wednesday 11 November:
"Two oil tankers that attempted to secretly leave the Strait of Hormuz last night via an unauthorized and hazardous route, under the protection of fighter jets belonging to the plundering and aggressor U.S. military, struck naval mines and sustained massive explosions"
The claim has not been independently confirmed. No vessels have been named, and no US response has been reported.
Al Jazeera reports that the IRGC has put the number of ships hit at at least three. CBS News describes the statement as the latest of what have become daily Iranian claims of attacks on shipping.
According to CBS News, Iran has for months attacked ships it accuses of transiting without its approval through southern lanes that the US military insists are safe and open. The US military has also struck tankers it accuses of breaking its blockade of Iranian ports, CBS reports.