Claim of explosions and fires on 3 oil tankers in Hormuz... 2 incident reports

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps navy said three oil tankers suffered explosions and fires in the Strait of Hormuz after transiting what it called an unauthorized route, without disclosing the vessels’ names or nationalities, while two separate vessel incident reports were also filed with UKMTO. The IRGC claimed the ships were sailing with US forces with navigation and identification systems switched off, and it is unconfirmed whether the UKMTO-reported vessels are the same ships. The IRGC had earlier said two tankers struck mines and caught fire the same day before revising the count to three. The incident matters because the Strait of Hormuz is the world’s most important oil chokepoint, so any disruption threatens tanker traffic and crude flows. Watch for confirmation of the vessels’ identities and the UKMTO reports, plus any escalation in transit rules or insurance and freight costs.