Iran’s IRGC says four tankers ablaze after hitting mines near Strait of Hormuz

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Nov 4 (Reuters) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said four oil tankers were destroyed after striking naval mines while trying to traverse a route described as prohibited south of the key waterway of the Strait of Hormuz.

In a statement, the elite corps said the tankers were still ablaze, and added that two other vessels had been seized.

(Reporting by Ahmed Tolba in Cairo; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)

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