[Iran says two oil tankers south of the Strait of Hormuz hit mines and exploded] November 15th: In the early morning of the 15th local time, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy stated that earlier, two oil tankers hit mines in the Strait of Hormuz, causing an explosion and a fire. The Revolutionary Guards stated that the two oil tankers violated relevant regulations at the time and tried to secretly pass through the Strait of Hormuz while turning off their navigation and automatic identification systems. The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy also stated that after the explosion, two other oil tankers that also tried to secretly pass through the strait turned around and returned to the Persian Gulf after receiving warnings.