[[{"content_id":422891,"content_number":0,"portal_id":2,"lang_id":"en","content_title":"Two oil tankers violating Iran’s maritime restrictions catch fire in Strait of Hormuz: IRGC","content_rtitr":"","content_short_title":null,"content_summary":"Two oil tankers have caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz after entering restricted waters without coordination with Iranian authorities, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy announced.","content_summary_fill":1,"content_body":"IRGC announced on Friday that the two tankers had attempted to leave the Strait of Hormuz through unauthorized passages, despite maritime restrictions imposed by Iran.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe vessels had switched off all their navigation and identification systems while attempting to transit the waterway with the support of the &ldquo;aggressive and terrorist US military,&rdquo; the IRGC Navy noted in a statement.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe &ldquo;violating tankers&rdquo; struck naval mines and subsequently caught fire, forcing them to stop in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&quot;The Strait of Hormuz remains closed, by God&#39;s grace and through the efforts of the brave men of the IRGC Navy, and this situation will not change until the seven conditions (put forward by Iran) are fulfilled,&quot; IRGC emphasized.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn Thursday, the IRGC reported that two other oil tankers had caught fire in separate incidents after attempting to use unauthorized routes, while a tugboat that approached one of the vessels to help extinguish the blaze also caught fire.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIranian officials have repeatedly warned commercial vessels against using routes that Tehran has announced as unauthorized and unsafe, particularly those that bypass its maritime coordination requirements.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Strait of Hormuz, which connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea, is one of the world&#39;s most important energy passageways, carrying a substantial share of global seaborne oil supplies.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIran imposed restrictions on the Strait in response to the latest round of US-Israeli aggression, preventing US and allied ships from navigating the strategic waterway.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe move resulted in a significant increase in oil and energy prices across the globe, especially in the US, forcing Washington and the International Energy Agency (IEA) to release their strategic reserves several times.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFollowing the signing of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), Tehran opened the Strait of Hormuz, but after the US violated the MoU by blockading Iranian ports, Iran&rsquo;s Armed Forces closed the maritime corridor once again.","content_html":"<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">IRGC announced on Friday that the two tankers had attempted to leave the Strait of Hormuz through unauthorized passages, despite maritime restrictions imposed by Iran.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The vessels had switched off all their navigation and identification systems while attempting to transit the waterway with the support of the &ldquo;aggressive and terrorist US military,&rdquo; the IRGC Navy noted in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The &ldquo;violating tankers&rdquo; struck naval mines and subsequently caught fire, forcing them to stop in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">&quot;The Strait of Hormuz remains closed, by God&#39;s grace and through the efforts of the brave men of the IRGC Navy, and this situation will not change until the seven conditions (put forward by Iran) are fulfilled,&quot; IRGC emphasized.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">On Thursday, the IRGC reported that two other oil tankers had caught fire in separate incidents after attempting to use unauthorized routes, while a tugboat that approached one of the vessels to help extinguish the blaze also caught fire.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Iranian officials have repeatedly warned commercial vessels against using routes that Tehran has announced as unauthorized and unsafe, particularly those that bypass its maritime coordination requirements.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The Strait of Hormuz, which connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea, is one of the world&#39;s most important energy passageways, carrying a substantial share of global seaborne oil supplies.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Iran imposed restrictions on the Strait in response to the latest round of US-Israeli aggression, preventing US and allied ships from navigating the strategic waterway.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The move resulted in a significant increase in oil and energy prices across the globe, especially in the US, forcing Washington and the International Energy Agency (IEA) to release their strategic reserves several times.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Following the signing of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), Tehran opened the Strait of Hormuz, but after the US violated the MoU by blockading Iranian ports, Iran&rsquo;s Armed Forces closed the maritime corridor once again.<\/span><\/p>","content_source":"","content_url":"","content_date_start":"2026-11-06 17:22:14","content_date_event":"2026-11-06 17:22:14","content_date_event_start":null,"content_date_event_end":null,"content_show_title_slider":1,"content_date_last_edit":"2026-11-06 17:24:16","content_date_register":"2026-11-06 17:24:16","content_columns":0,"content_show_img":1,"content_show_details":0,"content_show_related_img":0,"content_show_slider":1,"content_comment":1,"content_score":0,"tag_id":0,"score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"uid":43,"eid":0,"attach_title":"Two oil tankers violating Iran’s maritime restrictions catch fire in Strait of Hormuz: IRGC","attaches":[{"sizes":{"150":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202611\/576294_1794154962_150_83.webp","300":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202611\/576294_1794154962_300_166.webp","400":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202611\/576294_1794154962_400_221.webp","600":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202611\/576294_1794154962_600_332.webp","900":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202611\/576294_1794154962_900_498.webp","1200":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202611\/576294_1794154962_1000_553.jpg"},"ext":"jpg","file_media":1,"token":1794154962,"files":{"original":{"url":".\/file\/2\/attach\/202611\/576294_1794154962.jpg","width":1000,"height":553,"size":0}}}]}]]