Two tankers carrying crude oil caught fire after hitting mines in the Strait of Hormuz. According to the IRGC, the vessels were using an unauthorized route at the time of the incident. Each vessel was carrying approximately two million barrels of crude oil.
60 other events within 300 km in the 30 days around this event.
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