# IRGC says supertanker struck mines in Strait of Hormuz

https://mins.news/en/item/38238

- TASS, 2026-08-31 06:11 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2179675

> Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says a supertanker struck two mines after attempting to use what it called an “illegal route” in the southern Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC Navy warned that vessels violating its safe-passage rules would face the same fate. Details about the ship were not provided.

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