DID Press: The public relations office of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says the force’s navy destroyed four oil tankers south of the Strait of Hormuz after they struck naval mines, and detained two other vessels.
According to the IRGC, the tankers were attempting to pass through a prohibited route south of the strait when they hit naval mines and caught fire.
The IRGC’s public relations office also said that the air defence system of its Aerospace Force shot down the 56th MQ-9 drone over the Strait of Hormuz at 4:30 a.m. local time on Wednesday.