The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy of Iran issued a statement on the 30th saying that the two “illegal” tankers had an accident while trying to pass through an unauthorized channel in the Strait of Hormuz and were later stopped in the waters south of the strait. The statement said that the two tankers shut down all navigation and positioning systems and, with the support of the US military, attempted to leave the Strait of Hormuz via unauthorized waterways. The statement said that after ignoring Iran's radio warnings several times, the two tankers entered an unsafe area, then had an accident and were eventually intercepted. The statement said that the “malicious acts” of the US military and these ships ignored and violated Iran's regulations relating to the Strait of Hormuz, which caused the ships to catch fire and eventually be intercepted.

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