Four tankers destroyed by naval mines in Strait of Hormuz, Iran's IRGC says
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says the vessels had hit sea mines while trying to cross a prohibited route.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says the vessels had hit sea mines while trying to cross a prohibited route.
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- Iran · Middle East
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- Strait of Hormuz, Iran's IRGC, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard, Corps
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