Two supertankers exploded in the Strait of Hormuz, said the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran.

Last night, incidents occurred in the Strait of Hormuz with two tankers traveling on an unauthorized route, despite repeated warnings from the IRGC Navy's Strait of Hormuz vessel traffic control center about the dangers of the southern route. As a result of the powerful explosions, they stopped their movement, the IRGC press service said in a statement.

According to the IRGC, both ships were supertankers and were carrying a total of more than 4 million barrels of oil.