Iran Revolutionary Guard Claims Tanker Hit by Mines, US Military Denies

Iran's Revolutionary Guard claimed that a tanker traveling through the southern route of the Strait of Hormuz was struck by two mines, causing a fire and halting its navigation. However, the US Central Command denied the claim. IranWire reported on August 31 that the Revolutionary Guard Navy stated a large fire had occurred on the vessel, bringing it to a complete stop. The Revolutionary Guard urged ships passing through the strait to follow Iranian naval procedures. On the same day, the US Central Command posted on social media platform X that no ship had been hit by mines in the Strait of Hormuz, labeling the Revolutionary Guard's claim as 'false.' The US military explained that this assertion was part of a disinformation campaign aimed at threatening commercial vessels.