Conflict & Security
Iran Guards say two oil tankers stopped after fires in Hormuz
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Tuesday that they stopped two oil tankers trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, state news agency IRNA reported. In a statement carried by IRNA, the Guards described the vessels as "non-compliant oil tankers" and said they were attempting to use what the statement called the unsafe southern route of the strait. The Guards said the tankers were stopped after explosions caused extensive fires aboard them. The report did not give further details about the ships, their flags, crews, cargoes, exact location, the cause of the explosions, or any response from other governments or companies.
Update
Iran's Revolutionary Guards described the tankers as non-compliant oil tankers.
The Guards said the tankers were trying to pass through the unsafe southern route of the Strait of Hormuz.
The Guards said the tankers were stopped after explosions caused extensive fires aboard them.
IRNA carried the Guards' statement.
Source note: AFP news report published on 21 July 2026 at 02:02:32 UTC.
Uncertainty notes
The report did not identify the tankers, their flags, crews, cargoes or exact location.
The cause of the explosions was not detailed in the supplied source.
No response from other governments or companies was included in the supplied source.
Source
AFP news report published on .