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Iran's IRGC Navy says two tankers 'exploded' after hitting mines in Hormuz

Reuters

Nov 1 (Reuters) - ‌Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard ​Corps ‌Navy said two oil ‌tankers "exploded" after striking mines while ‌traveling through an "unauthorized route" in the Strait of Hormuz, ⁠Iranian state ‌media reported ⁠on Sunday.

Iran has imposed ​restrictions on vessels seeking to ​pass through ​the ‌Strait of Hormuz and ​has ⁠attacked ships it ‌says violate ​those ​restrictions, as it seeks to assert control over the ‌strategic waterway and exert pressure ‌on the ​US.

(Reporting by Yasmine Ghania and Hatem Maher; Editing ‌by Edmund Klamann)