Tehran, July 19 -- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy on Sunday said that two ships were involved in an accident after attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz via an "unsafe route", while two other vessels were prevented from continuing along the same route, according to Iran's state-run IRIB.

In a statement carried by IRIB, the IRGC Navy alleged that four ships, "with the mischief and support of American terrorists," switched off their navigation systems and ignored warnings issued by the IRGC Navy's Strait of Hormuz Control Base. It said the vessels attempted to leave the Strait through an unsafe route.

According to the statement, two of the ships were involved in an accident and were forced to stop, while the remain...