Tehran, Oct. 30 -- Iranian naval forces destroyed an "enemy submarine" and damaged two commercial oil tankers in the operational zone east of the strategic Strait of Hormuz on Friday morning.

State media Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) reported, citing the Iranian Navy's Public Relations department, that Iranian forces targeted and destroyed an adversary submarine navigating the operational sector near the vital maritime choke point.

"This morning, an enemy submarine that was operating in the operational area east of the Strait of Hormuz was hit and destroyed by Iranian Navy sailors," the Navy statement said.

In a separate development, state broadcasters reported that two oil tankers caught fire in the same maritime zone a...