India, Oct. 31 -- Iran's Revolutionary Guards Navy (IRGC Navy) said four oil tankers caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday after hitting naval mines while attempting to use routes it described as unauthorised, Iranian state media reported.

In its latest statement, the IRGC Navy said one of the vessels was carrying more than 2 million barrels of crude oil when it struck a mine, triggering a powerful explosion and setting the tanker ablaze.

Separately, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said it had received reports of an incident involving a crude oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.

According to a verified source cited by UKMTO, a tanker was struck by an unknown projectile while sailing out of the waterwa...