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

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