Public Relations Department of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy: 'Last night, two oil tankers that were in violation of regulations experienced an incident while passing through the unauthorized southern route of the Strait of Hormuz, despite repeated warnings and alerts from the Strait of Hormuz Traffic Control Center of the IRGC Navy, regarding the unauthorized and unsafe nature of that route. They were brought to a halt with a massive explosion. Both ships were of the supertanker type and were carrying a total of over 4 million barrels of oil, which are now burning'