Event Brief
IRGC says tanker hit two sea mines in Strait of Hormuz
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Filed: Aug 31, 2026 at 9:09 AM ET
Summary: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said a supertanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz struck two sea mines. The statement came after the U.S. declared the Hormuz waterway cleared.
WHO: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
WHAT: IRGC said a supertanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz struck two sea mines.
WHEN: Aug 31, 2026
WHERE: Strait of Hormuz, Iran
WHY: The incident involved a supertanker striking sea mines.
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