TEHRAN, November 15. /TASS/. A tanker caught fire after hitting a sea mine in the eastern part of the Strait of Hormuz, the naval forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC, elite units of the Iranian army) said.

"An hour ago, a tanker struck a sea mine in the eastern part of the Strait of Hormuz and caught fire," it said, as cited by the Nour News agency.

According to the IRGC, the tanker was moving along an unauthorized route with its navigation systems off. No further details are immediately available.