Iran: Tanker carrying LNG hit mine, suffered explosion in Hormuz

ran's Revolutionary Guards ​navy said a ​tanker carrying liquefied natural gas struck a naval mine and suffered an explosion in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday while using what they ⁠described was an 'unauthorised and dangerous route', ⁠state media reported.
No details on the tanker were immediately available.
Iranian media reported on Thursday ‌that four oil tankers were ​hit by ⁠explosions in the waterway vital ​for global shipping, adding that ‌the vessels had ignored warnings and entered what ​it considers restricted areas of the strategic waterway.
Tankers are still facing attacks across the strait, despite a rebound in traffic and expectations of ‌a de-escalation in the US-Israeli war ​on Iran, that have been reflected in ​falling ‌oil prices.
At ⁠least 10 ships were hit in the first 10 days of ​November, after 37 attacks in October, ⁠which was ​the highest monthly tally since the conflict began in late February, according to data from the Washington Institute for ​Near East Policy.