Energy Blues: Oil vessel catches fire after hitting mine in Iran’s Strait of Hormuz

*Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Monday, discloses  the affected oil tanker, which was in violation, struck a naval mine south of the strategic Strait of Hormuz, resulting in an explosion, and a fire in its engine room, reports Iranian state media

Alexander Davis | ConsumerConnect

As the face-off between the Islamic country and the United States (US) cum Israel continues,

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Monday, October 29, 2026, said an oil tanker caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz after hitting a mine.

ConsumerConnect gathered the latest such an incident since Tehran tightened its grip on the strategic waterway.

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Iran seized control of the strait after war broke out against the United States and Israel late February this year, choking off the vital shipping route which normally carries about a fifth of the world’s petroleum products.

The Islamic Republic has demanded that all ships seek its authorisation before transiting.

Iranian state media quoted the Guards as saying: “An oil tanker, which was in violation, struck a naval mine south of the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in an explosion and a fire in its engine room.”

The tanker was travelling in the strait’s “unauthorised southern route”, and had disabled its positioning and navigation systems, the statement said.

It came a day after the Guards said two oil tankers caught fire in the strait, both after hitting mines.

The Guards’ naval commander Admiral Ali Ozmaei also warned, this week, that any vessel that deactivated its navigation systems would be considered “hostile”.

The United States has imposed a naval counter-blockade on Iranian oil exports in response to Tehran’s blockade on the waterway, agency report said.