TEHRAN, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said that two oil tankers that intended to transit the Strait of Hormuz caught fire after explosions, according to Iran's Press TV on Tuesday.

Vehicles drive past a monument depicting the clenched fist of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the U.S. and Israel strike on Feb. 28, in Islamic Revolution Square in Tehran, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (Photo: AP)