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Story summary
- Iran's Guard Navy reported two oil tankers caught fire after hitting naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz.
- The vessels disabled positioning and radar systems and attempted an unauthorized southern route.
- Each tanker carried roughly two million barrels of crude oil.
- Iran announced a temporary shipping corridor inside its waters without official IMO approval.
- Domínguez said any new route must undergo member-state review because mines still threaten vessels.